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07 February 2014 Development News
. Eight companies get export boost . . The Public-Private Steering Committee (PPSC), the upper body of the Ethiopian Competitiveness Facility (ECF) has approved financial support for eight companies...
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Kenya starts drilling boreholes in huge aquifer
Speed read Last year, UNESCO helped identify five deep aquifers in dry, northwest Kenya Borehole drilling of the largest discovered aquifer is to begin late this month Experts say the drilling could...
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09 February 2014 News Briefs
. Dr. Tedros thanked WIPO for its support to EIPO . Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, met with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Dr. Francis Gurry, on...
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( UPDATED) 11 February 2014 News Round Up
. Ethiopia tries to crack down on livestock black market By Matthew Newsome, in Addis Ababa, 11-Feb-2014 Ethiopia’s large livestock industry is set to undergo a shake-up following a new livestock...
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Allana Potash Announces Strategic Alliance with ICL
. Investor Webcast Planned for Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. EST Toronto, Ontario, February 12, 2014 – Allana Potash Corp. (TSX: AAA) (“Allana” or the “Company”) announces that it has...
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14 February 2014 Development News
. Despite network ethio telecom continues to make big earnings . State utility ethio telecom (et), amassed 5.3 billion birr in gross profitsat the same time the number of landline users declined,...
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Manufacturing in Africa: An awakening giant
. If Africa’s economies are to take off, Africans will have to start making a lot more things. They may well do so Feb 8th 2014 - ADDIS ABABA . . LESS than an hour’s drive outside Ethiopia’s...
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15 February 2014 News Round Up
. Canadian Miners One Step Closer to Mining Transparency . It’s hard to have a conversation about Canada’s economy these days without it touching on our natural resource wealth, and the global reach of...
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UPBEAT BUT IN DEBT!
. By Tamrat G. Giorgis A few weeks ago, the governments of Ethiopia and Turkey signed a bilateral agreement for the latter to guarantee loans of 1.7 billion dollars to finance the construction of a...
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17 February 2014 Development News
. Turkish Company Secures Half Billion Birr Road Project . - The new road will reduce the distance between Awash Arba and Debre Berhan by two-thirds - Ray Ozaltin the board member of Atayol (left) and,...
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Pork: Prime For Investment
Pork, a staple in many countries, is being frequented by foreigners. One of Prime’s mart located in the Qera area, in Kirkos District. . Jean Oliver, 36, an American working for an international NGO...
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The four winners from latest potash deal: Allana Potash, ICL, Ethiopia and...
. Remember where you read it first. Just a month ago — on 10 January to be exact — InvestorIntel headed a post, “Africa: Waiting in the wings as a potash market (and producer)”. Now that is about to...
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“What has been achieved in agriculture suggests that the economy will grow by...
. Prime Minister Haile-Mariam Desalegn, on February 10, 2014 responded to questions raised by local journalists. On today’s edition The Ethiopian Herald has carried questions raised and responses given...
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Ethiopia seed bank’s novel approach to preserving diversity under threat
. There is concern that the work of small farmers as custodians of diversity will be undone by the G8 New Alliance . Claire Provost in Addis Ababa Wednesday 19 February 2014. Teff is ground to make...
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ETHIOPIA AND ISRAEL: ENHANCEMENT OF CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
. By Tecola W. Hagos . PART I: FOREIGN POLICY: ETHIOPIA, ISRAEL, AND ARABS: I. Introduction Even though I was very hopeful that PM Hailemariam Desalegn would be a starting point for an Ethiopian...
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African Hot Water: Obama’s African Electricity Initiative Debuts With...
. By Jacey Fortin February 21 2014 Shirts bearing the name of U.S. President Barack Obama are a common sight in Corbetti, a village located in Ethiopia’s Rift Valley. Jacey Fortin CORBETTI,...
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21 February 2014 News Round Up
. Ethiopian Planned Second Dam Might Inflame Nile Water Controversy with Egypt . According to the Amharic newspaper Addis Admass source, the Ethiopian government has completed plans for a second major...
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22 February 2014 News Briefs
. Council of ministers evaluates past three years’ GTP performance; passes various decisions . The Council of Ministers of Ethiopian Federal Democratic Republic, in its 63rd session, evaluated past...
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24 February 2014 News Round Up
. Whipping up Expectations . . The leather industry is sure to gain the USD 500 million targeted by the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) despite its current lag, said Abdissa Adugna, secretary...
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Boosting African farm yields
A plant health clinic (pictured, above) on market day in the village of Wangigi, Kenya. Farmers visiting the market can come to see a plant pathologist and show samples of their crops. . - More...
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