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Ethiopia Projects Double-Digit Growth amid Homegrown Reform Success
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Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, October 28, 2025 (ENA) - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the Ethiopian economy is on track to register a double-digit growth rate during the current Ethiopian fiscal year. Addressing questions raised by members of the House of People's...
Owner: Ethiopian Government
Fact check: 18 false claims President Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’
By Daniel Dale, CNN President Donald Trump littered his new “60 Minutes” interview with a wide-ranging assortment of false claims, the vast majority of them previously debunked. We counted at least 18 inaccurate assertions. Trump told his usual...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
From Darkness to Luminosity: The Story of Ethiopian's Renaissance Dam
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Wharfedale and Airedale Observer
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On the banks of the Blue Nile, a wall of concrete, now stands as Africa’s largest Hydroelectric Dam, a structure so vast it can be seen from space. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, is more than just an engineering project, it’s a...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
The United Nations at 80: UNIDO’s agenda for the fourth industrial revolution
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The Brookings Institution
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LANDRY SIGNÉ: Before we begin, could you please state your full name and title for the recording in a sentence? VICTOR DJEMBA: Okay. My name is Victor Djemba. I’m the Chief of UNIDO’s Bureau for Africa based in Vienna, Austria. LANDRY SIGNÉ:...
Owner: Brookings Institution
Expression of interest for the provision of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for fiber optic deployment
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE PROVISION OF HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING (HDD) FOR FIBER OPTIC DEPLOYMENT 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND • Business and Client Evidence: The Supplier should list their principal place of business, countries where...
Owner: Crown Publishing Plc.
Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’
By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump littered his new “60 Minutes” interview with a wide-ranging assortment of false claims, the vast majority of them previously debunked. We counted at least 18 inaccurate assertions. Trump told his...
Owner: Bradley Family
Ethiopia Builds New Hydropower Dam on Omo River, Experts Say Project Lies Outside Nile Basin
Tue 28 Oct 2025 | 11:23 AM Sudan, Ethiopia Agree to Resume GERD Talks Next Week Water resource experts have revealed that Ethiopia is constructing a new dam on the Omo River, described as the country’s second-largest hydropower project after the...
Owner: Mohammed Abu Al Enein
Ethiopia now building 2nd largest dam after the GERD, 70% complete
Ethiopia is continuing on with its Koysha hydropower project in the southwest region of the country, with official reports placing it at 70 percent. The project involves the construction of a 170-meter-high, 1,000-meter-long composite concrete...
Owner: Salah Diab
Green shipping could mean a Green Africa
In early September, African leaders convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Second Africa Climate Summit, which focused on overcoming the obstacles to climate-resilient development on the continent. In their efforts to devise solutions, drive...
Owner: Maiden Alex Ibru
Ethiopia’s Contribution for African Unity Immense: Former Malawian President
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Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, October 27, 2025 (ENA) – Ethiopia's contribution in bringing Africans together for a common goal is immense, Former Malawian President, Joyce Banda said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Former Malawian President, Joyce Banda who...
Owner: Ethiopian Government
Africa in the age of many powers
For decades, Africa’s foreign policy posture has been shaped by the gravitational pull of Western influence. Following the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and its Western allies dominated global politics. African...
Owner: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
What to Do in Chicago If You’re Here for Business (2025)
Chicago always has something to prove. When it went up against New York for the 1893 World's Fair, a New York Sun reporter called out its "windbag" campaigners. Illinois ended up hosting the fair, and Chicago embraced its new identity as the Windy...
Owner: Newhouse Family
The innovation deficit: Why Nigeria’s traditional industries remain frozen in time, By Olumide Awoyemi
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for explaining how innovation drives sustained economic growth. Their research reveals a profound truth: for the first time in human history, the...
Owner: Dapo Olorunyomi
The Smoke Beneath the Promise: Inside Addis Ababa’s School Feeding Program
05:30AM, Three Weeks Ago. Tuesday. The promise of free school meals begins here—in a long, corrugated metal box held together by rough-hewn wood. It feels less like a building and more like a desperate compromise against the elements. By dawn,...
Owner: Amare Aregawi
Ethiopia’s deliberate artificial flood
A statement issued by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has definitively settled the matter concerning the “September Flood.” It lays the blame for the flood—which caused humanitarian disasters in Sudan and inundated some low-lying...
Owner: Salah Diab
Ethiopia’s new investment incentive plan prompts industry pushback
Ethiopia’s draft regulation to reform its investment incentive system has sparked debate among industry stakeholders. The proposal replaces broad tax holidays with performance-based incentives, granting a reduced 15 per cent business profits tax...
Owner: Susan Hargreaves
Assessing Antibiotic Quality in Addis Ababa
Quality Concerns in Antibiotic Medications: A Study from Ethiopia In a significant advancement for pharmaceutical quality assessment, researchers have unveiled critical insights into the efficacy of antibiotics commonly used in treating bacterial...
Owner: Non-transparent
Yuan topples dollar in China's trade, but hits speed bumps
China’s drive to reduce reliance on the US dollar crystallized during the 2008–2009 global financial crisis. Alarmed by the US Federal Reserve’s aggressive money printing, which threatened the value of Beijing’s $1.9 trillion (€1.65 trillion) in...
Owner: German Government
When Ancient Greeks Unleashed War Elephants in Battle and Changed History
From Alexander to his successors, the power of elephants shaped the legacy of the Greek kings. Credit: William Heysham Overend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons From the battlefields of India to the hills of Judea, the thunder of elephants...
Owner: Anastasios Papapostolou
Binghamton helped this grad student grow in the music industry
Ever since he was young, music has played a vital role for Giovanni Brooks ’25. He hopes to combine his passion for music with his studies at Binghamton University and his experiences to pursue a career in the music industry. Brooks — who goes by...
Owner: State University of New York