The Government of Ethiopia has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Partial Privatization of Ethio-Telecom to invite proposals from interested parties who can add value to the Company by bringing in best practices in terms of operations, infrastructure management and next generation technological capabilities. According to Ministry of Finance, as part of its […]
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Ethiopian, Greek Agree to Further Enhance Bilateral Ties
Ethiopian Ambassador to Italy Demitu Hambisa Bonsa and the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Hellenic Republic Ambassador Themistoklis Demiris held discussion in Athens on various issues of common interest. The two officials discussed on bilateral relations, the current situation in Ethiopia, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Ethio-Sudanese border conflict. On the occasion, […]
UN’s Online Portal to Bring Africa Together with Data & Evidence on Sustainable Dev’t
UN has launched on Monday the first regional online portal to bring together all African countries with data and evidence on sustainable development, according to UN Regional Offices. According to a joint press release sent from UN offices, measuring and evaluating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa became much easier as a group […]
WFP Ethiopia Market Watch, August 2021
HIGHLIGHTS Inflation: the year-on-year headline inflation increased to 26.4 percent in July, up from 24.5 percent the previous month, the highest in nine years. The food-inflation increased to 32 percent in July 2021, from 28.7 percent in June. The surge in the food index is largely due to the skyrocketing of the indices of oils […]
Ethiopia, Kenya Discuss on Ethio-Kenyan Energy Interconnection
Minister Water, Irrigation and Energy Seleshi Bekele held discussion with Kenyan Energy Minister Charles Keter on completion of construction, guidelines for operation and Power Purchase Agreement on Ethio-Kenyan energy. interconnection. “It is a big pleasure to host a Kenyan Energy Minister Charles Keter. We discussed on completion of construction, guidelines for operation & PPA on […]
Africa-UN Data for Development Platform Launched
The United Nations has launched the Africa – UN Data for Development Platform that aims at equipping policy makers to make information oriented socio-economic decisions regarding the implementation of SDGs and Africa 2063 agenda. The platform launched today is an online tool to disseminate data related to AU and UN development targets. Launching the platform at […]