In July 2014, the population of Ethiopia stood at around 88 million, making the country the second most populous in Africa. World Bulletin / News Desk Ethiopia’s population is projected to hit 90 million this year, the country’s state Central Statistical Agency (CSA) said Friday. The announcement was made in a press conference by CSA
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The United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has removed the prohibition that it placed on US carriers and commercial operators from overflying some parts of Ethiopia. The ban was placed in 2000 for north of 12 degrees north latitude during the Ethiopia and Eritrea border conflict, the FAA says. The removal of the ban was
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Djibouti (HAN) February 7, 2015 – Public diplomacy and Press Release from Press Office of the President of Djibouti. Republic of Djibouti to Receive Ethiopian Prime Minister in Historic State Visit. State visit to Djibouti by an Ethiopian Prime Minister, Visit aimed at formalising economic integration The President of the Republic of Djibouti, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, will
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s inflation rose to 7.7 percent year-on-year in January from 7.1 percent in the previous month, the statistics office said on Friday. The Central Statistics Agency attributed the jump to higher prices of food and non-food items. Prices for such items as meat, dairy products, vegetables and fruit increased 7.1 percent
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Worku Abiy, 23, lost his parents at a young age and could never imagine he would one day serve as an officer in the IDF; ‘For me, service is an honor,’ says Abiy. By Omri Efraim Among hundreds of excited cadets at an officer training course graduation ceremony on Wednesday stood one soldier who felt
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By Edmund Blair ADDIS ABABA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Ethiopian banks and microfinance firms are launching mobile money services, helping reach swathes of the population that now have little access to branches or services, the mobile technology providers and banks said. The launch of the services, which allow customers to make payments or receive money
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In Ethiopia, a forward-thinking network of artists are uniting traditional folk and chopped-up beats with whatever equipment they can get their hands on. By Huw Oliver, The Guardian In downtown Addis Ababa, most nightclubs have a disappointingly generic, western playlist. But on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital, you’ll discover a throng of exciting local
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ADDIS ABABA- Reuters: Ethiopia’s ambition to become a manufacturing hub may hinge on Khalid Bomba’s ability to transform small-scale farming just as much as it relies on new railways, roads and other more obvious signs of change in a nation once brought to its knees by famine. The 46-year-old one-time investment banker is now chief
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By James Gallagher MPs have voted in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man, in an historic move. The UK is now set to become the first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of babies from three people. In a free vote in the Commons, 382
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Sanaa (AFP) – At least 35 African migrants went missing after their boat capsized in bad weather off southwest Yemen on Monday, a military official said. Authorities have rescued eight Ethiopians and five Somalis, including a woman, and the body of another Somali has been retrieved from the boat which was carrying 49 people,
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