Ethiopia

Saudi's ACWA Power To Drive Solar Energy Development In Ethiopia

Saudi's ACWA Power To Drive Solar Energy Development In Ethiopia

Dec. 23 -- ACWA Power, a leading international developer and operator of power generation and water desalination projects, signed two long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) with …...

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Boosting Farm Productivity is the Key for Ethiopia

Boosting Farm Productivity is the Key for Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s agricultural sector is the bedrock of the economy, employing more than 70% of the workforce, accounting for more than a third of GDP, and serving as the country’s large…...

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Upper Nile will experience more water scarcity due to hotter, drier periods

Upper Nile will experience more water scarcity due to hotter, drier periods

An increase in hotter, drier years in the coming decades due to climate change may worsen water scarcity issues in the Upper Nile Basin, according to new research.These impacts are …...

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IMF poised to approve landmark $3bn loan for Ethiopia

IMF poised to approve landmark $3bn loan for Ethiopia

Dec. 11 2019 -- Programme will provide balance of payments support for cash-strapped economyJames Politi in Washington and David Pilling in Abu Dhabi DECEMBER 11 2019Print this page…...

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Ethiopia to have nation's 1st space satellite through Chinese partnership

Ethiopia to have nation's 1st space satellite through Chinese partnership

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopia Minister of Innovation and Technology Getahun Mekuria has commended Chinese partnership in developing Ethiopias space science sector.Sp…...

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Sino-African Teamwork improving Food Security

Sino-African Teamwork improving Food Security

By Dennis Munene - As Sino-African ties continue to deepen, the two civilizations are forging more partnerships in areas such as food safety and food security. China and the African…...

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Ethiopia’s Digitization Drive Attracts Global Tech Giants

Ethiopia’s Digitization Drive Attracts Global Tech Giants

Addid Ababa, Nov. 28 2019 - By Samuel Gebre - The two big names in the technology world, Twitter Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Jack Dorsey and former Alibaba Group chairman…...

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Chinese textile firm inaugurates 220 mln USD plant in Ethiopia

Chinese textile firm inaugurates 220 mln USD plant in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) -- Chinese textile manufacturing giant, Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Textile PLC, has inaugurated its Ethiopia branch, with an ambition to export much of its products to …...

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Ethiopia issues tender to buy 80,000 tonnes wheat -trade

Ethiopia issues tender to buy 80,000 tonnes wheat -trade

The Ethiopian government has issued an international tender to buy about 80,000 tonnes of milling wheat, European traders said.The tender deadline is Nov. 26. Finance for the purcha…...

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Ethiopia takes hi-tech route to agribusiness

Ethiopia takes hi-tech route to agribusiness

Former Wall Street banker deploys drone and satellite technology to increase exports and profitsAbidjan — A former JPMorgan Chase analyst is using drones and satellites to boost Et…...

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