Project Syndicated MATT SOMMERVILLE GPS-enabled smartphones provide an unprecedented opportunity for governments, funders, and NGOs to collaborate with local communities to document their land rights. By mapping the soil they work, farmers can chart a path to a better future. LUSAKA – Global positioning system (GPS) technology was originally developed to track nuclear submarines during […]
Ethiopian Reporter By Kaleyesus Bekele Eyes USD 1.8 billion in revenue from infrastructure lease After series of negotiations and deliberations, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has finally given the greenlight to the national telecom company, Ethio telecom to start mobile money services. Ethio telecom has submitted its application to the NBE asking for license to […]
Tass The dam is supposed to become the largest in Africa, consisting of 15 radial-axis hydraulic units MOSCOW, July 8. /TASS/. Russia has offered its technical assistance to the countries involved in the dispute over Ethiopia’s construction of the Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. He was […]
Ethiopian Herald, By Zelalem Girma The measures taken against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) do not comply with violations of human rights; rather can be considered as protection of the national sovereignty and the welfare of the people, according to Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO). Mesud Gebeyehu, Executive Director for CEHRO, told […]
Daily Maverick, by By Peter Fabricius The United States believes Tigrayan dissidents are waging civil war to depose Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and to regain power in Ethiopia. Their aim is not for the Tigray region to secede from the Ethiopian federation. US assistant secretary of state for Africa Tibor Nagy believes the leaders […]
Ethiopia is finishing plans to launch its second satellite into orbit next month, just eight months after the launch of its ETRSS-1 Satellite last December. The country’s space ambitions, backed by China’s funds and its satellite launch sites, has seen Ethiopian engineers design the satellites in an initiative co-funded by both countries. The ET-SMART-RSS earth observation nano […]
Ethiopia’s economy grew 6.1% in 2019/20 fiscal year – PM Nation Secures More Than U.S.$832m From Export Trade in 1st Quarter the current physical year New park in Ethiopia creates 10,000 jobs Ethiopia’s economy grew 6.1% in the 2019/20 fiscal year to July, less than originally projected because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Travel off Path Ethiopia has reopened borders on September 23, 2020 and is now again allowing tourists and foreigners to enter the country. Ethiopia was closed for a total of 6 months since closing both land and air borders back on March 23rd in response to the pandemic, which came as a real blow to […]
Georgia has become an unexpected question mark for President Trump, with Joseph R. Biden Jr. posing a strong challenge in a state that Democrats have not carried in a presidential election since 1992. No matter whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden winds up carrying the state of Georgia in the 2020 presidential race, the Peach […]
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