Bloomberg By William Davison Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan agreed to complete studies within six months on the impact of an Ethiopian hydropower dam on the main tributary of the Nile river after Egypt raised concern about water shortages. A committee of four experts from each nation will investigate the hydrological, social and environmental effects of the $4.2 billion Grand
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Globes By Irit Avissar and Ron Stein A consortium of Israel financial institutions is providing financing for an Ethiopian government company. Drip irrigation technology company Netafim Ltd. is in advanced negotiations for a $190-200 million deal to supply pumping and underground drip irrigation systems for sugar cane to an Ethiopian government company. A consortium of Israel financial
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Al Jazeera By Amy Walters Parents unable to look after children are marrying them off at a tender age, exposing them to maternal deaths. Amhara, Ethiopia - Mekdes Murgeta does not remember her actual wedding, but her family told her it happened when she was five. Pointing at her own five-year-old daughter she confirms she was
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PRWEB The Yara Prize 2014 is being awarded to Professor Tekalign Mamo Assefa. Currently state minister and adviser to the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture, Professor Mamo has long been a key contributor to the country’s food security, soil health, and natural resources programs. Oslo, Norway (PRWEB UK) For 2014, the Yara Prize Committee has focused
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AFP By Jenny Vaughan Awaday (Ethiopia) (AFP) – For a town seen as a key trading centre for khat, a drug that is banned in many countries, Ethiopia’s Awaday can seem pretty drowsy and laid-back. As the sun sets on the small eastern town, farmers and brokers of the amphetamine shrub rouse from an afternoon slumber
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SBS Tsegaye Regassa Ararssa, the former Senior Lecturer at Addis Ababa University and a PhD Candidate at University of Melbourne Law School, talks about the concept of federalism and self-determination, including the right to secession. – uploaded via http://www.mp32u.net/
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SBS Tsegaye Regassa Ararssa, the former Senior Lecturer at Addis Ababa University and a PhD Candidate at University of Melbourne Law School, talks about the concept of federalism and self-determination, including the right to secession. – uploaded via http://www.mp32u.net/
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eNCA By Africa Edition ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia says it’s considering the World Bank’s suggestion to devalue its currency, the Birr, but government says it want to minimise the impact on the wider economy. In July, the World Bank released its third economic report on Ethiopia and advised the country to devalue its currency. The
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Ahram Online Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan’s irrigation ministers signed an agreement to conduct two studies to gauge the effects of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam on its neighbouring countries, state-run news agency MENA reported on Tuesday. Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan agree on impact studies on Nile dam Studies will be carried out within the next six months
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