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INVESTMENT Tigray Invests 15 M Br to Increase Safe Water Coverage Construction of 120 safe water facilities is underway in Ofla Wereda, Southern Tigray Zone at a cost of 15 millionBr.The facilities will benefit 32,000 farmers, according to Mulugeta Hagos, head of The Water, Mines and Energy Office. The facilities include development of springs and […]

INVESTMENT Three Billion Birr Investments Underway in Jijiga Town Investors with three billion Birr combined capital were licenced to engage in various investment sectors in Jijiga town during the past two years. The investors were licenced to operate in the areas of: real-estate, agriculture, industry, hospitality and animal resources, according to Sultan Mohammed, deputy mayor […]

ROAD 40Km Roads under Construction Through URRAP Construction of two rural roads covering 40Km is underway in Lay Armaheho Wereda, North Gondar Zone of Amhara State with 40 million Br through the Universal Rural Road Access Project (URRAP). The roads interconnect six rural localities with main road. Upon going fully operational in the current Ethiopian […]

REVENUE SNNP Region Collects 1b Br Revenue The SNNP Regional State collected over one billion Birr in revenue from different income titles during the last seven months, according to the Revenue Authority of the State. The income came from direct and indirect taxes, as well as municipality services. The revenue is part of the total […]

INVESTMENT Investment Office Licences 24m Br Worth Projects Eight investors with over 24 million Br combined capital received licences to undertake various projects in Bore Wereda Gujji Zone of Oromia Regional State during the last six months. The investors will undertake seven projects in the areas of agriculture, industry, hotel and tourism, according to Bekele […]

AGRICULTURE Borena Zone Undertakes Projects Worth 90.7m Br Close to 56 development projects aimed at improving the livelihoods of pastoralists are being undertaken in Borena Zone of Oromia State with 90.7 million Br. The government is engaging in the projects to benefit 453,000 pastoralists by constructing seven health stations, nine water projects, 24 primarily schools […]

INVESTMENT HawassaAgriculturalCollegeto be Upgraded The construction of eight projects is launched at a cost of 300 million Br with a view of upgrading theHawassaAgriculturalCollegein the Southern Regional State. The projects include construction of classrooms, dormitories library and laboratory, according to Yibra Beyene (PhD) dean of the college. Established 36 years ago, the college is providing […]

CONTRABAND Dire Dawa Confiscates 43m Br Worth of Contraband Goods The Revenues & Customs Branch office in Dire Dawa has confiscated contraband goods worth 43 million Br, in the first half of the current fiscal year. The goods include packed cigarettes, medicine, clothing, electronic gadgets and food items, according to Ferhan Ali, office deputy general […]

AGRICULTURE Zone Selects 10m for Transplantation Ten million select coffee seedlings have been prepared for transplantation in West Hararge Zone, Oromia Regional State in an effort to expand coffee development, the zonal agriculture development office said.The seedlings will be transplanted on 7,117ha of land, said, Manbegrot Kebede, a coffee expert with the office.The expert said […]

LAND Amhara Region Prepares Industrial Sites Ten industrial sites have been prepared in seven selected towns inAmharaRegionalState. Close to 1,711ha of land designated in the towns as an industrial site have been developed, said Ahmed Abetwe, deputy chief of the state. In addition, 1,000ha of land have been designated to establish additional industrial sites in […]

CONSTRUCTION Asphalt Road Goes Operational in Arbaminch An asphalt road, close to 4Km, constructed in Arbaminch Town, South Regional State with over 27 million Birr has gone operational, the town municipality said. Pedestrian walkways, flood canals and bridges, among others, were also constructed in the town, Dawit Hailemariam, municipality manager said. The Gamogofa Zone and […]

CONSTRUCTION Roads Authority Signs Agreements with Five Contractors The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) signed agreements with five contractors to upgrade and construct six road projects for over 3.2 billion Br. The roads are part of the 4th roads sector development program designed by the government. The Ethiopian government will cover the full cost for upgrading […]

