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Amharic mobile phones – Made in Ethiopia

February 19 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Technology, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

African Business Via Acquire Media NewsEdge  Woldeloul Kassa is a highly trained hi-tech engineer who has worked for some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. When he returned to Ethiopia to contribute to the development of his native country, he realised that no one was producing a mobile phone supporting the Amharic language and therefore accessible... Read more

Jamming of Arabsat coming from Ethiopia : Report

February 16 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

BEIRUT: Preliminary investigations into the jamming of Arabsat satellite transmission shows that it is originating from Ethiopia, Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui said Wednesday, calling on Arabsat’s operator to secure new frequencies for its transmission in Lebanon. “Arabsat told us that the source of the jamming is Ethiopia and it handed us a copy of their complaint they... Read more

Bombardier Confirm Ethiopian Airlines to Buy Five Q400 NextGen Airliner Planes

February 16 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, Ethiopian airlines, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that Ethiopian Airlines is the customer that placed the firm order for five Q400 NextGen airliners announced on February 13, 2012. Two of the five aircraft will be operated by Ethiopian Airlines and three by its affiliate, ASKY Airlines of Togo. Ethiopian Airlines, the flag carrier of Ethiopia and one of Africa’s leading... Read more

Castel to Export Ethiopian Wine

February 16 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Business, Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

In an effort to move beyond just coffee, Ethiopia now exports leather, vegetables, flowers, and yes, the occasional bottle of wine. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia About three hours south of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, lays a sprawling, 120,000-hectare field planted with hundreds of thousands of grape vines in tightly packed rows. Workers in blue coveralls cultivate the vines,... Read more

Ethiopia telecom, France telecom on the heat over service delivery

February 14 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: ,

Mobile telecommunications customers are frustrated at what they describe as poor service delivery and have demanded an immediate improvement from Ethio-Telecom and France Telecom, which took over management of the Ethiopian firm a year ago. However, Ethio-Telecom has implied that the problem was the French company, amidst reports that the two sides are said to be renegotiation... Read more

Ethiopian Airlines wins Gold in African Airline of the Year Award

February 14 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian airlines, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s flag carrier, won the Gold Award in the African Airline of the Year 2011/12 Award organized by the African Aviation News Portal. The team at Ethiopian Airlines is pleased by the vote of confidence establishing its services as the leading airline on the African continent said Tewolde Gebremariam, Chief Executive Officer of the airline,... Read more

Ethiopia’s tribes cry for help – Al Jazeera

February 14 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Business, Economy, Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

A drive to become a world leading sugar producer threatens the livelihoods of thousands of people in rural areas. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The Lower Omo Valley in south-western Ethiopia is a vast and rugged region of mountains and valleys, inhabited largely by nomadic agro-pastoralist tribes numbering some 200,000 people. Many live a simple existence, living in straw... Read more

Archaeologists found gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba’s wealth

February 14 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba of biblical legend derived her fabled treasures. Almost 3,000 years ago, the ruler of Sheba, which spanned modern-day Ethiopia and Yemen, arrived in Jerusalem with vast quantities of gold to give to King Solomon. Now an... Read more

Meles Zenawi says may pardon jailed politicians, journalists – Reuters

February 11 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

* Rights groups say 150 detained since 2009 * Journalists among arrested, including two Swedes * Ethiopia denies it is cracking down on dissent By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Wednesday Ethiopia could pardon politicians and journalists arrested under a 2009 anti-terrorism law, but dismissed opposition criticism he was using the law to... Read more

Ethiopia’s Biggest Cement Factory Inaugurated

February 7 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Business, Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

Derba MIDROC Cement Plc, Ethiopia’s biggest cement factory, was inaugurated here on Sunday in the presence of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and other invited guests at a ground-breaking ceremony held with in the premises of the factory. The 351 million dollar plant was built by the MIDROC Ethiopia group owned by Mohammed al-Amoudi, an Ethiopian-born Saudi Arabian... Read more

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