Renowned Politicians and Leaders Pay Tribute to Meles Zenawi and Remember his Legacy (Video)
Photo: The late Ethiopian PM, Meles Zenawi PRESS RELEASE London, UK, 30th April 2013 — Tributes were paid to Ethiopia’s exceptional leader, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, for his outstanding contribution to the renaissance of both Ethiopia and Africa during his…
Chinese Firm Steps up Investment in Ethiopia with ‘Shoe City’
Elissa Jobson in Addis Ababa guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 30 April 2013 Shoemaker Huajian says new $2bn manufacturing zone will transfer skills to locals so they can become the future managers Helen Hai, vice-president of Chinese footwear manufacturer the Huajian Group, has…
Ethiopians in Chicago Raised Over $60,000 USD for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Photo: Partial view of Downtown Chicago By Tsehaye Debalkew Patriotic Ethiopians in Chicago, Illinois undertook a successful Fund Raising Event for the Grand Renaissance Dam Patriotic Ethiopians and Ethiopian- Americans residing in and around Greater Chicago undertook a resounding fund…
Ethiopians in San Diego Raised $43,160 USD for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Photo: Partial view of Downtown San Diego By Tibebe Solomon Abera San Diego In our effort of supporting the Renaissance Dam, sons and daughter of Ethiopia and Ethiopian origins in San Diego have gathered at the East African Community and…
Tweets are now Embedded in Website
Twitter is a powerful tool to get your message across and also has become a spammers heaven. Almost every one has a twitter account these days; it has become just like an email account. We have been automatically tweeting our…
Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, the Woman who Successfully Launched Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) and Changed Many Lives (Video)
Photo: Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin By Sarah McGregor Cornell Food Fight Leads Gabre-Madhin to Battle Africa Scarcity When Eleni Gabre-Madhin climbed onto a cafeteria table as a junior at Cornell University almost 30 years ago and begged students to end the…
China Lends Ethiopia $1 Billion USD for Mega-dam Power Lines
By Aaron Maasho Reuters ADDIS ABABA, April 27, 2013 – Ethiopia secured a $1 billion loan from China on Friday to build transmission lines linking its capital Addis Ababa with Africa’s biggest hydropower dam being built on the Nile. Ethiopia…
Videos: Ethiopia’s Emerging Middle Class
The African Development Bank (AfDB), entitled the Middle of the Pyramid: Dynamics of the Middle Class (2011), defines the middle class broadly to include a group of people who spend (on per capita basis) US $2 -$20 daily. AfDB further…
Generational Shift May Shake Up Ethiopian Politics After Meles Zenawi
Photo: Meles Zenawi in his youth By Terrence Lyons The death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in August 2012 marked the end of an era in contemporary Ethiopian politics. After defeating the brutal Derg regime in 1991, Meles headed the…
France 24 Interviews Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
Source: France 24 Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected as chairman of the African Union in January. Since then, he has to deal with the war in Mali. After months of fighting, the country still needs the international community’s…
Will Egypt Escape the 19th Century Mindset and Meet Ethiopia Halfway?
By Bayelegn Yergu “The Egyptians have yet to make up their minds as to whether they want to live in the 21st or the 19th century.” (Meles Zenawi – Nov. 2010) Everyone who followed the Nile river politics knows that…
Africa Must Deepen Broadband Penetration To Achieve Growth
VENTURES AFRICA- Frank Jejding, the newly-appointed Head of Region for Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa, has call on Africa governments to fashion out ways to deepen broadband penetration on the continent. Jejding said potential of the African markets are yet untapped and…
LG Electronics to Open Technical College in Ethiopia
By Ashenafe Endale New training program to focus on establishing practical links LG Electronics is opening a million dollar Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET) College in September 2013. The college will offer courses in Information Technology (IT); electronics;…
Ethiopia Commended for Excellence in Education; to Earn $432 Million in Support of its All-Round Success
By Tsehaye Debalkew, Washington D.C. April 24, 2013 Ethiopia has been hailed as a success story for its performance in spearheading Education For All and its all-out drive to meet The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) set for the sector. The…
Ethiopia Registers 10.5 Percent Economic Growth: PM Hailemariam
Addis Ababa, April 23, 2013 — (WIC) — Ethiopia’s economy has grown by 10.5 per cent on average during the first two years of the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) period, according to Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn. While presenting 2012/13…
Ethiopia to Reap Benefits from Eco-friendly Light Rail Train (LRT) Projects
By E. G. Woldegebriel ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Taking advantage of its expanding hydropower and other renewable energy capacity, Ethiopia is building an extensive system of electric railways to ease urban traffic congestion and reduce carbon emissions…
Corporate Council on Africa Urges Policy Changes in Second Obama Administration
The Corporate Council on Africa issued a report dated 17 April 2013 titled “Promoting Shared Interests: Policy Recommendations on Africa for the Second Term of the Obama Administration.” The report covers a wide range of interaction between the United States…
