Study reflects on Ethiopia – Djibouti railway corridor potential
A new study reflects on the challenges and the huge economic potential of the new Addis Ababa – Djibouti rail way corridor and the Chinese investments in Ethiopia.
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Tag: Djibouti
Ethiopia to repatriate 1,400 people from Tanzania, Yemen
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia says the government is working to repatriate 1,300 Ethiopians trapped in Tanzania on their way to South Africa.
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Ethiopia ranks top in illiteracy in eastern Africa
Ethiopia ranks top in eastern Africa having the largest number of illiterate people - over 57% illiterate women aged between 15-45, a report indicates.
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African free trade can create 2 million jobs, doubles growth
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE - Asmara, Eritrea - The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement signed by African leaders on March 21, 2018, can create two million jobs every year and doubles growth of the continent, a UN official said today.
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Regional integration experts’ meeting opens in Asmara
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE - Asmara, Eritrea -
Experts from across the 14 eastern Africa courtiers have gathered in Asmara, Eritrea to discuss regional economic integration of the courtiers in the region.
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27 million food insecure people live in East Africa
New report says an estimated 27 million people – or 24% of the total food insecure people in the world– lived in seven East African countries namely - Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda.
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Moscow on the Beach
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe - A ruby-red sun is setting ever slowly over sparkling emerald-blue waters tucked into the southern limits of the Red Sea. Its the Gulf of Tadjoura, some 146km northwest of present day Port of Djibouti.
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Ethiopia – Djibouti railway makes $20 million
Ethio – Djibouti railway has secured more than $20 million in revenue from its freighter and passenger train services over the past eight months.
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Ethiopia, Djibouti secure finance for joint road project
The government of Ethiopia and the African Development Bank Group on Monday have ink a $98 million grant agreement from the African Development Fund (ADF). The funding aims to help finance phase one of the Ethiopia–Djibouti Road Transport Corridor Project.
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United States to conduct joint military exercise in Ethiopia
The United States military and the Ethiopia National Defense Force, militaries from the nations of Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Djibouti, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Rwanda, Somalia, Uganda, United Kingdom are set to conduct an annual military exercise.
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Ethiopia inaugurates toll road linking with Djibouti
With the aim of easing its import-export trade logistics, Ethiopia today officially inaugurates 220 kilometers toll road that links eastern part of Ethiopia’s city - Dire Dawa with Dewale city bordering Djibouti.
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Ethiopia’s foreign minister meets Djibouti President
On May 28, 2019 the foreign Affairs Minister of Ethiopia Gedu Andargachew traveled to Djibouti and held talks with President Ismael Omar Guelleh of Djibouti at the president’s palace.
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