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Nov 16 , 2019

Ministry Launches new Strategic Plan on Utilisation of Digital Information

A five-year strategic plan has been launched by the government to improve the use of digital information solutions in the country's health service. The strategic plan was launched by USAID and the...

Nov 16 , 2019

Police Arrest Non-nationals for Counterfeiting Money

The National Intelligence & Security Service and the Addis Abeba Police Commission arrested non-nationals who had allegedly been involved in printing forged currency using different devices. Ei...

Nov 16 , 2019

Local Professionals to Take Over Management of Railway

The Ethiopia-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway (EDR) will start transferring captaincy to locals from the Chinese by the end of next year. Sixty-five young train drivers from Ethiopia and Djibouti will...

Nov 16 , 2019

USAID Launches Land Governance Project

USAID and the Ministry of Urban Development & Construction launched a land governance project to be implemented over the next five years. The project will cost 11 million dollars. The new proje...

Nov 16 , 2019

Ethiopian Miner, Australian University Sign Deal to Grow Sector

Kefi Tulu Kapi Mining Company and the University of Western Australia School of Mines signed a memorandum of understanding. The signing was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Mines & Petr...

Nov 16 , 2019

Political Instability Costs Ethiopia $300m

The security situation in the country has caused the loss of 300 million dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI), according to the Ethiopian Investment Commission. Out of the one billion dollars th...

Nov 9 , 2019

TRAIN GRAVEYARD

The Leghar compound that used to house the offices of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway company has now turned into a graveyard for old locomotives. The site has been handed over to the Eagle Hills Developme...

Nov 9 , 2019

SIDEWALK NEWS STAND

One of the disappearing features of Addis Abeba is the sidewalk newsstand like this one by Ambassador Theatre. This used to be a common site on major intersections of the city. With the advent of smar...

Nov 9 , 2019

KNOCKED DOWN

As part of the Beautifying Addis Abeba project, Africa Avenue aka Bole Road is in the process of getting decked out with new flowerpots and ornamental metal holders for them. But even before the worke...

Nov 9 , 2019

Export Revenue Shows First Increase in Years

Ethiopia generated 723 million dollars in exports in the first quarter of this fiscal year. The amount is 15pc higher compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year and satisfies 90pc of the...

Nov 9 , 2019

New Hospital Breaks Ground for $300m

The Addis Abeba Silk Road General Hospital began giving service last week. Inaugurated by Amir Aman (MD), minister of Health, on November 5, 2019, the Hospital includes operating rooms, training centr...

Nov 9 , 2019

Council Collects Close to 169m Br in Three Months

The Office of National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation on the Construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has collected close to 169 million Br from the public in the last thr...

Nov 9 , 2019

Fuel Tariffs to Remain Consistent in November

The Ministry of Trade & Industry will not revise fuel prices except for jet fuel this month. Jet fuel will see a decrease in its price by almost two Birr to 24.87 Br a litre. The Ministry evalu...

Nov 9 , 2019

Ethiopia to participate in Dubai Expo

Ethiopia will be participating in EXPO 2020, which will be hosted in Dubai. The expo will take place with the theme "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future." The country's participation in the expo...

Nov 9 , 2019

Genale Dam to Begin Production

The Genale Dawa III hydropower project will start producing electricity in January next year. Costing 450 million dollars, the project will boost the country's power generation capacity by 254MW. W...

Nov 9 , 2019

New Incubation Centre to Rise in 2020

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will invest in the establishment of an innovation incubation centre in Ethiopia. Costing 10 million dollars, it will open in 2020. “The incubation c...

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