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Ethiopia earns more than $ 229 million from manufacturing sector
Addis Ababa (WIC) – Ethiopia has earned $229.4 million from the export of manufactured goods in the last ten months of this fiscal year, according to the Ethiopian Ministry of Industry.
Public Relations Directorate Director Melaku Taye told WIC that the revenue was earned through the exports of textiles and clothes, leather and leather products, agro-processing, Pharmaceuticals and chemicals to...
U.S. Embassy Hosts Trade Mission to Ethiopia
Press Release
Eight U.S. Firms from the State of Illinois Visit Addis Ababa
ADDIS ABABA – From May 13 to 15, the U.S. Embassy hosted industry representatives from the State of Illinois as part of a trade mission to Ethiopia. The eight American firms represented offered a broad range of products and services from a variety of industry sectors, including construction, renewable energy, mining, pharmaceuticals,...
AU’s 50th Anniversary to Promote New Ethiopian Image
By Marta Zerihun
The 50th AU Anniversary is a great opportunity to sell new images of Ethiopia to guests and dignitaries who come to Addis Ababa to partake in the celebrations of the continental body. This occasion is a further opportunity to convince the guests to give visits to Ethiopia’s tourism attractions.
This came at a press conference the Addis Ababa Private Travel and Tourism Association...
St. George in a 2-0 win over ENPPI
Shimelis Bekele
The Ethiopian side St. George beat the visiting Egyptian side ENPPI 2-0 in the first leg of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup play off on Sunday at the Addis Ababa stadium.
St. George’s Shimeles Bekele scored the opener at the 4th minute while Abebaw Butako made it 2-0 after collecting a corner kick in the 26thminute.
The local fans saluted their team’s win but now St George...
Tej Thrives Locally
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -Â Mulumebet Gebeyehu was an accountant in a government office for 26 years, before eventually quitting to brew tej, honey meade, as a business, in a belated decision following a family party.
The party was to celebrate the graduation of her daughter, last August. She prepared and served various traditional foods and tej to her guests, some of whom were very excited about her...
Ethiopia Earns $2.2 Billion From Exports
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -Â Ethiopia secured close to 2.2 billion dollars from export during the last nine months of the current fiscal year, which only shows a 2.8pc increment compared to the same period last year.
Coffee still remains the country’s main export item generating 513.8 million dollars; followed by gold, which generated 432.1 million dollars. Oilseeds came third generating 314.5 million...
Half-Time Score: St. George 2 ENPPI 0 (Final)
The game is over now and the score remains the same.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – It is half-time now and St. George of Ethiopia is leading ENPPI of Egypt 2-0 in the first leg match of Orange CAF Confederation Cup Playoff competition.
Shimeles Bekele opened the score just 4 minutes into the game and Abebaw Butako added the second 22 minutes later.
St George’s line up :- Robert Odongkara , Alemayehu...
IAAF Diamond League Shanghai: Genzebe Dibaba wins 5,000m
Shanghai, China – Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia won the women’s 5,000m race at the IAAF Diamond League competition here today.
Dibaba won the race in 14:45:92, followed by fellow compatriot Meseret Defar (14:47:76) and Viola Jelagat Kibiwot of Kenya (14:48:29). Buze Diriba Kejela and Gelete Burka finished in 6th and 8th places respectively.
In the men’s 1,500m race, Mekonnen Gebremedhin...
Betting on the Premier League: Who will get into Europe?
The Champions league is considered by many to be the greatest football competition outside of the world and European cup, and for teams around Europe it is the pinnacle of competition. In order to get into the
Champions league in England you have to get into one of the top four spots, which is a extremely hard task on its own with the Premiership being such a competitive league. Even when you get...
Ethiopia’s Booming Hotel Industry
Jupiter International Hotel (Photo: TripAdvisor.com)
The Sheraton Hotel is doing another good day of business on a Monday morning. The hotel, run by Sheikh Mohammed Ali Al-Amoudi, is Ethiopia’s most recognized hotel. It fills with business travelers from London and diplomats from all over Africa. It offers similar services and accommodations expected from any major hotel in America or Europe. For...
