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| 20 April 2019

DP World to finalize feasibility studies on regional logistic hub

The United Arab Emirate (UAE) based multinational port and terminal operator, DP World, said that it has been closely following the privatization moves the Government of Ethiopia is considering; and currently, the state owned operator is finalizing a feasibility studies to launch a logistical operations across East Africa where Ethiopia is one of the targeted countries.

| 20 April 2019

HERQA takesmeasures on 15 colleges, campuses

The Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency (HERQA) has taken measuresagainst 15 private collages and higher-learning institutions for failing to meet regulatory requirements, which it says undermines the quality of education being delivered to students, The Reporter has learnt.

Zayed Sustainability Prize partners XHUB Addis

| 20 April 2019

Zayed Sustainability Prize partners with XHUB Addis

Looking to attract prospective candidates from Ethiopia for the USD 3 million prize fund,Zayed Sustainability Prize has decided to partner with xHUB Addis, one of Ethiopia’s noted incubation hubs, just in time for the upcoming 2020 edition.

| 20 April 2019

Nestle Waters Ethiopia to pursue Sululta watershed project

The Oromia Regional State,the Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) of the Addis Ababa University and Nestle Waters Ethiopia have launched phase two of the Integrated Landscape Management Project (ILMP) on Wednesday 16, 2019 in Sheraton Hotel.

| 20 April 2019

“BRI cooperation is not a shop-talk,” Tan Jian, Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia

To be held in Beijing, China, the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation is set to welcome thousands of delegates on April 25 to April 27 including Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the invitation of China, reflecting on the theme “Shaping a Brighter Shared Future.”

| 20 April 2019

Ethiopia, South Korea sign USD 300 mln agreement

Ethiopia and South Korea on Tuesday signed a framework arrangement amounting to USD 300 million in the form of highly concessional resource on Tuesday.

| 20 April 2019

Regional to federal

The House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) has endorsed the nomination put forth by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) in his latest bid to shuffle his Cabinet. Accordingly, Lemma Megerssa andGedu Andargachew, former heads of the Oromia and Amhara Regional States, were chosen to assume key ministerial positions ofthe Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), respectively.

| 20 April 2019

Ethiopian anticipates becoming a USD 25 billion company

As part of its fast and profitable growth strategy Ethiopian Airlines Group is planning to become a USD 25 billion company by 2035, it was learnt.

| 20 April 2019

Ethiopia soars in world press freedom index

The World Press Freedom Index-2019, an annual index published since 2002 by the French based Reporters without Boarders aka Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), has ranked Ethiopia 110th out of 180 countries in general level of media freedom exhibiting an improvement of 40 places in ranking since last year where the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) took over the reins of power at Arat Kilo.

| 20 April 2019

Suppliers fear wheat contamination at port storage

24,250 metric tons of wheat imported from abroad and stored in the Port of Djibouti for weeks, has suppliers fearing it might be exposed to contamination if it is going to stay there any longer, The Reporter has learnt.