Letter to the Editor

The long awaited election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn is finally over with the election of Abiy Ahmed (PhD) to the chairmanship of the EPRDF party, at the end of the day ushering him as the next Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 

Dear Editor, I would like to addresses the views of our company – National Oil Ethiopia PLC (NOC) – on the recent news article published in The Reporter, Vol. XXII No. 1114 on January 13, 2018 web and print versions about a plan to build an oil refinery in Ethiopia by Fairfax Africa Fund, a US-based investment firm. The article further stated that the refinery will be built in Awash town of Ethiopia with a capacity of 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) at a cost of USD four billion.

Dear Editor, The right to freedom of expression in the form of art or any other medium of transmission on one’s own choice is so fundamental that it has been duly guaranteed under Art. 29 Sub-Art. (2) of the F.D.R.E’s Constitution of 1995.

The agony of the recent conflict in Oromia and the Somali regional states is still painful. It is estimated that around half a million people displaced from the Somali region, which could be the worst of its kind in the history of Ethiopia.

Dear Editor, Ethiopia commenced the construction of the GERD on March 2011 on the Abbay/Blue Nile River.

Dear Editors, This letter comes as a response to your recent news item published on November 11, 2017 headlined “Disgruntled employees accuse embassy of ill treatment” [Volume XXII, Number 1105].

Dear Editor, Miss Ethiopia Event PLC owner of Miss Ethiopia brand is a mission-driven organization with a vision to build a global “Beauty for a Purpose” brand by leveraging the beauty of Ethiopian women, the country’s history, diversity and cultures.

Dear Editor, This is in response to the article “Juventus receives final eviction notice”, published on The Reporter of May 6, 2017.

Dear Editor, I am writing in regard to an article that was published on March 10, 2017 on The Reporter Vol. XXI No. 1070.

Dear Editor, This is in reference to an article, which appeared on the January 6, 2017 issue of The Reporter under the title, “Unnecessary containerization cost undercuts Ethiopian exports”.