Cashless Payments Sector in Ethiopia – Time to Open Up?BY ADAM ROBERT GREEN,
Ethiopia is growing fast, but its mobile and electronic payments infrastructure is weak. Is it time for a more liberal approach to foreign investment? Ethiopia appears to be doing something right. One of the world’s five fastest growing economies in 2010, it’s expected to reach 7 percent growth this year and next, and the government hopes […]
Read More →Remarks for the “Toward a Democratic Ethiopia” Event( State’s Hanrahan On U.S. Policy Toward Ethiopia)
Remarks Karen J. Hanrahan Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor National Endowment for Democracy Washington, DC October 9, 2012  As Prepared for Delivery Thank you. I am very pleased to be here today among such a diverse group of activists and scholars committed to strengthening democracy in Ethiopia. I would like to […]
Read More →Diplomats ‘cannot work out of bunkers’, security chief tells US Congress
Africa and Indian Ocean news, all the latest and breaking African news. Staff at the US consulate in Benghazi lacked sufficient protection, but their safety had to be balanced with “the needs of diplomats to do their jobs,” US security personnel have told a Congressional committee. 12:15PM BST 11 Oct 2012 Diplomatic security in Libya was […]
Read More →Congress told terrorist attack on US consulate in Benghazi was ‘a matter of time’
A terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was “a matter of time” as security was reduced even as the country became more violent, the former commander of an American special forces team in Libya said Wednesday. Republicans said Ambassador Chris Stevens had been let down by the State Department. Photo: AP By Raf Sanchez, Washington Security […]
Read More →Ethiopia Charts a Chinese Course ,“Ethiopia has the lowest per capita GDP (only 351 dollars) in Africa; it is one of the last four countries in Africa. Similarly, it stands at the bottom of all countries reviewed for the human development and prosperity indices (171 out of 178 for HDI and 108 out of 110 for prosperity),†By Ed McKenna
Radisson Blu hotel in Addis Ababa. Credit: Ed McKenna/IPS ADDIS ABABA, Oct  2012 (IPS) – The death of Ethiopia’s leader of 21 years has raised fears of instability in one of Africa’s fastest-growing non-oil producing nations, which could potentially slow investment activity. Former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who passed away in August, saw foreign direct investment (FDI) as […]
Read More →East Africa: Tripartite Committee On Blue Nile Dam Meets in Ethiopia Capital
Addis Ababa — The Nile Tripartite Committee held a meeting on Monday in Addis Ababa to continue its study on the possible impacts of Africa’s biggest dam which is under construction along the Blue Nile River inEthiopia. Blue Nile Map                […]
Read More →Ethiopia/Sudan: It Is Possible to Reverse the 5-3 Deficit on Sunday – Ethiopian Coach Sewnet Bishaw
INTERVIEW Ethiopian national football team coach Sewnet Bishaw believes his side can still qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals by beating visiting Sudan in this weekend’s return leg of the final qualifier. Ethiopia hosts Sudan this Sunday, October 14, at the Addis Ababa stadium trailing 5-3 from last month’s encounter in Khartoum. Bishaw told Cafonline.com ahead of the encounter […]
Read More →Medrek’s Path to Unity and Charisma. By Prof. Messay Kebede
By Prof. Messay Kebede Prof. Messay Kebede – University of Dayton Since the fall of the Derg and the capture of state power by the EPRDF, there has been a consensus on the need for a strong opposition party to counter the hegemony of the ruling party. The consensus includes the understanding that the basic […]
Read More →A WALK IN SUPPORT OF ETHIOPIAN WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES
For Immediate Release October 8, 2012WalkeventforOctober20th2012FlyerFINALFINAL A WALK IN SUPPORT OF ETHIOPIAN WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES The Center for the Rights of Ethiopian Women (CREW), an organization created to promote the rights of Ethiopian women worldwide, has organized a WALK to be held on October 20, 2012. The walk will originate […]
Read More →With EPRDF: Why being in a state of mud?
With EPRDF: Why being in a state of mud? Here the moment where the start is difficult and costly, while the messages are ready to go out it took me long to decide on how…I think it is easy to start with what I have experienced…So, have you ever come across discussing your life and […]
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