By Zelalem Girma Zutti Cattle Market Yimenashi Teferi, a tax collector in a traditional cattle market in North Shoa zone of Amhara state holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Dilla University. Before embarking upon the current business, she spent most of her time searching for job. Like many of her fellows, she failed to[…]
By Meseret Behailu – 1.5 billion Birr collected in nine months The amount of funding collected from various sources for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Rennaisance Dam (GERD) has exceeded the plan for the whole year as well as the amount collected in previous years, said The Office of National Council for The Coordination[…]
By Birhanu Fikade Ethiopia’s 30% goods to be shipped via Somaliland After forming a tripartite port development agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ethiopia, the Government of Somaliland, which is yearning to gain an international recognition, has made arrangements to commence the construction of new port facilities at the Port of Berbera. During[…]
By Sora Halake And Dawit Gelmo Two months ago, Kote Adi fled Moyale, Ethiopia, after government soldiers there opened fire on civilians, killing at least nine. Kote and his pregnant wife found shelter in a tent in northeastern Kenya’s Dambala Fachana refugee camp, but weeks of heavy rain have displaced them again. “Our plastic shelters[…]
Photo: Premium Times Ethiopia on map. By Kaleyesus Bekele Country manager had received death threats National Defense Forces, Federal Police and Oromia Police forces are searching for the culprits who on Wednesday May 16 murdered employees of Dangote Cement Ethiopia, near the factory 80km west of Addis Ababa. Deep Kamara, country manager of Dangote Cement[…]
Photo: The East African Dangote Cement (file photo). By Allan Olingo Dangote Cement, which three years ago took East Africa by storm, is facing a hard time in the region, especially after the recent killing of three of its employees in Ethiopia. The cement maker is also struggling with unfavourable policy changes in Tanzania. Dangote’s[…]
By Esseye Mengste The Federal Small and Medium Industry Development Agency (FSMIDA) is offering financial and material support for entrepreneurs who come up with new business ideas. Ashenafi Melese, Communication Director at the Federal Small and Medium Manufacturing Industry Development Agency told The Ethiopian Herald that the agency is also providing land and trainings to[…]
Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and Chairman of the National People’s Congress of China (NPC), Li Zhanshu yesterday witnessed the signing of inter-government framework agreement of Mekelle Water Supply Development Project between the respective countries. The signing of this agreement has played an important role in promoting the construction of the project. Mekelle is a[…]
By Leulseged Worku Robotic technology was once considered as something which is left to the wealthy and developed nations. Those countries listed as “Third world countries” were lagging far behind when it comes to the concept of robot technology. However, when the robotic technology began to take a leading role in the manufacturing sector, several[…]
By Berhane Hailemariam The enterprises under the Ministry of the Public Enterprises (MoPE) have earned 26.7 billion Br in revenues within the first nine months of the current fiscal year. The revenue comes from the 17 enterprises’ transactions and services which is 70pc of the fulfilment for the target set by the Ministry. This puts[…]