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Ethiopia

Financing still not in place for Airbus attack helicopter contract

The Ethiopian Air Force has validated European aircraft manufacturer Airbus's technical offer for the sale of 18 military helicopters and two cargo aircraft to Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 02.10.2020

Bolloré's hands tied in Horn

The logistics arm of the French company has been caught off-guard by the decision to maintain restrictions on foreign investment in logistics in Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Business 01.10.2020

Countdown ticking on telecom operator tender

A small group of executives that reports directly to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali is in charge of the highly strategic tender for two new telephone and Internet operating licenses.

Subscribers only Business 29.09.2020

Meridiam and Reykjavik Geothermal put final touches to financing of geothermal power plant

The independent electricity consortium Tulu Moye Geothermal Operations is in the final stages of negotiating the financial arrangements for its 150 MW geothermal project in Oromia.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 25.09.2020

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) seen by satellite. © EXA/MaxPPP

Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

The pan-African organization has been struggling for a month to resolve the clash between Cairo and Addis Ababa. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi does not want to see Ethiopia have free rein in the management of Nile dam, but Abiy Ahmed Ali is refusing to accept any outside interference.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy Running story - The Renaissance Dam 25.09.2020

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. © Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Challenged in Tigray and Oromia, Abiy Ahmed calls ranks to order

With his position disputed in several regions openly defiant of the federal power, the Ethiopian prime minister is trying to quell the dissenting voices within the central government and diplomatic corps.

Subscribers only 22.09.2020

Vodafone warms up for mobile licence war

The last African country with a cellphone monopoly, Ethiopia is finally set to sell two operating licences. Britain's giant Vodafone is ready to do battle.

Subscribers only Business 08.09.2020

Addis Ababa bolsters diplomatic route in attempt to rekindle dialogue with Cairo and Washington

The heated Nile dam dispute is still top of Gedu Andargachew's list of concerns. The Ethiopian foreign minister took advantage of the presence of his envoys in Addis to add muscle to his diplomatic blitz.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 04.09.2020

Ethiopian foreign affairs minister Gedu Andargachew.

AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

The African Union's peacekeeping mission will remain in the Somali region but on the Ethiopian side of the border, Abiy Ahmed Ali having succeeded in getting AMISOM's new rear base stationed in Jijiga.

Subscribers only Politics 31.07.2020

GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

With negotiations with Egypt on the Ethiopian mega-dam GERD at a gridlock, Abiy Ahmed Ali is hoping to win over Cairo's ally, Donald Trump.

Free access Politics 21.07.2020

The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

With the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to start this month, Egyptian and Ethiopian diplomats are urging the African Union to help them calm the crisis this mega project has sparked.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 01.07.2020

The site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Addis Ababa still harbours hopes to refine tantalum

Keen to take advantage of rising global demand for tantalum by the electronics and chemical industries, the Ethiopian government has put its ore processing project back on the table, after three previous attempts failed.

Subscribers only Mining 30.06.2020

Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

Geremew Negassa announced at the end of the Australia-Africa Minerals & Energy Group webinar that foreign drilling companies and mining laboratories had been authorised to establish themselves in Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2020

Abiy Ahmed Ali lobbies behind the scenes to win support for early filling of Renaissance Dam reservoir

With negotiations on the huge dam on the Nile about to resume, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew is taking advantage of discussions on Ethiopia's much praised handling of the Covid-19 pandemic to convince potential allies of the well-foundedness of its position on the dam project.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 18.06.2020

EU Ambassador to Addis Ababa Johan Borgstam and Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs Gedu Andargachew.

Gas shortages put brakes on OCP's fertiliser plans

When presented in 2016 it was to drive OCP's expansion across the continent, but the project to build fertiliser plants in several African nations has snagged on the Moroccan sector giant's own strategy in Ethiopia and Ghana: rely on local gas supplies.

Subscribers only Mining 11.06.2020

Abiy Ahmed Ali's diplomats await assignment as tensions over GERD escalate

Ethiopia's top diplomatic postings in Europe and Africa lie empty at a time they are desperately needed to help ease the mounting pressure over the future Nile River dam.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.06.2020

Berlin seeks to revive talks between Airbus and Ethiopian Air Force

Though Paris put on hold negotiations over the sale of 18 helicopters and two Airbus C-295 cargo planes to the Ethiopian Air Force at the start of the year, German diplomats may succeed in putting the project back on the table.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.06.2020

African Union medics side with Trump against Beijing

The Covid-19 crisis has disrupted plans for a new Africa CDC building, with China and the United States at odds over the saga. The leadership of the AU's public health agency is taking a stand against Beijing.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2020

Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

As the rest of Africa suspended flights in and out of China, Ethiopian Airlines stepped in to relay Chinese humanitarian equipment across the continent. This gave prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali an opportunity to assert his position as a pan-African leader and is also a testament to the operation coordinator, the company's rising star Fitsum Abadi.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2020

Fitsum Abadi, managing director of Ethiopian Airlines Cargo & Logistics Services.

