Ethiopia

WB approves 35 mln USD credit to Ethiopia’s sustainable tourism dev’t

Geostrategy (Free subscription) | yesterday

Addis Ababa, July 2, 2009 - The World Bank on Tuesday approved the first-ever sustainable tourism development project in Sub-Saharan Africa, a 35 million US Dollars Credit to the Government of Ethiopia.In a statement it sent to ENA on Thursday, the bank said the credit is given to enable tourism contribute for sustainable overall development whilst preserving and enhancing the country’s social,...

Why Because libya regimes are well practiced at telling the difference

The centre due to open on Wednesday (Free subscription) | yesterday

Org, editor Franklin Cudjoe and contributor. Libyan Democracy Activist Whose Case Drew US Interest Dies in Custody. Libya Says Chance OPEC Will Cut Output at Vienna Meeting. Digg news: Insulin resistance hair . The competition which is going to take place in Libya will qualify the first three positioned teams to the World Cup in Turkey. New glass processing factory opens in Libya. ADDIS ABABA, May...

WITNESS: Battling to borrow money in sanctions-hit Sudan

Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday

Andrew Heavens is a reporter and photographer who has worked with Reuters since 2005, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and now Khartoum, Sudan. His African career followed 10 years of reporting for newspapers in Britain and the United States. In the following story, he recounts his experience of U.S. economic sanctions on the country whose president Omar Hassan al-Bashir is accused of masterminding human...

WITNESS: Battling to borrow money in sanctions-hit Sudan

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday

Andrew Heavens is a reporter and photographer who has worked with Reuters since 2005, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and now Khartoum, Sudan. His African career followed 10 years of reporting for newspapers in Britain and the United States. In the following story, he recounts his experience of U.S. economic sanctions on the country whose president Omar Hassan al-Bashir is accused ...

• WITNESS: Battling to borrow money in sanctions-hit Sudan - euronews24

Museveni, Zenawi, Nyerere to Receive National Honours

All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere of Tanzania will be honoured for their contribution in liberating Rwanda, 15 years ago.

Ethiopia: New Draft Law Proposed to Prevent, Suppress Money Laundering

All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

Ahead of the completion of this year's parliament's regular session for recess, a new draft law enabling to prevent and suppress illegal act of money laundering presented for discussion among Members of Parliaments on Tuesday.

Performance in Textiles, Garment Sector Unsatisfactory - MoTI

All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) said despite the government's continued efforts, the performance of the industrial sector remains low compared to the other sectors.

ETC Says Working to Boost Mobile Phone Service Quality

All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) disclosed that it was working on mobile phone upgrading project as of March 2009 in a bid to centralize the mobile network service that was formerly rendered separately by different companies and improve the overall quality of the service in the capital.

Ethiopia: AfDB Set to Start Funding Country's Gibe Dam

All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making preparations to start funding the Gibe III dam, a mega project on River Omo whose completion is expected to alleviate Kenya's perennial electricity crisis.

Islamic Administration in Gedo Region Calls Government Officials in Ethiopia to Return Home

All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

The Islamic organization of Hisbul Islam in Gedo region has called for the government officials in Dolow town in Ethiopia to return back to the region, officials told Shabelle radio on Thursday.

Ethiopia dismisses Somali threat, violence flares

Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia Wednesday dismissed a threat of invasion from Somalia's hardline Islamist insurgents saying the rebels posed no clear and present danger.

African Union job vacancies - Employment in the AU Commission

Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

A link to African Union job vacancies - Employment in the AU Commission is now in the sidebar here at Sudan Watch. The vacancies are for various positions at AU Commission Headquarters based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and at its Representational and Specialized offices at its various duty stations. Applicants who wish to have the Arabic and Portuguese version of the vacancies announcement may contact...

African Union lifts sanctions on Mauritania

Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union has dropped sanctions on Mauritania and lifted a suspension from the body because of steps it is taking to restore democracy this month, the Union said in a statement on Wednesday.

'It's time we attacked Ethiopia'

IOL (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has said that suicide attacks in Ethiopia by Somali Islamist rebels were a threat he "didn't expect to go away any time soon".

Ethiopia to Host First African Digital Libraries And Archives Conference

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

Ethiopia will host from 1 to 3 July 2009 the first African Digital Libraries, Archives international conference, to be organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and South Africa’s University of Witwatersrand. The organizers said in Addis Ababa on Tuesday that the international conference will be held under the theme, “Knowledge for Development,” [...]