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Africa: Counselor Thomas Shannon Travels to Addis, Ababa for IGAD Plus Summit
U.S. Department of State
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August 15, 2015
Ambassador Thomas Shannon, Counselor of the U.S. Department of State, will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 17 to represent the United States during the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Plus Heads of State Summit on South...
P!TCH ETHIOP!A - Lions@frica and Africa Fintech Summit partner to showcase Ethiopian Startups
EIN Presswire
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November 17, 2019
Innovation events will usher in a new wave of opportunities for the Ethiopian Startup ecosystem ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, ETHIOPIA, November 17, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Lions@frica and African Fintech Summit are joining forces to present the...
Partnership, Commitment and Flexibility in Addis Ababa and Beyond, Speech by Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
International Monetary Fund
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July 13, 2015
Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF UN Conference on Financing for Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 13, 2015 Introduction Good morning. Tena yistilign. Prime Minister, Secretary-General, Mr. Presidents, Royal Highnesses, Excellencies,...
Coronavirus - Ethiopia: International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaches a Staff-Level Agreement for the First Review of the Extended Credit Facility-Extended Fund Facility for Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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August 21, 2020
Download logo End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a virtual visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily...
“One” WASH program improves well-being of vulnerable communities in Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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July 1, 2020
Download logo Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) National Program, (https://bit.ly/2Bif7lh) has steadily improved the well-being of the country’s rural and urban communities, top local...
IMF Reaches a Staff-Level Agreement for the First Review of the Extended Credit Facility-Extended Fund Facility for Ethiopia
International Monetary Fund
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August 21, 2020
August 21, 2020 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a virtual visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily...
Ethiopian Indigenous Anuak Leader Okello Akway Ochalla is Free!
EIN Presswire
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February 14, 2018
OAKLAND, CA, USA, February 14, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On February 14, 2018, Mr. Okello Akway Ochalla, an indigenous Anuak leader, Norwegian citizen, and the former Governor of the Gambella region of Ethiopia, was released after being held as...
Global Leaders Meet in Ethiopia to Strengthen Civil Society Response to Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
EIN Presswire
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December 13, 2019
The Freedom from Slavery Forum addresses a growing human rights crisis. ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, December 13, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Human rights activists from around the globe strategized new ways to confront the widespread problem of human...
Electricity and Energy hosts Africa Green Hydrogen Summit, 12 to 13 Jun
South African Government
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June 3, 2025
Media is cordially invited to cover and participate in the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit, taking place in Cape Town from 12–13 June 2025, and the official Media Launch on 10 June 2025 in Gauteng Province. Africa Green Hydrogen Summit Date: 12–13...
Ethiopian Airlines Canada marks five years in “The 6ix” with an increase to five non-stop flights to Africa a week
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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September 28, 2017
Toronto, Ontario, Sept. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toronto, Ontario, Canada (September 27, 2017) - Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline in Africa, is marking five years of service between Toronto, Canada and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by...
Communique of the 2nd Extraordinary African Union (AU) Bureau of the Assembly of Heads Of State and Government Video-Teleconference Meeting on The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) Held on 21 July 2020
African Press Organization
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July 28, 2020
Download logo His Excellency President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), convened an Extraordinary Meeting of the African Union (AU) Bureau of the...
Lifequest Subsidiary Biopipe Global Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Water Development Commission of Ethiopia for the Introduction of its Onsite 100% Sludge Free Biological Sewage Wastewater Treatment System
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 22, 2020
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, July 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- LIFEQUEST WORLD CORP (LQWC) subsidiary Biopipe Global, which developed the world’s only highly scalable onsite sludge and chemical free sewage wastewater treatment...
Coronavirus - Ethiopia: Socio-Economic Impact of COVID‑ 19 in Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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June 13, 2020
Download logo Serious’ impacts already felt nationwide The COVID-19 pandemic poses clear threats to Ethiopia’s reforms and relatively strong economic growth, with “wide-ranging and serious” impacts across Africa’s second most populous country, a...
Sinoma International Successfully Hosts The Second SINOMA Cement Green & Intelligent Summit
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 19, 2025
BEIJING, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Second SINOMA Cement Green & Intelligent Summit was held in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on May 17. Themed "Green Intelligence Empowers Cooperation," the event was joined by more than 400 representatives...
Ethiopian companies to benefit from European Investment Bank backing for USD 100m private equity
African Press Organization
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October 12, 2017
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support private equity investment across Ethiopia though support for the new USD 100m Cepheus Growth Capital Fund. The EIB’s USD 10 million participation represents the first backing for an Ethiopia focused...
African Development Bank welcomes $10 million Clean Technology Fund investment to diversify Ethiopia’s energy mix
African Press Organization
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May 8, 2020
Download logo The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has welcomed a decision by the Trust Fund Committee of the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) (https://bit.ly/3dpAuyj), one of two funds within the Climate Investment Funds (CIF)...
Coronavirus - Ethiopia: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approves US$411 Million in Emergency Assistance to Ethiopia to address the COVID-19 Pandemic
African Press Organization
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May 1, 2020
Download logo Ethiopia is facing a pronounced economic slowdown and an urgent balance of payments need owing to the COVID-19 pandemic; to address this urgent need, the IMF approved US$411 million emergency assistance for Ethiopia under the Rapid...
IMF Executive Board Approves US$411 Million in Emergency Assistance to Ethiopia to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
International Monetary Fund
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April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020 Ethiopia is facing a pronounced economic slowdown and an urgent balance of payments need owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. To address this urgent need, the IMF approved US$411 million emergency assistance for Ethiopia under the Rapid...
First Group of Over 1,400 Stranded Ethiopian Migrants Arrive from Tanzania
African Press Organization
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February 18, 2020
Download logo The costs of dangerous, sometimes lethal passages some irregular migrants make in Africa can be measured in many ways: in currencies, even in lives. Tamrat and Debebe – two young men newly returned to their native Ethiopia – measure...
Mary’s Meals Marks World Hunger Day 2025 by Highlighting the Impact of School Feeding
EIN Presswire
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May 27, 2025
Many ask the question if we are losing the fight against hunger. Mary’s Meals offers a simple solution—reaching over 2.6 million children every school day. BLOOMFIELD, NJ, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Observed on May 28,...