Ex-Thani Stratex execs stay on in Horn with Shiraz Resources

The UK's Thani Stratex has pulled out of Ethiopia to concentrate on its activities in Egypt and Djibouti but a posse of its former executives have returned to explore the country's mineral wealth with Shiraz Resources.

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2020

Grob Aircraft to supply six additional trainer planes to Ethiopian Air Force

For a long time in the balance, it has finally been confirmed that Grob Aircraft will supply a second consignment of six G 120TP turboprops to the Ethiopian Air Force (EAF).

Subscribers only Defence, Business 22.05.2020

US Air Force beefs drone capacity against al-Shabaab

The American military is set to expand its Chabelley airfield to increase flights of the unmanned aircraft that lead its fight against al-Shabaab militants.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 19.05.2020

Abiy Ahmed Ali harnesses technical expertise to boost chances of general election victory

The Ethiopian prime minister is leaving nothing to chance as he plots his path to victory in the general election, which should take place at some point later this year. He is relying in particular on allies with a sound technical grasp of Ethiopia's electoral system and its political landscape.

Subscribers only Politics 15.05.2020

TPLF seeks to pressure Abiy Ahmed Ali over general election postponement

The political opponents of the Ethiopian prime minister are seeking to prevent him from postponing the elections originally scheduled for August.

Subscribers only Politics 04.05.2020

Ethio Telecom soon to face new competition

The minister of transport and communications, Dagmawit Moges, working in [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.03.2020

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Financing still not in place for Airbus attack helicopter contract

Bolloré's hands tied in Horn

Countdown ticking on telecom operator tender

Meridiam and Reykjavik Geothermal put final touches to financing of geothermal power plant

Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

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Challenged in Tigray and Oromia, Abiy Ahmed calls ranks to order

Vodafone warms up for mobile licence war

Addis Ababa bolsters diplomatic route in attempt to rekindle dialogue with Cairo and Washington

AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Addis Ababa still harbours hopes to refine tantalum

Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

Abiy Ahmed Ali lobbies behind the scenes to win support for early filling of Renaissance Dam reservoir

Gas shortages put brakes on OCP's fertiliser plans

Abiy Ahmed Ali's diplomats await assignment as tensions over GERD escalate

Berlin seeks to revive talks between Airbus and Ethiopian Air Force

African Union medics side with Trump against Beijing

Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

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Grob Aircraft to supply six additional trainer planes to Ethiopian Air Force

US Air Force beefs drone capacity against al-Shabaab

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Ethiopia

Financing still not in place for Airbus attack helicopter contract

Bolloré's hands tied in Horn

Countdown ticking on telecom operator tender

Meridiam and Reykjavik Geothermal put final touches to financing of geothermal power plant

Renaissance Dam: sharing of GERD waters confounds African Union

Spotlight Challenged in Tigray and Oromia, Abiy Ahmed calls ranks to order

Vodafone warms up for mobile licence war

Addis Ababa bolsters diplomatic route in attempt to rekindle dialogue with Cairo and Washington

AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

Abiy Ahmed Ali hands stalled GERD talks over to AU diplomats

Addis Ababa still harbours hopes to refine tantalum

Addis Ababa takes different approach to rest of Africa on mining sector sub-contracting

Abiy Ahmed Ali lobbies behind the scenes to win support for early filling of Renaissance Dam reservoir

Gas shortages put brakes on OCP's fertiliser plans

Abiy Ahmed Ali's diplomats await assignment as tensions over GERD escalate

Berlin seeks to revive talks between Airbus and Ethiopian Air Force

African Union medics side with Trump against Beijing

Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

Ex-Thani Stratex execs stay on in Horn with Shiraz Resources

Grob Aircraft to supply six additional trainer planes to Ethiopian Air Force

US Air Force beefs drone capacity against al-Shabaab

Abiy Ahmed Ali harnesses technical expertise to boost chances of general election victory

TPLF seeks to pressure Abiy Ahmed Ali over general election postponement

Ethio Telecom soon to face new competition

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Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

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Gunvor secrets (1/2): the Libreville oil mega-deal mystery

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Challenged in Tigray and Oromia, Abiy Ahmed calls ranks to order