Ethiopia

Ethiopia: The end, the means

The state-driven economic model leaves no room for dissenting voices as Ethiopia sticks to its 11.2% growth target, with manufacturing leading ... the way.

Employment: Take these broken wings and learn to fly

Don't say it too loud: government can run some businesses well, as long as it is done at arm's length. Ethiopian Airlines posted $148m in profit ... last year, eclipsing the combined $100m that all other public and private African carriers reported.

Italy, Ethiopia sign 20 million euro migration agreement

Aid agencies and donors signed a 20 million euro grant agreement on Thursday to stem irregular migration from Northern and Central Ethiopia. ...

Ethiopian Airlines signs new deal with German firm

Ethiopian Airlines has contracted a German company, Lufthansa Technik to supply it with comprehensive component support for its new Airbus A350 ... fleet.

Aviation: Ethiopian Airlines, SA firm in aerospace joint venture

Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement with a South African company that will see the two firms forming a joint venture that will spearhead ... a new aerospace manufacturing entity in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Japanese firm acquires huge stake in State-owned tobacco company

Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) has sealed the purchase of a substantial share in Ethiopia's National Tobacco Enterprise – a state-owned tobacco ... monopoly.

Ethiopia earns $3,4 billion from tourism

Ethiopia earned more than $3.4 billion from tourism receipts in the fiscal year that ended on July7, a huge leap from last year's ... revenues.??

East Africa’s IGAD seek special UN mandate to secure South Sudan’s capital

East Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD, is seeking a revision of UN Peacekeeping force in South Sudan (UNMISS)'s mandate ... in an effort to set up an intervention brigade that will secure Juba, that country's capital.

Ethiopia blocks Social Media networks over exams leak fears

Ethiopia has blocked social media sites until the national school examinations, which started on Monday, end on Wednesday. ...

Restoring the economy’s ability to deliver prosperity

In the developing world, significant headwinds now cloud growth prospects, threatening to undo hard fought development gains. The Sustainable ... Development Goals (SDGs) must become the yardstick for judging inclusive growth.