By Jason McLure
(Bloomberg) — Ethiopia’s grain harvest from last year’s long rainy season was 334,000 tons smaller than forecast, the Central Statistical Agency said.
The Horn of Africa nation produced 16.1 million metric tons of grain during last year’s September to November harvest, compared with the 16.5 million tons forecast by the agency in January, according [...]
Ethiopian Review
Ethiopia grain harvest 334,000 tons smaller than forecast
August 20th, 2008
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Aug 18, 2008
Baby pronunced dead comes back to life minutes before burial
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press
Minutes before being laid to rest on Monday, a baby believed to have been stillborn began displaying signs of life.
Early Monday morning, a 26-year-old pregnant woman arrived at the Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya suffering from severe pains and hemorrhage.
A preliminary examination found that the fetus had [...]
Aug 18, 2008
Egyptian mining company to produce cement in Ethiopia
CAIRO, EGYPT — Egyptian company ASEC Mining (Ascom) ASCM.CA said on Monday it was taking a 20 percent stake in a new company that will produce cement in Ethiopia.
In a statement released through the Egyptian stock exchange, it said the Ethiopian venture, in conjunction with ASEC Cement, would be the company’s first investment in cement [...]
Aug 18, 2008
President Isaias Holds Talks With Delegation From IGAD
ASMARA — President Isaias Afwerki today held talks at the Denden Hall with a delegation from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) that comprises the foreign ministers of Sudan and Kenya, as well as the Executive Secretary of the organization.
In the meeting, the President indicated that Eritrea suspended membership in IGAD in view of the [...]
Aug 18, 2008
Djibouti scraps port tariffs plan
ADDIS ABABA - Djibouti has dropped plans to raise port tariffs that would have cost land-locked Ethiopia an extra $22 million a year, the government in Addis Ababa said on Monday.
The Red Sea state has been Ethiopia’s main gateway for imports and exports since it lost the ports of Assab and Masawa when Eritrea won [...]
Aug 18, 2008
Petroliam Nasional to resume oil exploration in Ethiopia
Petroliam Nasional Bhd. is close to an agreement to resume oil exploration in Ethiopia’s Somali region, the Reporter said, citing people it didn’t identify.
The oil company is in talks with Sino Africa, an exploration company owned by Ethiopian businessman Tewodros Ashenafi, to conduct seismic surveys and drill wells in the Ogaden basin Ethiopia, the Addis [...]
Aug 16, 2008
Bekoji town celebrates Tirunesh Dibaba’s triumph
Bekoji is a small and modest town perched on top of an Ethiopian plateau but when it comes to its Olympic Games record, it boasts more trophies than several developed nations. The entire town had gathered around four television screens set up in cafes to watch Tirunesh Dibaba win the 10,000 metres final in Beijing, [...]