Wednesday, Sep 08th
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BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The seventh African Development Forum (ADF VI), which will be convened here in Addis Ababa from 10 to 15 October on the theme, “Acting on Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa’ is set to gather over 800 experts in the field of climate change.
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Two Indian Information Communication Technology (ICT) companies signed a partnership agreement here in Addis Ababa this morning (August 27, 2010) to provide financial technologies to the Ethiopian banking and insurance companies.
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By Luc van Kemenade NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA CONTRIBUTOR
With public purchasing power on the rise, Ethiopia’s small but emerging middle class yearns to cruise around Addis Ababa in style.
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Industries for Africa (IfA), the Sweden-based foundation, launches mega project which will make the top African mechanical
engineering students manufacturers of tractors and other machineries.
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The House of Peoples’ Representatives, which will conclude its five-year session next week, approved today (July 1, 2010) the 77.2 billion birr (around 5.7 billion USD at current exchange rate) national budget of the country.
Voice of America (VOA), which has been broadcasting its news and programs for 28 years for Ethiopian and Eritrean audiences in Amharic language, has launched today (August 3, 2010) broadcasting its programs via email subscription.
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BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Islamist militants killed 32 people in Mogadishu yesterday (August 24, 2010), including six parliamentarians by attacking a hotel. Read more...
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The seventh African Development Forum (ADF VI), which will be convened here in Addis Ababa from 10 to 15 October on the theme, “Acting on Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa’ is set to gather over 800 experts in the field of climate change.
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After implementing national education sector development program for the past five years, Ethiopian Ministry of Education failed to reduce the percentage of dropout students from elementary schools. Read more...BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
A week-long international short film festival entitled ‘Images That Matter’ opens here in Addis Ababa at the Ethiopian National Theater.
Read more...The Bushmen of Botswana have lodged an appeal against a High Court decision that denied them access to water on their ancestral lands.
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Ethiopian filmmaker, Henok Mebratu, has won a pitching competition organized by the Ethiopian Film Initiative (EFI) www.ethiopianfilminitiative.org in Addis Ababa.
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