Promoting Africa
Addis Ababa has now expanded terminals of the Bole International Airport, and Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated a huge five-star hotel complex near the Airport. Now one of the biggest airport in Africa, Bole International Airport can host 22 million passengers annually from its current 7 million. With this, Addis Ababa is set to cement its place…
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Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia was flooded by runners over the weekend, as thousands of Ethiopians and Eritreans took part in a 10km reconciliation run in support of the peace deal between both nations. Last weekend's peace run through the Ethiopian capital is the major events since the two countries began a fast-paced diplomatic thaw ending two…
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Ethiopia is know to be the birthplace of coffee and the finest producer of specialty coffee in the world, and also it appears, "the source of the finest hand roasting artisans on the planet". Garden of Coffee, Ethiopia's main coffee chain, created by Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, is expanding to China, and intends to open 100…
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Ethiopian entrepreneur Samuel Alemayehu is working on building Africa’s first waste-to-energy plant. The goal is to turn the urban waste in Addis Ababa into energy. As more and more people are sicking the city life, and more industries are being built, the rapid transformation of Addis Ababa has created a serious urban waste issues. Home to…
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The state of war that existed between Ethiopia and Eritrea has now come to an end. Former sworn enemies Monday signed an agreement to end 20 years of war between them. This week Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed visited neighboring Eritrea, to be greeted by president Isaias Afwerki. After talks the president and prime minister signed a…
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Commercial operations on the 756-km electrified line connecting landlocked Ethiopia to Djibouti on the east of the continent has officially began. More than 95% of Ethiopia's trade passes through Djibouti, accounting for 70% of the activity at the Port of Djibouti. This new line replaces a French built one that served the nations for over…
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Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa has introduced a first for Africa, a smart parking system to solve the lack of parking space for the hundreds of thousands of cars in the city. The project which cost the state about 52 million birr (about 2.2 million US dollars),is a system which uses modern Chinese technology to park…
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