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Japan extends 105 mln birr for food security program

Wednesday, 26 December 2012 06:38
The government of Japan today extended 105 million birr for a food security program in Ethiopia at a signing ceremony held at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED). Read more... Add new comment

High Hopes for Ethiopia's Rising Classical Music Stars

Tuesday, 25 December 2012 11:35

One evening last month, the sounds of classical Spain could be heard in an unlikely place: the Ethiopian National Theatre in Addis Ababa.
Onstage were the talented students of the Yared School, Ethiopia's only institute of higher learning for music; directing them was Silvia Sanz Torre, conductor of the Metropolitan Orchestra of Madrid. And in more ways than one, the performance ended on a high note.

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TB deaths on decline in Ethiopia

Tuesday, 25 December 2012 06:11
Tuberculosis (TB) deaths have declined steadily in Ethiopia, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). Ministry TB Prevention and Control Program Technical Advisor, Dr Andargachew Kumsa, told WIC today the death rate declined from 500 in 1990s to 240 now per 100,000 people. Read more... Add new comment

Ethiopia expects more Chinese factories

Tuesday, 25 December 2012 08:51

East African country welcomes Chinese manufacturers to take on a larger presence
As China's labor, manufacturing and resources costs continue to rise, Ethiopia, one of the least-developed countries in the world is hoping Chinese companies will consider opening more factories there.
Seyoum Mesfin, Ethiopian ambassador to China, says his country prefers the non-intervention policy that Chinese investors follow when doing business there. Zhao Yanrong / China Daily

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Some 7.6 mln households embraced in safety net program

Tuesday, 25 December 2012 05:56
Some 7.6 million food insecure households were embraced in safety-net program last Ethiopian budget year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture Ministry Public Relations Senior Expert, Mohammed Aba Milki, told WIC efforts were made to enable the households ensure their food security through providing them with loan and other services. Read more... Add new comment

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Ethiopia, Egypt Tone Down Talk of War Over Nile Dam
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia and Egypt cooled talk of war on Tuesday and agreed to more dialogue to resolve a row over a giant dam that the Horn of Africa nation is building on the Nile, on which Egyptians depend on for almost all their water. Africa's second and third most populous nations have traded barbs in past weeks about Ethiopia's new hydroelectric project, which ...
Ethiopia admit fielding suspended star
Ethiopia admitted Tuesday fielding a suspended footballer in a World Cup qualifier during June, and FIFA match records show Togo were guilty of a similar offence.
Egypt, Ethiopia agree to talks about Nile dam
Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to start consultations aimed at resolving their conflict over Ethiopia's huge dam on the Blue Nile River, their foreign ministers said Tuesday. The ministers said in a joint ...

Ethiopia's Economy Grows 10.6 Per Cent Annually Since 2004

"The growth over the last nine years was far beyond the growth rates recorded in aggregate terms for sub-Saharan Africa which was 5.2 per cent, less than half of Ethiopia's average real GDP (gross domestic product) growth rate during that period,"

Report By Worldbank