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Arup helps Addis Ababa reduce carbon emissions
Thursday, March 11th 2010City authorities have announced plans to develop a carbon reduction programme in Addis Ababa. Working with global engineering group Arup in a project run by the William J. Clinton Foundation, authorities hope to curb environmental pollution and limit the impact...
>moreChinese language institute opens in Addis Ababa
Monday, March 8th 2010Ethiopian and Chinese officials have inaugurated a new Chinese language and cultural centre on the premises of the Ethio-China Polytechnic College in Kotebe in Yeka district in Addis Ababa. About 250 people have enrolled to study Chinese language at the Confucius...
>moreAddis Ababa gets MIDROC skyscraper
Saturday, March 6th 2010A new skyscraper will soon open for business in the centre of Addis Ababa, becoming the new tallest building in the capital. The 22-storey Nani Building is being constructed at a cost of 600 million Br – twice the amount originally...
>moreEthiopia’s new power plant shuts down
Tuesday, February 23rd 2010The 5.2 billion birr Gilgel Gibe II hydro-electric power station 250 km southwest of Addis Ababa has suspended operations just a few days after its official inauguration due to a collapse in a section of the headrace tunnel. Maintenance and...
>moreLow-cost housing in Addis centre
Tuesday, February 9th 2010Addis Ababa city council has announced plans to demolish part of the city centre and build low-cost condominium housing in its place. The English-language business weekly Capital Ethiopia reports that the areas earmarked for demolition include parts of Arada sub-city,...
>moreAddis Ababa to get solar street lighting
Monday, February 1st 2010Ten street lights near Meskel Square are to be powered by solar panels in a pilot scheme that could pave the way for the use of solar powered street lighting across Addis Ababa. The project is the work of JB...
>moreEthiopia Hotels Enterprise up for sale
Tuesday, January 19th 2010The Ethiopian government has put up for privatisation the state owned Ethiopia Hotels Enterprise (EHE), which controls hotels and restaurants in prime central Addis Ababa locations. The Privatization and Public Enterprises Supervising Agency (PPESA) announced the sale of EHE, according...
>moreTimeshare resort opens on Lake Langano.
Saturday, January 16th 2010Lake Langano 200 km south of Addis Ababa is the site of a new timeshare resort, the first of its kind in Ethiopia. The complex has been developed by the Africa Vacation Club Ethiopia at a cost of 35 million birr....
>moreEgypt to lease Ethiopia farmland
Saturday, January 16th 2010The Ethiopian government has agreed to lease 20,000 hectares of land in the northern Afar region to Egypt for commercial farming purposes, the English-language business weekly newspaper Capital Ethiopia reports. The agreement comes on the heels of similar deals with...
>moreNew traffic regulations in Addis Ababa
Wednesday, December 23rd 2009The city council has introduced tough new road rules in a bid to improve road safety in the city, the English-language business weekly Capital Ethiopia reports. The use of seatbelts is now obligatory and driving while using a mobile phone...
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