http://www.ethioplanet.com/news Ethiopian news, review and reports, from Addis Ababa, Nazret, surrounding regions. Home of Ethiopian chat rooms, Medrek discussion forum; Africa-Ethiopia news Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:15:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/12/05/ethiopia-is-ethiopia-in-a-low-productivity-trap/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/12/05/ethiopia-is-ethiopia-in-a-low-productivity-trap/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:29:56 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13634 ADDIS ABABA, December 3, 2009 – The World Bank recently completed a second “Investment Climate Assessment” (ICA) report for Ethiopia.  The ICA looks at the state of the private sector and identifies actions that can reduce policy and other hurdles to helping the private sector become the driver of sustained growth.  The first ICA was [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/12/05/ethiopia-is-ethiopia-in-a-low-productivity-trap/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/ethiopia-deja-vu-much-ado-about-an-already-won-election/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/ethiopia-deja-vu-much-ado-about-an-already-won-election/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:46:30 +0000 Mike Namara http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/ethiopia-deja-vu-much-ado-about-an-already-won-election/ Alemayehu G. Mariam, is an Ethiopian professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino, and an attorney based in Los Angeles Ethiopia – Déjà vu: Much ado about an already won election! By Alemayehu G. Mariam | September 21, 2009 Déjà Vu: Here We Go Again With the Charade Last April, we commented that the whole business [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/ethiopia-deja-vu-much-ado-about-an-already-won-election/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/whats-wrong-with-ethiopias-exchange-by-wondwossen-mezlekia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/whats-wrong-with-ethiopias-exchange-by-wondwossen-mezlekia/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:46:24 +0000 Mike Namara http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/whats-wrong-with-ethiopias-exchange-by-wondwossen-mezlekia/ Seen here is Eleni Gabre-Madhin CEO of Ethiopian Commodity Exchange Photo PBS What’s wrong with Ethiopia’s exchange Wondwossen Mezlekia Published on September 21, 2009 The Economist magazine describes the Ethiopian government as “one of the most economically illiterate in the modern world.” This portrayal, albeit contentious, is not without truth. But, the government’s recent meddling in [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/whats-wrong-with-ethiopias-exchange-by-wondwossen-mezlekia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/birtukan-the-best-man-in-ethiopian-politics/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/birtukan-the-best-man-in-ethiopian-politics/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:46:18 +0000 Mike Namara http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/birtukan-the-best-man-in-ethiopian-politics/ Ethiopia – Birtukan, the Best Man in Ethiopian Politics! It is a borrowed expression. David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of the State of Israel, used to describe Golda Meir, Israel’s first female prime minister (1969-1974), “the best man in the government” and many called her the “Iron Lady” of Israeli politics. This was not without [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/birtukan-the-best-man-in-ethiopian-politics/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/ethiopian-war-heroes-honored-in-washington-dc/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/ethiopian-war-heroes-honored-in-washington-dc/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:46:04 +0000 Mike Namara http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/ethiopian-war-heroes-honored-in-washington-dc/ Ethiopian War Heroes honored in Washington DC, Committee announces plan to erect a monument in memory of the tens of thousands of the former armed forces who gave the ultimate in defense of Ethiopia’s unity Special Report by the North America organizing Committee to honor Ethiopian Heroes Washington D.C. Several hundred Ethiopians over packed the hall [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/ethiopian-war-heroes-honored-in-washington-dc/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/president-obama-to-nominate-ethiopian-american-to-head-millennium-challenge-corporation/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/president-obama-to-nominate-ethiopian-american-to-head-millennium-challenge-corporation/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:30:47 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/president-obama-to-nominate-ethiopian-american-to-head-millennium-challenge-corporation/ Daniel W. Yohannes President Obama to nominate Ethiopian-American to head Millennium Challenge Corporation Source: The Whitehouse President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Daniel W. Yohannes [a native of Ethiopia], Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation. Daniel W. Yohannes , Nominee for Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation. Daniel W. Yohannes is President and CEO of M&R Investments, LLC, [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/president-obama-to-nominate-ethiopian-american-to-head-millennium-challenge-corporation/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/sunshine-construction-to-build-ethiopias-first-marriott/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/sunshine-construction-to-build-ethiopias-first-marriott/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:30:56 +0000 Mike Namara http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/sunshine-construction-to-build-ethiopias-first-marriott-reporter-2/ A model of one of Sunshine’s future projects: supper-deluxe condominium apartment in Ethiopia’s Capital – Reporter Sunshine Construction to build Ethiopia’s first Marriott – Reporter The first Marriott hotel in Ethiopia is in the plans according to a report by Addis Ababa based Reporter newspaper. The paper said, Sunshine construction, one of the largest construction companies in [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/sunshine-construction-to-build-ethiopias-first-marriott/feed/ 3 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/19/ethiopia-meles-and-mengistu-sounding-acting-and-ending-the-same-way/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/19/ethiopia-meles-and-mengistu-sounding-acting-and-ending-the-same-way/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:46:12 +0000 Mike Namara http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/21/ethiopia-meles-and-mengistu-sounding-acting-and-ending-the-same-way/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/19/ethiopia-meles-and-mengistu-sounding-acting-and-ending-the-same-way/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/midroc-ethiopia-to-engage-in-tourism-sector-in-lalibela/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/midroc-ethiopia-to-engage-in-tourism-sector-in-lalibela/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:01:50 