Business : Ethiopia petroleum import to rise by 13 % in coming years
 
 
 
 
 
Ethiopia petroleum import to rise by 13 % in coming yearsAPA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia’s petroleum import will rise by around 13 per cent in the coming years, forcing the country to spend annually around US$ 1.8 billion, the Ethiopian Petroleum Enterprise (EPE) said here on Friday. The Ethiopian Petroleum Enterprise said that the country imported around 2.8 billion litres (2.5 millions tons) of petroleum in the past 10 months, worth around US$ 1.4 billion.
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Business : Coffee threatened by beetles in a warming world
 
 
 
 
 
Coffee threatened by beetles in a warming worldThe highlands of southwestern Ethiopia should be ideal for growing coffee. After all, this is the region where coffee first originated hundreds of years ago. But although coffee remains Ethiopia's number one export, the nation's coffee farmers have been struggling. The Arabica coffee grown in Ethiopia and Latin America is an especially climate-sensitive crop.
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Business : Ethiopian Airlines and the Boeing 777-200LR - A Winning Combination
 
 
 
 
 
Ethiopian Airlines and the Boeing 777-200LR - A Winning CombinationWith the delivery of its first 777-200LR in November 2010, Ethiopian will be the first airline in Africa to operate the world’s most technologically advanced, and longest-range airplane in the world, further reaffirming its leading position on the continent. Ethiopian Airlines currently operates an all-Boeing fleet, including...
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Art & Entertainment : Playing Ethiopian music in America
 
 
 
 
 
Playing Ethiopian music in AmericaFor almost a decade, Addis’s music scene has been dominated by one-man bands. Live performances and musical albums have surrendered to keyboard-led music. As music is suffering from the lack of taste it used to have when played by whole bands, few believe that this is the best thing that has happened to music. Yet for those who like to reach out to world class music, playing in just a one man band is unacceptable. Kenny Alyn, an African-American musician who has been storming Addis with his music and charm over the past five years, is one such individual.
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Art & Entertainment : The sensational singer Teddy Afro does it again
 
 
 
 
 
The sensational singer Teddy Afro does it againJust last month the sensational singer Teddy Afro announced, during a radio interview, that he is now working on a new album that is scheduled to come out in four months' time. Releasing three new singles earlier than the announced time was something audiences never anticipated. Other requests the station frequently receives include Bezawit Zeleke’s Menor and Jemeriaylew and Yismalem Berega’s Amrobish. Despite the two singles being released some time ago, they are still getting significant attention.
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Latest News : Sudanese company contemplates quitting due to “customs bureaucracy”
 
 
 
 
 
Sudanese company contemplates quitting due to “customs bureaucracy”ELiE, a Sudan-based company which invested some USD 160 million in pharmaceutical, edible oil and soap plants in the northern Ethiopia town of Gondar, is contemplating pulling out from the business it has yet to kick-start due to customs bureaucracy, Ahmed Elbadawi Ahmed, general manager of the company, told The Report...
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Latest News : Ethiopia: Mixed views on the five-year plan
 
 
 
 
 
Ethiopia: Mixed views on the five-year plan The five-year strategic plan, dubbed the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), was defended by both the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance and Economic Development during the past two weeks. Early this week, the plan was floated for public discussion in Addis Ababa where people still held mixed opinions on the feasibility of the plan...
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Sport : Egyptian police arrested five Ethiopian refugees
 
 
 
 
 
Egyptian police arrested five Ethiopian refugeesEl-Arish, EGYPT – Egyptian police arrested five Ethiopian refugees attempting to cross the country's Sinai peninsula border with Israel on Friday morning, according to a security source. Police fired warning shots into the air when they spotted the group – three men and two women – then arrested them.
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Latest News : European Union biofuel demand fuelling land grab in Africa
 
 
 
 
 
European Union biofuel demand fuelling land grab in AfricaThe demand for biofuel in the European Union is fuelling land grabbing in Africa, reducing the land available to grow crops in a continent that already faces food deficit situation, a new report has said. The EU is targeting to use at least 10 percent biofuel by 2020 for its transport and companies are seizing land in Africa to produce biofuel to feed into this demand.
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Politics : Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010
 
 
 
 
 
Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010United State Senators Feingold and Leahy have introduced a new legislation titled, Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010. To reaffirm United States objectives in Ethiopia and encourage critical democratic and humanitarian principles and practices, and for other purposes.
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