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CAREER EXPO

CAREER EXPO

Participants visit a booth during a career expo being held at an Addis Abeba university campus, among five other universities, on July 1, 2022. hosted by dereja, a career development company, with the Ministry of labour & skills and the Mastercard Foundation, the expos will be held between June and August 2022 with the aim of helping young graduates connect and network with employers.

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Speeding in the Spotlight as New Safety Drive Begins

The Road Safety and Insurance Fund Service has stated that drivers are responsible for 68 percent of traffic accidents in Ethiopia, with the remainder mainly caused by pedestrians and road conditions. On this topic, the service launched a one-month mass media campaign on Wednesday focused on raising awareness about speeding, the leading cause of traffic accidents. The campaign, under the motto "Slow Down, Speeding Ruins Lives," plans to shed light on the dangers of speeding. Yohannes Lemma, E...

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Askari Metals Secures Five Gold Licences in Ethiopias Untapped Adola Belt

Askari Metals has acquired 100pc of Rift Valley Metals, gaining five gold exploration licences covering 460sqkm in Ethiopia's Adola Greenstone Belt, part of the southern Arabian-Nubian Shield, a mineral-rich but underexplored region. "The exploration areas—Sakaro, Sakaro West, Lega Dembi South, Megado, and Wayu Boda—lie near Ethiopia's top gold mines, including Lega Dembi and Sakaro, which have produced over three million ounces of gold. The area is known for orogenic gold systems hosted...

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COMFWB Trade Fair to Spotlight Gender-Inclusive Investment

The 6th COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) Regional Trade Fair, Business Conference, and Gala Dinner will be held from May 7–9, 2025, in Addis Abeba, as part of COMESA Week. Organised by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and COMFWB, the event is themed “A Thriving COMESA Advancing Gender-Responsive Regional Integration for Unlocking Green Investments, Value Chains, Tourism and Mining in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).” The event pl...

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