Local media personnel drawn from various media institutions have visited the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone, Ethiopia’s first free trade zone.The aim of the visit organized by Ministry of Government Communication Service is to show to the personnel the acti…
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Minister laments poor energy performance standards on ACs utilised in Nigeria
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), Dr Adeleke Mamora, has lamented that Air conditioners (ACs) utilised in the country had less energy efficiency ratio (EER).Mamora said this at the National Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop on…
Stakeholders Meet To Realign, Review SGBV Draft Policy
Stakeholders and Gender Technical Working Group in Busia have met with a view to review the County’s Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Draft Policy.
Speaking during a stakeholder’s forum at a hotel in Busia on Monday, the Director of Western Twaweza …
Kenyan MP dies after hit-and-run motorcycle crash
A Kenyan lawmaker has died while receiving treatment at a hospital after being involved in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident in the capital, Nairobi.Kullow Maalim Hassan was a second term MP for Banisa constituency in north-eastern Kenya.His family tol…
Ethiopia, Latvia Agree to cooperate in Key Bilateral Areas
Ethiopia and Latvia have agreed to cooperate in several key bilateral and multilateral areas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia said.Director General of Europe and American Affairs Ambassador, Eshete Tilahun held political consultation with the U…
KALRO Unveils Improved Chicken Breeds
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has unveiled a superior indigenous chicken breed that is highly resistant to common diseases. The new KALRO improved KC3 breed is an upgrade of KC1 and KC2 chicken whose research over …
Kazakhstan Keen to Deepen Cooperation with Ethiopia: Ambassador Barlybay
Kazakhstan Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Barlybay Sadykov said his country is desirous to deepen its cooperation with Ethiopia in various areas.In an exclusive interview with ENA, Kazakhstan ambassador Barly…
Government To Develop Food Security Master Plan
The government is working on modalities to develop a sustainable food production master plan, Livestock Principal Secretary, in the state department of Agriculture Harry Kimtai has announced. The PS explained that plans are under way to develop a comp…
High-Level Dialogue on Investment in Electricity, Infrastructure Dev’t in Africa To Be Held in Addis
A High-Level Public-Private Dialogue on private sector investment in electricity and infrastructure development in Africa will take place next week in Addis Ababa.The high level meeting, organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collabor…
Development expert advises in-coming govt. to leverage on women
A development expert and researcher, Dr Nkemdilim Ene, has advised the in-coming administration to leverage on women to take development faster to grassroots communities in Nigeria.Ene gave the advice in Abuja on Sunday while speaking with the News Age…