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Allana Potash Offers Substantial Potential Rewards For Significant Risk
Jan.7, 2014 by: Stephen Simpson, CFA About: ALLRF Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans...
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Ethiopia’s model families hailed as agents of social transformation
Wudinesh Demisse, right, and her model family, (pictured above), part of the Ethiopia’s so-called health development army. - Ethiopia is boosting its healthcare statistics by encouraging rural...
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10 January 2014 News Round Up
. Nigeria, Ethiopia sign agreement on research exchange The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and the Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development on Tuesday signed an...
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Ethiopia: The Last Big Untapped African Market
. Vibrant, growing and on the radar of many top executives – Ethiopia has come a long way. Zemedeneh Negatu, Managing Partner EY Ethiopia and Head of Transaction Advisory Services, explains what’s...
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How three agribusinesses have improved their engagement with smallholders
BY Kate Douglas – 08 January 2014 Africa’s smallscale farmers face a number of challenges which can affect both the quality and quantity of their output. For agribusinesses sourcing produce from...
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GTP at the crossroads: achieving targets and seizing opportunities
Helen Hai is known for her contribution in setting up the famous Huajian shoemaker here. The manufacturer has become a major exporter of shoes in Ethiopia in just about two years. Huajian was...
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11 January 2014 News Roll
Tullow to start mobilization to Chew Bahir Tullow will soon drill the Shimela well 11 January 2014 Written by Kaleyesus Bekele The British Oil company that is...
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Telecom deal by ZTE, Huawei in Ethiopia faces criticism
By Matthew Dalton Lake Wenchi, Ethiopia—In the green highlands here southwest of Addis Ababa, farmers like Darara Baysa are proud owners of cellphones that run on a network built by China’s ZTE...
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Ethiopia strides forward with the GTP
Yemeserach Hune Tigrai Onlne – January 10, 2014 Ethiopia has been working to reach the middle-income status in 20 to 30 years for the last decade. Under a committed leadership and well-crafted...
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1st IPI / MoA / ATA Joint SSA Potash Use Symposium Announced For September...
IPI events The Role of Potassium in Cropping Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Status and Potential for Increasing Productivity 03-05 September 2014 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Background The...
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Opportunity for Ethiopian SMEs to tap into the global market
Essete Gebriel, country manager of DHL Express in Ethiopia Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country with an estimated 90m people, has thousands of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but only...
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How Bill Gates Is Helping KFC Take Over Africa
The Gates Foundation and USAID are helping the Colonel’s African expansion, perhaps at the expense of local farmers. . By Alex Park There are currently more than 750 KFCs in sub-Saharan Africa. Almost...
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Ministry of Mines Installs New Head
Tolessa Shagi (pictured above), the former state minister for Mines, now takes the driving seat as a minister. - Some questioned why one of only four women with a ministerial portfolio had been...
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Djibouti Backs Down from Ultimatum on Cargo Clearance
Workneh Gebeyehu, (pictured above) Ethiopian authorities pledge to push businesses to live up to their promises The government of Djibouti has backed down from its earlier decision to change cargo...
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14 January 2014 News Round Up
New Water Services Institution Developed to Tackle Multi-Dimensional Tasks The new institution seeks to fix some of the current issues stunting major developments in the sector Hailemeskel Tefera,...
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Crop breeding and patenting threaten future planting
Written by Alice Ndita A group of civil societies and farmer related NGOs are raising alarm over continuing patenting of traditional crop varieties by big agribusiness firms and multinationals, that...
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Ethiopia to become one of the top travel destinations in Africa, claims Green...
Friday, 17 January 2014 12:40 Original article here: http://www.marcopolis.net/ethiopia-to-become-one-of-the-top-travel-destinations-in-africa-claims-green-land-tours-hotels-1701.htm Interview with...
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17 January 2014 News Briefs
. Authority signs road project contract agreements . The Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA) signed 6.5 billion birr three road project contract agreements with China Communications Construction Company...
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18 January 2014 News Round Up
. Land bill endorsed after record debate . The House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR), on Thursday, finally endorsed the land bill, almost eight months after it was first presented to the House. The...
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Farm machinery and sustainable agriculture must evolve together
Machinery’s role in an environmentally sustainable future is one of the issues covered in the publication. - New book turns critical eye on the mechanization of the world’s fields 17 January 2014,...
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