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=5044 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/midroc-ethiopia-to-engage-in-tourism-sector-in-lalibela/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/15/ethiopia%e2%80%99s-gives-away-2-7-million-hectars-of-land/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/15/ethiopia%e2%80%99s-gives-away-2-7-million-hectars-of-land/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:22:34 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=4960 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/15/ethiopia%e2%80%99s-gives-away-2-7-million-hectars-of-land/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/15/worldbank-says-ethiopia%e2%80%99s-atmosphere-for-business-improved/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/15/worldbank-says-ethiopia%e2%80%99s-atmosphere-for-business-improved/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:32:13 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=4941 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/15/worldbank-says-ethiopia%e2%80%99s-atmosphere-for-business-improved/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/04/ethiopia-ministry-to-provide-150-acres-of-land-for-footware-industrial-zone/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/04/ethiopia-ministry-to-provide-150-acres-of-land-for-footware-industrial-zone/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:57:17 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3795 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/04/ethiopia-ministry-to-provide-150-acres-of-land-for-footware-industrial-zone/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/08/17/holland-car-to-manufacture-bio-gas-cars-in-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/08/17/holland-car-to-manufacture-bio-gas-cars-in-ethiopia/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:49:15 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3743 Addis Abeba — Holland Car Plc of Ethiopia, a company assembling and distributing cars in Ethiopia announced a plan to manufacture new environmental friendly bio-gas cars. It said the first model of bio-gas car will be displayed in the coming November. The company has agreed with three foreign companies to work jointly to establish a bio-gas [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/08/17/holland-car-to-manufacture-bio-gas-cars-in-ethiopia/feed/ 2 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/15/ethiopian-ayat-real-estate-major-shareholder-released-cheif-still-in-custody/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/15/ethiopian-ayat-real-estate-major-shareholder-released-cheif-still-in-custody/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:12:00 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3406 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Ayat Real Estate Enterprise major shareholder Ayalew Tessema is out on bail after spending more than a week in police custody on tax evasion charges. However, Ayele Debela, known as IMF for his lending business, remains in custody. Flexing its muscle after the reform that merged two former agencies, the Ministry of Revenues [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/15/ethiopian-ayat-real-estate-major-shareholder-released-cheif-still-in-custody/feed/ 2 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/15/african-renaissance-to-begin-with-african-chamber-of-commerce-assembly-held-in-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/15/african-renaissance-to-begin-with-african-chamber-of-commerce-assembly-held-in-ethiopia/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:45:18 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3478 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/15/african-renaissance-to-begin-with-african-chamber-of-commerce-assembly-held-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/15/ethiopian-commodity-exchange-trades-2-billion-birr-coffee-in-eight-months/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/15/ethiopian-commodity-exchange-trades-2-billion-birr-coffee-in-eight-months/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:22:51 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3457 ENA – Over 2 billion birr coffee was traded through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange over the past eight months, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange Authority said on Thursday. Speaking at a half-day workshop organized for coffee trading stakeholders, authority’s director general, Ambassador Dr. Adissalem Balema said the national coffee trading is being smoothly undertaken through the new institution; [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/15/ethiopian-commodity-exchange-trades-2-billion-birr-coffee-in-eight-months/feed/ 3 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/06/24/1104-condos-constructed-in-jimma-ethiopia-with-more-planned/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/06/24/1104-condos-constructed-in-jimma-ethiopia-with-more-planned/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:51:31 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3261 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/06/24/1104-condos-constructed-in-jimma-ethiopia-with-more-planned/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/06/20/ethiopian-woman-files-30m-civil-suit-one-of-highest-ever/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/06/20/ethiopian-woman-files-30m-civil-suit-one-of-highest-ever/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:09:57 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3256 One of the most expensive litigations in Ethiopia’s judicial history has been filed by a prominent businesswoman, Mekia Mamio Sikessa, who is claiming compensation worth 300 million Br from two expatriates who allegedly provided faulty consultancy services to her agro-business company. Mekia filed the civil suit on May 8, 2009, at the Federal High Court, Civil [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/06/20/ethiopian-woman-files-30m-civil-suit-one-of-highest-ever/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/more-than-a-taste-of-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/more-than-a-taste-of-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 08:10:00 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3196 (May 27, A360) – From caring for her family to preparing a sublime array of traditional Ethiopian dishes at her Taste of Ethiopia restaurant in Pflugerville, Woinee Mariam throws her heart and soul into everything she does. That passion compelled her to sit for four hours on the hard floor of her daughter’s new school in [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/more-than-a-taste-of-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/02/ict-report-launds-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/02/ict-report-launds-ethiopia/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 19:49:04 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2951 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/02/ict-report-launds-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/02/ethiopias-export-revenue-is-declining/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/02/ethiopias-export-revenue-is-declining/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 