Month: June 2016

ኢትዮጵያ ለመንግስታቱ ድርጅት የጸጥታው ጥበቃ ም/ቤት ተለዋጭ አባል ሆና ተመረጠች ኢትዮጵያ በከፍተኛ ድምፅ የተባበሩት መንግሥታት ድርጅት የፀጥታው ጥበቃ ምክር ቤት ተለዋጭ አባል በመሆን ተመረጠች፡፡ ባለፈው ጥር አህጉሪቱን እንድትወክል የአፍሪካ ሕብረት ሙሉ ድጋፉን መስጠቱ የሚታወስ ነው፡፡ ከደቂቃዎች በፊት በኒውዮርክ የተባበሩት መንግሥታት ድርጅት አዳራሽ በተካሄደው የድምፅ አሰጣጥ ከ19ዐ ሀገራት የ185 ሀገራትን ድምፅ አግኝታ ተመርጣለች፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ ለመመረጥ የጉባኤው ሁለት ሶስተኛ ወይንም የ127 ሀገራት ድምፅ ብቻ ማግኘት በቂዋ ቢሆንም አሁን ግን 185 ድምፅ በማግኘት በከፍተኛ ድምፅ ተመርጣለች፡፡ ለሁለት ዓመታት በሚቆየው የተለዋጭ አባልነት ምርጫ ከኢትዮጵያ በተጨማሪ 4 ሀገራት የሚመረጡ ሲሆን እስከአሁን ባለው የድምፅ አሰጣጥ ኢትዮጵያን…

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Collective action vital to halt AWD outbreak, says Ministry   Addis Ababa  June 23/2016 The Ministry of Health (MoH) has called for a joint action to hold back Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) outbreak in Addis Ababa. The capital is now experiencing AWD outbreak which was first reported on June 8, 2016 when two persons contracted the diseases. A joint action by partners and the mass media will contribute a lot in impeding the spread of the disease, according to the ministry. The latest AWD outbreak is attributed to the El-Nino…

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Ambassador Amin Presents Credentials to King Salman Addis Ababa June 23/2016 Ethiopian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Saudi Arabia, Amin Abdulkadir presented yesterday his letter of credence to Saudi King Salman Abdulaziz. At a ceremony held in Jeddah, King Salman said it is his desire to bolster the long-standing bilateral tie of Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia. The king promised that the government of Saudi Arabia will extend the necessary support to the ambassador during his tenure. Ambassador Amin stated that he will work to further strengthen the multi-sectoral relation of…

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Leaders Vow to Further Strengthen Ethio-Kenyan Ties   Addis Ababa June 23/2016 Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn and President Uhuru Kenyatta have vowed to further bolster the long-standing partnership of their countries. Speaking at the reception he was accorded at Nairobi Palace, the premier said the Ethio-Kenya partnership is exemplary to other nations. The relationship founded by the late Emperor Haile Selassie and President Jomo Kenyatta has reached higher level, he noted. According to Hailemariam, the responsibility of this generation is to transform the bondage to that of collaboration and partnership….

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Africa Needs to Strengthen Science, Math Curricula in Youth Education: African Union Featured Addis Ababa June 23/2016 African states need to strengthen the science and math curricula in youth training and disseminate scientific knowledge and culture, the African Union Commission said. Speaking at the planning meeting for implementation of the continental education strategy for Africa (CESA) that opened here today, AU Education Division, Human Resources, Science and Technology Department Head Dr. Beatrice Njenga said CESA 2016-2025 is designed to involve the widest possible coalition of stakeholders for education, training, science,…

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Ethiopia, Kenya Sign Memoranda of Understanding on Various Sectors Addis Ababa June 23/2016 Ethiopia and Kenya have signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) which enable to collaborate in various sectors. The memorandums of understanding would make the countries able to work jointly in natural gas and oil, education, health, sports, and cross-border animal health protection. The memoranda were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Hailemariam and President Uhuru Kenyatta. The two leaders had also bilateral discussion on regional, continental and global security issues. The two countries have agreed to…

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Company attributes success to self-evaluation culture, conducive investment climate =================================================== ADDIS ABABA–THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD Newspaper 23 June 2016: This year’s quality award winning Teklebirhan Ambaye Construction P.L.C (TACON) attributed the successes behind its growing competitiveness in construction industry over the last 23 years to self-evaluation culture and conducive investment climate in the country. Company Chief Managing Director Goitom Woldegbrail told journalists yesterday that the Company has worked towards building its human capital through establishing modern organizational structure after taking a closer look at the growing demand for the construction sector…

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President tells institutions to prioritize quality   Addis Ababa  June 18/2016 President Mulatu Teshome has advised business institutions to give more focus to the quality aspect of their products and services. Ensuring quality of services and products aids in realizing the nation’s plans of sustainable and inclusive growth, the President said at the fourth Ethiopian Quality Award (EQA) ceremony held in Addis Ababa on Friday. Alongside quality, institutions are also advised to embrace competition. The quality award event saw 11 business entities from 55 entries receive 1st to 3rd level…

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