January 2018 – Semonegna Ethiopia

Ethiopia Oil Refinery Planned as Blackstone Pipeline Shelved

January 31, 2018 Semonegna 0

The new $4 billion oil refinery in Awash would import crude through neighboring Djibouti and along a railway recently completed by Chinese state enterprises, according […]

Cornerstone Laid for Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)

January 31, 2018 Semonegna 0

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (ENA)–A cornerstone dedicated to the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative by the African Union, to open up Africa’s skies and […]

Ethiopia launches New Global Fund grants for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and RSSH for 2018 – 2021

January 30, 2018 Semonegna 0

ADDIS ABABA (The Global Fund: Ethiopia CCM)–Ethiopia Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM/E) in collaboration with the principal recipients (PRs), Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and Federal […]

COMESA receives €7.1mGrant for Climate Change from the European Union

January 30, 2018 Semonegna 0

LUSAKA–COMESA has signed a Grant Agreement with the European Union Delegation worth 7.1 million Euros to implement one of the regional components of the Intra-African […]

Eneredada Elder People Association ― Where Ethiopian senior citizens weave their way out of poverty, loneliness

January 29, 2018 Semonegna 0

Close to 100 Ethiopian elderly citizens have found solace at Eneredada Elder People Association located on the western suburbs of Addis Ababa where they heartily […]

Ethiopia: CERF allocates US$10M to scale up support to people displaced by conflict

January 29, 2018 Semonegna 0

ADDIS ABABA (UN OCHA)–UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock released US$10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to urgently help the most vulnerable people […]

BBC launches Ethiopian and Eritrean radio services

January 29, 2018 Semonegna 0

The BBC Amharic, Afaan Oromo and Tigrigna services expansion is designed to bring “independent journalism to millions more people around the world, including those in […]

In Addis Ababa, African Union and United Nations signed new agreement to bolster their collaboration on range of global issues

January 28, 2018 Semonegna 0

ADDIS ABABA (UN News Centre)–Strong cooperation with the African Union (AU) is essential for the United Nations to be able to fulfill its mandate, Secretary-General António Guterres said […]

What is Africa’s Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) anyway? ― A brief guide

January 28, 2018 Semonegna 0

CFTA has the potential to boost intra-African trade by 52% between 2010 and 2022, while trade in industrial goods will receive the largest boost, increasing […]