In the last nine months of this Ethiopian Fiscal Year a transaction of more than 1.2 trillion Birr has been carried out through digital payment system across the country, Minister of Planning and Development, Fitsum Aseffa said.While presenting the go…
Month: May 2023
Ethiopia notes with dismay that the resolution adopted by the recent Summit of the League of Arab States echoed Egyptian hostile rhetoric regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.In a statement it issued t…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen met today with Minister of International Development of Canada, Harjit Singh Sajjan, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Among others, the two sides discussed ways of further enhancing de…
Jeju Coffee Farm CEO, Kim Young-han, also Known as “Coffee Virtuoso” of Jeju Island, expressed his strong desire to expand research to Ethiopia’s coffee bean and add value to it by producing beverage like “wine,” and making cosmetics from it.Ethiopia’…
Ethiopia has finalized its preparation to issue international tender in the coming June to license the third telecom operator soon, according to the Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA).Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA) Director-General, Balc…
Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) delegation conferred with China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) officials in China.Deputy Commissioner of EIC, Temesgen Tilahun and CCOIC Deputy Director General, Yang Hong expressed their keen mutual in…
Tunisia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria Mohamed Mhadhebi, Sunday, handed a copy of his credentials to Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Mekdad, reads a press release of Syria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. …
Reported industrial investments increased by 16.7%, to TND 915.1 million, during the first 4 months of 2023, compared to the 1st quarter of 2022, according to the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII) said Sunday. The number of re…
Investments reported in the service sector have decreased by 33.72% to TND 245.1 million at the end of April 2023, from TND 369.8 million in the first quarter of 2022, the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII) said in a report Sun…
A sixty-year-old man was injured on Sunday in a mine explosion in El Kodia El Hamra, in Djebel Kmim, Touiref, Kef governorate. He was collecting cones of Aleppo pine. National Guard spokesperson, Houssemeddine Jebabli, said the injured man, a native o…
The Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) announced that more than 550 million USD has been secured from the export of horticulture products in eight months of the current fiscal year.The Association held experience sharing and…
The first signs of tourism recovery have been recorded during the new season, as bookings picked up 30% compared to 2019, said the president of the Tunisian Federation of Travel and Tourism Agencies, Ahmed Betaieb. In a statement to TAP, Betaieb point…
Ethiopian Airlines has launched a direct passenger flight service to Copenhagen, Denmark today.The new flight will be operated five times a week except on Tuesdays and Sundays.The direct route will create new business opportunities between the countri…
President of the Independent High Authority for the Elections (French: ISIE) Farouk Bouaskar, on Sunday, participated in a regional conference held in Tripoli, Libya on “Enhancing Women’s Participation in Elections: Mechanisms and Solutions”. The even…
Tunisia won three first prizes in the Critics Awards for Arab Films, held by the Arab Cinema Centre (ACC), in the margins of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (May 16-27, 2023). Youssef Chebbi was voted best director for his feature film “A…