Telecom Deal by China’s ZTE, Huawei in Ethiopia Faces Criticism

By Matthew Dalton, The Wall Street Journal LAKE WENCHI, Ethiopia—In the green highlands here southwest of Addis Ababa, farmers like Darara Baysa are proud owners of cellphones that run on a network built by China’s ZTE Corp. The trouble is, they

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Abe to offer help in Africa tour as Ethiopia hopes for trade

Tokyo (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will offer humanitarian aid to Africa when he visits this week, the government said Wednesday, as his Ethiopian opposite number expressed a wish for more trade with Tokyo. Japan’s top government spokesman

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Emperor Menelik had investments in America 

The New York Times Originally published November 7, 1909. Emperor Menelik IIAbyssinia’s Ruler Said to be a Heavy Buyer of American Railway StocksHas Aided His PeopleRemarkable Progress During His Reign – Baron de Jarlsburg Tells the Monarch, Now Reported Dying,

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Addis Ababa Residents have to displaced for new stadium

Jan 7, 2014 The area between Bole Medhanialem and Imperial Hotel is being cleared to make way for the construction of a 60,000-seat stadium, estimated to cost 1.6 billion birr. Residents of the area, commonly known as “Chereqa sefer, have

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Over 2,400 Investment licenses with investment worth 60 billion birr face cancellation

  By Eskedar Kifle, CapitalEthiopia.com The Ethiopian Investment Agency stated it will be canceling 2,497 investment licenses with an accumulative investment worth well over 60 billion birr within the next week if the listed business owners do not report and

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Indian meat processor sets up plant in Ethiopia

Mon, 06 Jan 2014 By IANS Initially, the plant is expected to produce 75 tonnes of boneless meat daily ready for export Reuters _Addis Ababa: Allana Sons, one of the largest Indian meat processing companies, has invested $20 million to

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The paradox in the Ethiopian Economy

By Mastewal Dessalew It is a cliché from the Ethiopian government that the Ethiopian Economy has recorded a double digit growth in the past eight or nine years. Though there are many who questions the rate, the government is adamant to

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Ethiopia, India come up roses as Kenya’s flower sector goes to seed

Source: The Guardian Jan 4, 2014 Kenya may lose its position as the world’s biggest horticultural exporter, in the wake of the rising cost of production, compliance bottlenecks and uncertainty over trade talks between the EAC and the European Union.

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Ethiopia: AND, ON THE SEVENTH DAY…!

Dr. Teshome Abebe is Professor of Economics By Teshome Abebe My readers will note quickly that this piece is not focused on lamentations, it is not about praise, nor is it an epistle. It is rather about the predictability and

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Ethiopia aims to create new generation of entrepreneurs

BBC 01-01-2-14 By James JeffreyAddis Ababa, Ethiopia Ms Damenech aims to make 5,000 of the pancakes a day by 2015 Damenech Zewudie decided it was time to strike out on her own after 33 years working in secretarial and administrative

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