Ethiopia signs $120 million power line deal to boost exports

ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopia has signed a $120 million-agreement with China Electric Power Equipment and Technology for the firm to construct a high-voltage transmission line connecting the country with Kenya, part of plans to boost regional power exports. Addis Ababa aims to become Africa’s top power exporter by tapping the numerous rivers that cascade

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እኛ አገር እኮ ሰው ሲሞት አይቀበርም•••

አንድ ቻይናዊ ኢንቨስተር አዲስ አበባ ውስጥ ድርጅት ለመክፈት የመስክ ጉብኝት እያረገ ነው… ከመገናኛ ሳሪስ አቦ በተዘረጋው ቀለበት መንገድ ሲያልፉ ሰፊ መሬት አየ… ” ይሄ ሰፊ መሬት የማን ነው ? ” ሲል ከኢንቨስትመንት ቢሮ ሊያስጎበኘው የመጣውን ባለስልጣን ጠየቀ…. ባለስልጣኑ: ” ይሄ የቅዱስ ዬሴፍ ቤ/ክ የቀብር ስፍራ ነው ” ቻይናዊው: በመገረም ” ይሄ ሁሉ መሬት ለመቃብር ?

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እኛ አገር እኮ ሰው ሲሞት አይቀበርም•••

አንድ ቻይናዊ ኢንቨስተር አዲስ አበባ ውስጥ ድርጅት ለመክፈት የመስክ ጉብኝት እያረገ ነው… ከመገናኛ ሳሪስ አቦ በተዘረጋው ቀለበት መንገድ ሲያልፉ ሰፊ መሬት አየ… ” ይሄ ሰፊ መሬት የማን ነው ? ” ሲል ከኢንቨስትመንት ቢሮ ሊያስጎበኘው የመጣውን ባለስልጣን ጠየቀ…. ባለስልጣኑ: ” ይሄ የቅዱስ ዬሴፍ ቤ/ክ የቀብር ስፍራ ነው ” ቻይናዊው: በመገረም ” ይሄ ሁሉ መሬት ለመቃብር ?

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Ethiopia: Booming business, underpaid workers

By Simona Foltyn Low wages have attracted foreign players to the poor African country, but labourers are hoping for better salaries. Within a few years foreign companies have helped build up Ethiopia’s nascent industry [Simona Foltyn/Al Jazeera] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Lunch break is over at the Huajian shoe factory and workers assemble in perfectly

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China ‘shocked’ by deaths at Madagascar plant

Violent labour dispute at Chinese-run factory kills four as workers demand better wages. China’s embassy in Madagascar has said it was “very shocked” by a violent labour dispute at a Chinese-run sugar factory in the west of the island that resulted in four deaths this week. A spokesman at the embassy told the AFP news

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China-Ethiopia relations: an excellent model for South-South cooperation

Fifty years ago, the first Premier of the New China, Zhou Enlai, visited Ethiopia during his first trip to Africa. He was warmly welcomed by the Ethiopian Government and people, and his visit provided a fresh start to friendly China-Ethiopia relations. Fifty years later, Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his first visit as President to

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Ethiopia Seeks Tech Companies to Share Chinese Mobile Contract

By William Davison, Bloomberg Ethiopia will give other companies parts of a telecommunications project it awarded to ZTE Corp. (000063) after a contract dispute with the state-owned Chinese company, Communications and Information Technology Minister Debretsion Gebremichael said. The government has held talks with Helsinki-based Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) and Ericsson AB of Sweden about them taking

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Ethiopia says China’s ZTE could lose part of $800 mln in row over terms

By Aaron Maasho PARIS, (Reuters) – Ethiopia has told Chinese telecoms firm ZTE Corp it risked losing part of its deal worth $800 million to expand the nation’s network because of differences over costs of upgrading existing systems, an Ethiopian minister and executive said. The deal last year with monopoly state-run operator Ethio Telecom was

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China’s ZTE at Risk of Losing Ethiopia Telecom Contract

Ethiopia Already Giving Pieces of ZTE’s Business to Huawei Amid Pricing Concerns. (Image: CCTV)The Wall Street JournalBy MATTHEW DALTON The Ethiopian government has warned ZTE Corp. that it may cancel a huge contract it awarded to the Chinese telecommunications firm last year, amid concern about the prices ZTE is proposing to charge for its equipment,

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China’s ZTE at Risk of Losing Ethiopia Telecom Contract

Ethiopia Already Giving Pieces of ZTE’s Business to Huawei Amid Pricing Concerns. (Image: CCTV)The Wall Street JournalBy MATTHEW DALTON The Ethiopian government has warned ZTE Corp. that it may cancel a huge contract it awarded to the Chinese telecommunications firm last year, amid concern about the prices ZTE is proposing to charge for its equipment,

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