Africa, China and the United States Relationships (Audio Interview)
Ambassador David H. Shinn, among others, participated in an hour long radio program on 21 April 2013 dealing with Africa, China and the United States titled “China-Africa: Is the Honeymoon Over?“. Veteran journalist Eric Olander moderated the program and post-doctoral…
Meles Zenawi Had Key Role in Addressing Question of Nationality
Photo: Meles Zenawi, the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Amharic book entitled “Meles and the Question of Nationality in Ethiopia” Published By Mulugeta Kussa The visionary Leader Meles Zenawi had a key role in addressing the question of nationality in Ethiopia,…
Saudi King Removes Deputy Defense Minister in Royal Reshuffle
Photo: Saudi deputy defense minister Khalid Bin Sultan Al-Riyadh By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has removed veteran deputy defense minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan from his post, state media reported on Saturday, the latest move…
Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, Pays Special Tribute to Meles Zenawi
Photo: Paul Kagame, President of Republic of Rwanda Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 20th April 2013 Your Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Your Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of the Tana High Level Forum Advisory Board;…
The Legacy of Fallen Leader: Meles Zenawi
Photo: The late Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi By Joel Kibazo In our series of letters from Africa journalists, London-based Ugandan writer Joel Kibazo considers what happens in a country when a dominating leader passes away. On a recent…
US Secretary of State John Kerry to Visit Ethiopia for AU Summit
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday revealed he will attend an African Union summit in Ethiopia next month, and said Washington had be more engaged with Africa. The May 19-27 summit in Addis Ababa will mark the 50th…
Statement by EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso after Meeting with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn (Video)
Press point/Brussels 18 April 2013 Good morning ladies and gentleman, It is a great pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn on his first official visit to Europe. I also know this is the first official visit that he pays…
Ethiopians in Houston, TX, Held a Successful Fund Raising Event for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
Photo: Downtown Houston, Texas, USA By Tsehaye Debalkew April 17, 2013 Patriotic Ethiopians and Ethiopian- Americans residing in and around Houston Metropolitan Area launched a triumphant fund raising event by purchasing bonds a process that has been going on throughout…
How the Private Sector is Changing Chinese Investment in Africa
The Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment published on 15 April 2013 a brief study titled “How the Private Sector Is Changing Chinese Investment in Africa” by Xiaofang Shen, senior visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins University School of…
Uganda to Build 600 MW Hydro Power Plant on The Nile River at a Cost of $2.2 Billion USD
By Nicholas Bariyo Uganda Confident China to Fund 600 MW Karuma Power Plant KAMPALA, Uganda, April 15, 2013 — The Ugandan government is confident that China will provide funding to finance the construction of a 600-megawatt Karuma hydro-power plant on…
The Manual of Ethiopian Medical History
Photo: Dr. Melaku Beyan. Dr. Melaku Beyan became the first Ethiopian medical doctor to complete his education in the United states in 1935 (Dr. Workneh Eshete became the first Ethiopian doctor to obtain a modern medical education in 1882) The…
The European Union’s and China’s Relations with Ethiopia
Ethiopia, China and the European Union Christine Hackenesch, research fellow at the German Development Institute, published an article in the first issue for 2013 of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs titled “Aid Donor Meets Strategic Partner? The European Union’s…
The African Opening in Turkish Foreign Policy
Turkey-Africa Relations Ortadogu Analiz published in Turkish in October 2012 followed by an English translation in 2013 an article by Isa Afacan titled “The African Opening in Turkish Foreign Policy.” While Afacan notes that Africa remains secondary to Turkish foreign…
Africa’s Economic Boom: Five Countries to Watch
By C. Matthew Hawkins April 12, 2013 South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Ghana, and Ethiopia all have economies that are growing at a brisk pace. But their future depends on how they invest that money, writes Matthew Hawkins. As competition for…
Nigeria’s Dangote Industries, Five Others Apply for Mining License in Ethiopia
Photo: Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dangote Group Dangote Industries Plc, the the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa, last week applied for an exploration license that would enable it to prospect for silica. Silica is the main ingredient used to…
Ethiopia Leads the Bamboo Revolution
By Ed McKenna IPS, part of the Guardian Environment Network guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 10 April 2013 Eager foreign investment is making Ethiopia a frontier for the bamboo industrial revolution in Africa A combination of an abundance of bamboo and eager foreign…
China and Africa: Challenges and Predictions
Photo: Ambassador David H. Shinn On 8 April 2013 Ambassador David H. Shinn addressed the Cosmopolitan Club in Manhattan on the topic of “China and Africa: Challenges and Predictions.” After making a series of assumptions about the future of China…
We Nominate Meles Zenawi for Nobel Prize!
