Washington, DC. – Walmart, the US multinational retailer corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores, and the Ethiopian government are conducting negotiating on the question of the former entering the Ethiopian market, it was learnt. According to sources, an Ethiopian delegation was in Washington DC last week to...
Days after officially released statistics indicated a 3.9 percent decline in inflation, a scarcity of edible oil, sugar and soft drinks hits the public. In the Central Statistical Agency’s (CSA) January 2012 report inflation went down to 32 percent from 35.9 as compared to the month of December 2011. Meanwhile, over the past...
The Ethiopian manufacturing industry is neither internationally competitive nor shows improvement, a recent study conducted for the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) revealed. Paid for by the secretariat of COMESA and commissioned by the Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (MoFED), the study was undertaken by a team of experts lead...
Ethiopian Airlines, one of the most frequent airlines flying into Malawi, has started refusing bookings using local currency, thereby denying their services to passengers with no foreign currency. The airline has also reduced its flights into Malawi to only six per week from daily; as it used to previously operate. There are currently...
Every now and then, I profile outstanding African women who’re making giant strides in business, politics, technology, entrepreneurship and leadership on the continent and elsewhere around the world. This week, I profile the spectacular Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, an Ethiopian entrepreneur and the founder of SoleRebels, a thriving eco-sensitive footwear brand that pundits hail...
The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul unit of Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia's flag carrier, has received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency. The Approval Certificate, EASA Part 145, was granted to the maintenance division of Ethiopian Airlines on the 21st of November. The approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency allows the MRO...
By Meron Tekleberhan December 26, 2011 – A constant grievance heard in Addis Ababa has been the persistent problems experienced with internet connectivity. Customers of the sole internet provider Ethio Telecom often complain about various elements of internet service in the country including the slow speed of the connection, constant breaks in service,...
By Chinedu Eze. It was a milestone for Africa’s most successful carrier, Ethiopian Airlines on December 15, 2011 when it joined the Star Alliance, an enduring partnership among world top airlines, which is expected to open door for the African operator to code share, interline with other member airlines to take passengers...
By Lesley Lammers Chickpea enthusiasts might be pleased to learn that this super food has the potential to start showing up in many more products. That’s because PepsiCo recently partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Food Program (WFP) to institute Enterprise EthioPEA, a program with simultaneous...
Ethiopia lags behind the rest of the world in mobile phone penetration and using the technology for private sector development and economic growth, says a new UN report. Even though value added mobile services such as mobile money, mobile broadband internet are crucial for private sector development, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Burundi and Rwanda...
