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The new railway designs are to connect some of the major cities of Ethiopia. The 1,833.6km-long railway will be providing service to Mekelle; Galafi and Djibouti; Awash and Sebeta; ... Read more »
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As talks in Ethiopia continue on setting the stage for the successful holding of a referendum on southern Sudan independence, a senior UN official says progress has been made. Read more »
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The Security Council delegation in in Sudan say the upcoming referenda must be on schedule and must respect the provisions of the peace agreement that ended hostilities. Read more »
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Hiroyuki Kishino, the new Japanese ambassador to Ethiopia, thinks that sharing experiences is key to Ethiopia achieving its aim of developing an export industry. Addis Fortune ... Read more »
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The current energy generating capacity of the country stands at 1,996MW and the government plans to use alternative energy sources to meet the demand. Read more »
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One of Ethiopia's key opposition figures has been freed from jail. Birtukan Medeksa had been behind bars since late 2008. Read more »
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Just a decade ago, Eritrea might reasonably have been described as challenged but stable. Today it is under severe stress, if not yet in full-blown crisis. Read more »
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A new government strategy aims to establish new systems to tackle perennial hazards including drought, floods and disease outbreaks. Read more »
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As world leaders prepared for the MDG Summit at the UN, a new body of research examining development progress was published by a British think-tank on international development. Read more »
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As part of its diplomatic and political effort to ease the ongoing tension over the Nile, Egypt has made offers of financial support to upstream countries. Read more »
