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China Equips Local Hospital with Medical Kits

Jul 20 , 2019

The Chinese government has equipped the Tirunesh-Beijing Hospital with 2.5 million Br worth of medical equipment. The donation was made following an exchange letter signed between the Chinese government and the Ethiopian government on January 28, 2019. The equipment and pharmaceuticals were delivered to the Hospital on June 30, 2019. The official exchange ceremony was held on July 18, 2019, attended by Liu Yu, economic and commercial counsellor of  China to Ethiopia and Yohannes Chala (PhD), head of Addis Abeba Health Bureau.

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Arcane Markers

Hamere Berhan' at old post office prints books using ancient paper made from animal skin called 'Birana' .  The printing press is part of EOTC Ethiopian Tewahdo Orthodox Church which has had scribes for close to two millenia. Shortage of paper is still a problem in Ethiopia all newsapapers in the country are printed at one printing press , Birhana Selam around 4 kilo. This due to the fact there is a shortage of paper supply , no other printing press the government owned one have the forex to i...

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Green Shift

A palm tree is moved to a new location for replanting around Meskel square. The global effort to battle man made climate change has gained steam over the last few years. African countries have shifted gear in tryin to unlock climate financing from the global north. With debt to GDP ratios averaging around 62pc continent wide, many countries are utilizing the climate narrative to get debt structuring. This one of the appeals of the PM of Ethiopia when he addressed the AU summit a month ago...

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Strucural Makeover

Area around Ambassodor famous for its souvenir shops is getting demolished for real estate development. The A.A city administiration has ramped up efforts to remodel the city' s architecheure over the last few months. The capital was established by his majesty Emperor Menelik 137 years ago. He has also introduced the first telephone, car , hotel, hospital and host of other things to the country. A construction project headed by the mega projects office is 70 pc complete to commemorate his victor...

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