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Recent News |
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Re-Erection of Axum Obelisk to Be Inaugurated
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The
inauguration of re-erection of Axum Obelisk which stayed in Italy for 70 years
will be colorfully celebrated in Axum town in Tigray regional State on September
04, 2008. |
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Nation expects to earn 200mln USD from
tourism this year |
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Ethiopia
hopes to boost tourism earnings by 15 percent this year. |
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'Human
Evolution Time Line Exhibition’ opens |
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"Human Evolution Time Line
Exhibition" opens in Addis Ababa at the national museum. The exhibition
showcases the world’s famous hominids remains that first walked our planet,
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mohamud Dirir said. |
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Ethiopian Commodity Exchange to launch
coffee trading |
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The
Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) announced that it has finalized preparations
to launch coffee trading in the coming few months. |
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Ethiopia becomes center for African leather
market |
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Prime
Minister Meles Zenawi announced that the government makes all efforts towards
making Ethiopia center of African leather market. The All Africa Leather Fair
2008 was opened in Addis Ababa on August 1 2008. |
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Ethiopia: Leading African country in
eradicating malaria |
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Ethiopia
has been rated as the most successful African country in reducing malaria,
according to the Ministry of Health. |
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500,000 hectares designated for tea
plantation in Ethiopia
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Designation
of farmlands covering a total of 500,000 ha. in four regional states.
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Oppositions to Ethiopia's bids to full
coffee trademark rights brushed off: EIPO |
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No
foreign company that had held Ethiopian coffee brand names as its registered
trademark will be eligible to be identified with it anymore, nor will such a
trademark be issued to any company whatsoever, says EIPO in announcement of the
consummation of the fight to put an end to the long-held patent injustices
related to global coffee trade. |
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Accession to WTO help Ethiopia to be
globally competitive |
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The
Ministry of Trade and Industry said accession to World Trade Organization (WTO)
would help Ethiopia to make its commercial laws standard and secure reliable
market access. |
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Global Energy Ethiopia building bio-diesel
plant |
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Global
Energy Ethiopia has begun building a bio-diesel factory in southern Ethiopia
which will produce 40,000 tons of crude oil annually. |
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Ethiopia undertaking biggest telecom
investment in Africa |
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Ethiopia
has been investing 1.5 billion USD in the telecoms industry, which is the
biggest investment an African government has undertaken in the sector, the
Minister of Transport and Communication said.
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