ROAD Assosa-Kurmuk Asphalt Concrete RoadOpens to Traffic The 100Km Assosa-Kurmuk asphalt concrete road constructed inBenishangulGumuaStatewith over 502 million Br has been opened to traffic, the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) said. The road construction project, which linksEthiopiaandSudan, was financed by the Ethiopian government, Arab Bank for Economic Development inAfrica, the Saudi Fund for Development. Construction of […]

INVESTMENT Investment Projects Underway in Kombolcha Close to 220 investors with 20 million Br combined capital are undertaking various investment projects in Kombolcha town, Amhara Regional State. The foreign and domestic investors are engaged in manufacturing, construction, education, health, agriculture and tourism. Upon going fully operational, the projects are expected to create 50,000 jobs, Abebe […]

CONSTRUCTION Water Facilities Under Construction inWest Wollega The construction of water facilities has been launched in West Wollega Zone of Oromia Regional State at a cost of 29 million Br, the zonal water, mines and energy office said. The facilities include the construction of 932 spring developments and 215 hand-dug wells, Gurmessa Oljira, deputy head […]

INSURANCE Enforcing Third Party Insurance Law Insurance Fund Office (IFO) is taking measures on vehicle owners who have not registered and renewed their third party insurance yet. The measures taken include 3,000 Br to 5,000 Br in fines and one to two years of imprisonment. A rigorous enforcement of the law is being applied after […]

INVESTMENT Town Issues 22 Investment Licences The town ofAxum, in the central zone of Tigrai Region, issued licences for 22 businesses. The businesses have an aggregate capital of 339.2 million Br and are to take part in construction, urban agriculture, hotel industry and social services. 500,000ha of land have already been received and are expected […]

AGRICULTURE 13 million Br from Honey Sale Farmers in Dera wereda, North Shoa Zone of Oromia, secured 13 million Br from selling honey, reported the woreda animal resource, health and marketing service. 2,500 farmers of the 33 localities obtained the stated amount of income from the sale of 470,000Kg honey in the current year. Publication: […]

MINING  Artisan Miners Supply 2,552Kg Gold to NBE Artisan gold miners supplied over 2,552Kg of gold worth 132.7 million dollars to the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) in the first quarter of the2012/2013 local budget year. The gold supplied to the central bank was obtained from Tigray, Oromia, Benshangul Gumuz, South Nations Nationalities and Peoples […]

Telemedicine service aimed at delivering health service using Information & Communications Technology (ICT), launched in three health centers of Addis Abeba, proved failure, mainly due to problem of getting Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA). The online medical consultation given from Yekatit-12 Hospital was interrupted before two months due to incapability of getting the CDMA card.

HEALTH Construction of 10 Hospitals Underway in Sidama Zone The construction of 10 hospitals in ten districts of the Sidama zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPR) by a cost of 210 million Br is underway.  The hospitals which are expected to be fully operational by the end of this 2012/2013 […]

CONSTRUCTION Nation Raises Cement Production The annual cement production capacity ofEthiopiaincreased to over 10 million tonnes, according to Ministry of Industry (MoI). The annual production increased due to the considerable increase in the number of cement factories. There are 17 cement plants. Currently, cement demand inEthiopiais not greater than 2.8 million tones, thus raising per […]

AGRICULTURE Farmers Benefit from Honey Sales Farmers in Bale Zone, Oromia Regional State, have secured over 10.2 million Br income from sale of 136,000Kg of honey in the past three months.about 1,400 farmers in nine weredas have obtained the stated sum that exceeds that of last year by  1.2 million Br, according to the zonal […]

CONSTRUCTION ERA Undertakes Road Construction with 4.7b Br The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) said it has undertaken construction, renovation and upgrading of over 2,340km of roads at a cost of 4.7 billion Birr in the past three months. Close to 259km of roads are under construction while 2,100km was up graded and renovated. The authority […]