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Eight US Firms from Illinois Visit Addis Ababa

balager.com — Sun, 26 May 2013 04:23:09 +0000

Eight US Firms from Illinois Visit Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, May 25, 2013 (WIC) – The U.S. Embassy hosted industry representatives from the State of Illinois from May 13 to 15 as part of a trade mission to Ethiopia. The…

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Foreign aid boosts Ethiopia’s economy

balager.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 03:07:10 +0000

Foreign aid boosts Ethiopia’s economy With a GDP growth of 7 percent Ethiopia’s booming economy still relies heavily on help from abroad. African leaders are gathering in the Ethiopian capital to mark the 50th anniversary of the organisation which became…

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Kerry in Ethiopia for Security Talks

balager.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 02:59:34 +0000

Kerry in Ethiopia for Security Talks U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ethiopia for security talks with regional officials and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the African Union. Kerry’s visit is expected to include talks on African…

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Ethiopia’s Bogaletch Gebre wins King Baudouin Prize

balager.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:15 +0000

Ethiopia’s Bogaletch Gebre wins King Baudouin Prize Source: BBC News Ethiopian activist Bogaletch Gebre has won an international prize for her campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM). Ms Gebre was awarded the King Baudouin Prize in Belgium for confronting…

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Ethiopian corruption watchdog arrests 51 suspects

balager.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:13:20 +0000

Source: AP ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopian authorities have carried out another wave of arrests that brings the number of people detained on suspicions of corruption to more than 50. Berhanu Assefa of the country’s federal ethics and anti-corruption commission…

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Inside Chinese Shoe Factory in Ethiopia – Video

balager.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:04:04 +0000

China’s Huajian Shoe manufacturing giant currently employs more than 1500 Ethiopian in its factory outside Ethiopia’s capital.

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Change looms for Ethiopia’s ancient salt trade

balager.com — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:41:38 +0000

Change looms for Ethiopia’s ancient salt trade By Siegfried Modola HAMAD-ILE, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Abdu Ibrahim Mohammed was 15 years old when he began trekking with caravans of camels to collect salt in a sun-blasted desert basin of north Ethiopia…

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Ethiopia World’s Fourth Largest Exporter Of Flowers

balager.com — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:50:38 +0000

ADDIS ABABA, May 17 (BERNAMA-NNN-ERTA) — Indian-owened companies operating in Ethiopia have helped to make flowers the country’s third-largest export earner and Ethiopia the world’s fourth largest exporter of fresh cut flowers, said an online edition of an English-language daily…

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Kuwait Fund to step up support to Ethiopia

balager.com — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:46:17 +0000

Addis Ababa, May 16, 2013 (WIC) – Kuwait Fund has promised to back ongoing road construction and potable water provision projects in Ethiopia. It has also pledged to support the expansion project at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. The…

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Ethiopian branch of Indian college barred from registering new students

balager.com — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:46:14 +0000

Addis Ababa, May 14 (IANS) The Ethiopian branch of a private Indian college has been barred from registering new students for four distance learning programmes until it renews its accreditation with its partner institution in India. The existing students can,…

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