By Dr. Mohammed Bedru and Dr. Elena Vorontsoba A Man of his Axiom: The late Meles Zenawi The late Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi was born from his father Ato Zenawi Asres and his Mother W/ro Alemash Ghebre-Leul on…
Zimbabwe Economy Makes Amazing Recovery
April 09, 2013 The Washington-based Cato Institute published on 18 March 2013 a fascinating study of Zimbabwe’s economy titled “Zimbabwe: Why Is One of the World’s Least-Free Economies Growing So Fast?” The author, Craig J. Richardson, an associate professor of…
Jijiga Erects Meles Zenawi Statue in City Square
April 09, 2013 Jijiga, 628km east of Addis Ababa, in the Somali Regional State, named the newly constructed hospital “Meles Zenawi Memorial Referral Hospital” back on August 27, 2012. The decision for naming the hospital after the late premier was…
Ethiopia’s SouthWest Energy Releases Competent Persons Report (CPR)
Photo: SouthWest Energy CEO, Tewodros Ashenafi Net Oil Potential of 1.56 Billion Barrels to 2.90 Billion Barrels HONG KONG, April 8, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — SouthWest Energy ( http://www.sw-oil-gas.com ) announces Senergy Competent Persons Report results for Prospective Resources in Gambella and…
Motherland – A Film by Owen Alik Shahadah (Jacob Zuma, Meles Zenawi, Ali Mazrui) – Video
Motherland (Enat Hager) is the most powerful documentary on Africa. Fusing history, culture, politics, and contemporary issues, Motherland sweeps across Africa to tell a new story of a dynamic continent. From the glory and majesty of Africa’s past through its…
Ethiopian-Canadians in the Greater Vancouver Area Raised Around $80,000 USD in Bond Purchases and Donations for the Construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
Photo: Downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be the biggest dam in Africa and the 13th in the world, and will cost about $5 Billion USD, and is expected to be completed in 2015 VANCOUVER, BC, April…
Meles Zenawi Foundation Officially Launched at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa (Videos)
No other Ethiopian leader has been celebrated in death as former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is. His political allies, friends and family members have pushed and legislated the formation of a foundation in his memory, launched on Saturday afternoon, April…
What Does Oil And Gas Discoveries Mean For Mozambique?
VENTURES AFRICA – The Mozambican coastline and accompanying beaches, appearing like pictures from a honeymoon advertisement, still attract tourists from all over the globe. But these coastlines are no longer just the interest of fishermen, divers, and lovers. An energy…
Ghana Opens Online Data On Agric Sector
VENTURES AFRICA – A new online platform to provide data on Ghana’s agric sector came on-stream live after it was launched April 3, 2014 in Accra. Co-created by the USAID and the Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services…
Ethiopia Picks Green Energy for Sustainable Growth Plan
Photo: Abadula Gemeda By Ethiopia Parliamentary Speaker, Abadula GEMEDA Foreign firms are interested in the biofuel sector in Ethiopia, the country’s parliament speaker says. Ethiopia aims to achieve middle-income status by 2025 while developing a green economy In general energy…
Video: Recovering Ethiopia’s Heritage (Video)
CCTV’s Girum Chala reports on the lost, stolen artifacts of Ethiopia. Embedded video:
One More Grand Reason to Support Ethiopia Build its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
By Adal Isaw adalisaw@yahoo.com April 3, 2013 You may call this a grandiose claim, but one more grand reason to support Ethiopia build its Grand Renaissance Dam is tacitly embedded within the Non-Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Many states have signed…
Top Five Reasons Why Africa Should Be a Priority for the United States
By: John P. Banks George Ingram Mwangi Kimenyi Steven rocker Witney Schneidman Yun Sun Lesley anne Warner March 2013 Introduction: Why Africa Matters to the United States Mwangi Kimenyi, Senior Fellow and Director, Africa Growth Initiative, Brookings Institution For over…
Deputy PM Demeke Mekonnen Says GERD Construction Reaching Decisive Stage
Addis Ababa, April 1, 2013 –(WIC)– Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Demeke Mekonnen said on Saturday the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) started by the Great Leader Meles Zenawi would be realized by public participation….
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