19:45:24 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2949 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/02/ethiopias-export-revenue-is-declining/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/02/prime-minister-zenawi-gives-warm-welcome-to-abdullah-bin-zayed/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/02/prime-minister-zenawi-gives-warm-welcome-to-abdullah-bin-zayed/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 19:41:10 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2945 Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, received here today Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who arrived earlier in Ethiopia as part of his tour of a number of African countries. The Ethiopian premier warmly welcomed Sheikh Abdullah, who expressed the hope that his visit to Ethiopia would boost relations of friendship and joint [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/02/prime-minister-zenawi-gives-warm-welcome-to-abdullah-bin-zayed/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/ethiopian-firms-find-india-inc-ideal-partner-to-do-business/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/ethiopian-firms-find-india-inc-ideal-partner-to-do-business/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 19:11:04 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2937 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/ethiopian-firms-find-india-inc-ideal-partner-to-do-business/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/dashen-bank-selects-payment-gateway-from-iveri-payment-technologies/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/dashen-bank-selects-payment-gateway-from-iveri-payment-technologies/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 18:29:52 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2931 PR WEB-iVeri Payment Technologies (pronounced “ivory”), a leading provider of multi-channel e-payment solutions, has licensed its Payment Gateway and MiCard™ e-payment processing solution to Dashen Bank SC, a private commercial bank in Ethiopia. iVeri’s Payment Gateway will help Dashen Bank to become the first bank in Ethiopia to acquire mCommerce, eCommerce and Mobile merchant transactions. [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/dashen-bank-selects-payment-gateway-from-iveri-payment-technologies/feed/ 2 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/ethiopia-habesha-cement-factory-plans-solidifying/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/ethiopia-habesha-cement-factory-plans-solidifying/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:30:27 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2718 (Capital)-The new cement factory share company; Habesha, is to float an international tender in the coming weeks to invite equipment suppliers with vendor finance from international financial institutions. The invitation will include construction of the cement factory scheduled to commence in September 2009 at Holeta, 35km west of Addis Ababa. A source from the managing staff [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/ethiopia-habesha-cement-factory-plans-solidifying/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/ethiopian-insurance-firms-to-cough-up-millions/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/ethiopian-insurance-firms-to-cough-up-millions/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:22:18 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2671 The failure of car owners to pay customs duties imposed by the former customs authority following a duty free import scandal two years ago has left insurers owing millions of birr. A few years ago, the federal government issued duty free importation incentives with the intention of drawing citizens residing abroad back home. The incentive was [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/ethiopian-insurance-firms-to-cough-up-millions/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/japan-may-resume-coffee-imports-from-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/japan-may-resume-coffee-imports-from-ethiopia/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:17:10 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2571 Japanese trading houses are in talks with Ethiopian coffee exporters to resume purchases of beans from the Horn of Africa country, a year after imports were slashed when several contaminated shipments were discovered. “Some Japanese businesses are seriously negotiating with Ethiopian businesses for the resumption of imports to Japan,” Kinichi Komano, Japan’s ambassador to Ethiopia, [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/japan-may-resume-coffee-imports-from-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/11/famous-zeds-restaurant-opens-second-location-in-virginia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/11/famous-zeds-restaurant-opens-second-location-in-virginia/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:43:02 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2445 Zed’s, the famed Ethiopian restaurant in Washington DC, is to open a second restaurant in Prince William county, Virginia, the Washington Business Journal reports. The new restaurant is called Zed’s Bistro & Wine Bar, and features outdoor seating, a large bar and an open kitchen, according to the report. The new restaurant is located at 6850 [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/11/famous-zeds-restaurant-opens-second-location-in-virginia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/08/israeli-minister-shalom-blocks-anti-israel-act-in-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/08/israeli-minister-shalom-blocks-anti-israel-act-in-ethiopia/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:35:31 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2435 In the first visit of an Israeli minister to Ethiopia in five years, Regional Cooperation Minister Silvan Shalom blocked an anti-Israel decision from being passed at a the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which met Monday in Addis Ababa. Shalom arrived in the Ethiopian capital as head of a Knesset delegation to the event, accompanied [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/08/israeli-minister-shalom-blocks-anti-israel-act-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/condo-lottery-winners-are-on-tight-deadlines-to-make-down-payment/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/condo-lottery-winners-are-on-tight-deadlines-to-make-down-payment/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:29:25 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2418 The Addis Ababa City Housing Development Program (AACHDP) summoned at the end of last week, 4500 city dwellers whose names were on the waiting list for the fourth round condominium lottery drawn a month ago. The lottery was to distribute 15,000 individual apartments to the winners. AACHDP called in those on the waiting list when only [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/condo-lottery-winners-are-on-tight-deadlines-to-make-down-payment/feed/ 0