By Henok Tibebu Marking the fifth year anniversary of the launching of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) a musical theater was performed by senior Ethiopian artists 28th March 2016 at the National Theater. The musical play, which depicts the significant contribution of each nation and nationalities of Ethiopia, has narrated as[…]
By Tewodros Kassa "GERD is a manifestation that Ethiopians are capable of undertaking mega projects by themselves. Such sports contest plays a decisive role in sustaining support for the dam construction." The Office of the National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation for the Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Sunday held[…]
column By Yared Tsegaye After months of commercial operations, the Ethio-Djibouti Railways is seen as reducing freighters’ piece of the pie. Although it is not running at full capacity, it is seen as a game changer in the transportation sector of a landlocked nation, reports, YARED TSEGAYE, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER. It has now been months[…]
By Berhane Hailemariam Out of 97 buses which needed repairs, 86 were assembled at Bishoftu Automotive Most of the Anbessa city buses that frequently broke down and went out of service in the first three quarters of this fiscal year were assembled by Bishoftu Automotive Engineering Industry (Bishoftu Automotive), a division of Metal Engineering Corporation[…]
By Yonatan Belay The hotel will sit on 1,800sqm plot of land in Gojjam Zone, of Enarj Enawga Wereda A small town in Amhara Regional State, Debre Werq, located 300Km north of the capital, is about to get its first new 12-storey hotel costing a total of 300 million Br. Alemye International Hotel, owned by[…]
column The effectiveness of a system of checks and balances put in place to ensure against any one branch of the government getting too powerful has been debated. Naysayers rarely go deep enough into the intricacies of governance to point out that checks and balances are there for show. They merely stress that the legislative,[…]
By Fasika Tadesse Keangnam Enterprise Limited, a Korean construction company that pulled out of the country after bankruptcy and landing in debt for 339 million Br of taxes and customs duties, has requested the government of Ethiopia to be reinstated despite its past ordeals. The company ceased operations in Ethiopia three years ago after it[…]
By Seid Mehammed The government has been committing itself in providing quality education to citizens in all geographic locations of the country. It as well embraced the objectives of the 1990 Jomtien and 2000 Dakar Conferences on Education for All (EFA) in addition to the latest Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), precursor of Millennium Development Goals[…]
By Dirriba Teshome Sudan, Djibouti and Kenya have benefited from Ethiopia’s bold move in tapping its hydro-power potential while the latter earned 55 million USD from energy export over the last nine months yet, Ethiopia has been setting the way straight for fast and effective economic interdependence in the Horn region. Power has essential role[…]
By Mussa Muhammed ADDIS ABABA- The demand for particleboard being manufactured in Ethiopia and feeding the booming construction sector in the country is showing an upswing. For different purposes, Ethiopia is still importing particleboard from Saudi Arabia, China, Russia, Dubai ,among others. The imported particleboard comprise different Chip wood, MDF, Timber that meet tensile strength[…]