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Institutions Urge Obama to Address 'Land Grabbing' Issue in Ethiopia
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The united States-based Oakland Institute and the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SNME) call up oon President Obama to talk on the issue with Ethiopian prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who is expected to arrive Washington today.
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Foundation to Launch Second Commercial Products Project in Africa
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HP Opens Office in Ethiopia
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Hewlett-Packard (HP) one of the world’s largest technology company headquartered in California, USA, officially opens an office in Addis Ababa today (April 26, 2012) appointing a country manager.
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Dubai Company Partners with Ethiopia’s Access Real Estate
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Soliton Holding Ltd, a Dubai-based company signed partnership agreement with Access Real Estate, an Ethiopian share company, agreeing to invest 2 billion birr in the coming few years.
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FCAE Launches Excellence in Journalism Award for 2012
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The Foreign Correspondents' Association of Ethiopia (FCAE) is soliciting entries from talented Ethiopian journalists to award five prizes for excellence in writing (English and Amharic), radio reporting, photojournalism and student journalism.
Ethiopia Boost Budgt 39 Percent; Defense Gets Two Billion Birr Additional
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The House of Peoples’ Representatives of Ethiopia approved close to 118 billion birr (close to 7 billion US dollars at the current exchange rates) national budget for the next fiscal year (from July 8, 2011 – July 7, 2012). The amount is 39 percent higher than the previous fiscal year budget.
Ethiopia Attacks ‘Eritrea-Supported Fighters’
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The Ethiopian defense forces attacked military targets 18 KMs inside Eritrea, which it says targeted “hit and run terrorist and subversive groups trained the Eritrean government, armed and deployed”.
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CPJ Condemns Ugandan Police Truck Attack on a Journalist
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
A Ugandan reporter who was knocked off a motorcycle by a police tow truck on Saturday while covering the arrest of opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been hospitalized for his injuries. Read more...
Millions of Adolescents Falling Behind in Africa - UNICEF
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The education and public health needs of many adolescents are neglected with more than one million losing their lives each year and tens of millions more missing out on education, says a new UNICEF report today (April 24, 2012).
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Food Crisis Moves from Horn of Africa to Sahel
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The number of people facing food shortage in the Horn of Africa has declined to nine million people down from a high of 13.3 million in September 2011 while the crises worsen in the Sahel region, the World Bank (WB) said today (May 8, 2012).
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Two Japan-Supported Schools Completed in Ethiopia
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Expansion of two primary schools in Ethiopia completed this week by the financial support of 207,558 US dollars obtained from Japanese government. Read more...
Japanese Pottery Exhibition to Open in Addis Ababa
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The Embassy of Japan in collaboration with the Japan Foundation has organized a pottery exhibition in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the aim of enhancing understanding of Japanese arts and culture through the visual arts.
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UNESCO Includes Ethiopia’s Konso Cultural Landscape in World Heritage List
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today (June 27, 2011) announced that it has added the ‘Konso Cultural Landscape of Ethiopia’ to it's World Heritage List.
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Harari Region Launches 'Music Without Boundaries' Festival
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Music Without Boundaries, a music-festival and a celebration of Ethiopian tangible and intangible heritage, starts on May 4th, 2011, at the Italian Cultural Institute.
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