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Africa’s economic giants face increasing competition from upcoming Kenya and Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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September 14, 2017
Africa’s economic giants, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt, have been stumbling recently. Rising security risks and political instability in Egypt, economic downturn and militancy in Nigeria and escalating political risks in South Africa led to...
President Zuma to Attend the AU Summit in Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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January 27, 2017
President Jacob Zuma will travel to Addis Ababa, in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to attend the 28th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) from 28-31 January 2017 under the theme "Harnessing the...
Presidency on President Cyril Ramaphosa's upcoming programme
South African Government
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February 5, 2025
Good morning and welcome to all the media representatives who have joined us in Cape Town and online, for our first Presidency media briefing in the year 2025. We will be discussing the President’s public engagement programme of the President for...
Impacts of Illegal Wildlife Trade on the Tourist Sector in Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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February 28, 2017
The U.S. Embassy and Mission to the African Union are hosting an event on March 1 at 2:00 pm to engage the tourist sector in Ethiopia about the negative impacts of the illegal wildlife trade. Ethiopia is a transit country for endangered wildlife...
Berlitz Vancouver Group Announces Best Places to Travel in 2017
EIN Presswire
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November 29, 2016
Lonely Planet, a top travel site, has listed the top destinations for travellers in 2017, according to The Berlitz Group. VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, November 29, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Lonely Planet, a top travel site, has listed the top...
UN rights chief ‘concerned’ about a ‘series of crucial issues’ in Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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May 5, 2017
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, has expressed concern over certain human rights issues in Ethiopia, after meeting and discussing with government officials, opposition politicians and civil society...
U.S. Embassy Statement on Visa Issuance on Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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February 15, 2017
We would like to clarify the most recent developments regarding U.S. visa issuance in Ethiopia. Rumors that limitations have been placed on the issuance of visas in Ethiopia are false and we continue to process visa applications as usual....
Churches call for Peaceful Dialogue in Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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August 19, 2016
After recent reports of widespread violent demonstrations in Addis-Ababa and other parts of Ethiopia, local church leaders and members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined in a call for peaceful dialogue and restraint on all sides. “We...
USAID Counselor Thomas H. Staal Travels to Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan
African Press Organization
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April 3, 2017
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Counselor Thomas H. Staal will travel to Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan April 1-14, 2017. In Ethiopia, Counselor Staal will accompany students from the National War College, in meetings with...
Analytical chemistry training comes to Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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October 6, 2016
Today sees the start of a week-long training workshop for analytical chemists in Africa, supported by GlaxoSmithKline and the Royal Society of Chemistry. The workshop is taking place at Addis Ababa University from 3–7 October 2016. The programme...
Opening Remarks by Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Defence Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman at the Singapore - Ethiopia Business Forum on Thursday 8 September
African Press Organization
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September 12, 2016
His Excellency Demissie Shito, State Minister of Urban Development and Housing; Distinguished Guests; Members of the Singapore and Ethiopian Business Community; Ladies and Gentlemen; 2. I am delighted to be here today for the Singapore-Ethiopia...
Morocco Expands African Footprint with Royal Visits to Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Nigeria
Marketwire
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December 12, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - December 12, 2016) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI has concluded the second leg of a nearly two-month, six-country Africa tour with visits to Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Nigeria, resulting in some 50 bilateral agreements....
U.S. - Ethiopia Universities Seeks Partnership to Ensure Food Security and Broader Engagement
African Press Organization
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August 18, 2016
The Public Affairs Section of U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa organized a workshop on Higher Education Linkages between U.S. and Ethiopian universities August 15-17, 2016 at the Hilton Hotel. The workshop was divided into two segments: a one-day...
Minister Dion to travel to Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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November 4, 2016
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that he will travel to Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia from November 5 to 11, 2016. This first visit by Minister Dion to sub-Saharan Africa will highlight the importance Canada...
Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield Travels to South Sudan and Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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January 18, 2017
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield will be in South Sudan on January 18 and Ethiopia on January 19. The primary purpose of the Assistant Secretary's visit to Juba, South Sudan is to meet with Embassy...
U.S. Assistant Secretary Malinowski Travels to Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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December 13, 2016
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Affairs Tom Malinowski will travel to Ethiopia from December 14-17. During his visit, he will meet with government officials as part of a continued dialogue on human rights and governance....
Orbis Coffee CEO Predicts Rising Coffee Prices Will Challenge Free Hotel Breakfast Coffee in 2025
EIN Presswire
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February 17, 2025
Dubai-based Coffee Leader Poised to Offer Cost-Efficient Solutions Amid Soaring Global Green Coffee Prices DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, February 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Free hotel breakfast coffee, a long-standing hospitality...
Liangzhu Forum offers window and bridge for global civilization exchange
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 25, 2024
HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In late November, when numerous global cultural figures gather in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, they will engage in an exchange via a pair of "eyes" that have witnessed the changes of...
Dr. Jill Biden to Travel to Africa
African Press Organization
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July 8, 2016
Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Ethiopia, Malawi and Niger from July 15 – July 23, 2016 where she, along with Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, will engage government and civil society partners on issues related...
Visit by SMS Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman to Botswana and Ethiopia, 5-10 Sep
African Press Organization
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September 12, 2016
Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman visited the Republic of Botswana from 5 to 6 September 2016, and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 6 to 10 September 2016....