SERVIZIO NEWS 19.03 · (19.03.2015 – Sudan Tribune) The Cairo-based al-Masry al-Youm newspaper...
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Ambasciata d’Italia ad Addis Abeba
SERVIZIO NEWS
19.03.2015
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Contents
Ethiopia
Padiglione Italiano Alle Prossime Fiere Agrex E Hotelshow Di Addis Abeba ................................3
Egyptian President To Visit Ethiopia To Press For Changes In Proposed Dam Agreement:
Report.........................................................................................................................................4
Istanbul To Host The 2nd Ethio-Turkey Business And Investment Summit .................................5
Ethiopia: Fincha Resumes Production After Fire Accident .............................................................6
Ethiopia: Noc To Build Oil Refinery For 5 Billion Usd......................................................................7
Ethiopia Sets Up Environmental, Forestry Research Institute ......................................................8
Dubai Municipality Discusses Cooperation With Consul General Of Ethiopia...............................9
Ethiopia: Alle To Open Five Stores In April .................................................................................. 10
SOUTH SUDAN
South Sudan President Downplays Threat Of Un Sanctions ....................................................... 11
DJIBOUTI
Simplifier La Procedure De Delivrance Du Permis De Construire ............................................... 13
EVENTS
Concorso Equestre – Domenica 22 Marzo Nel Compound dell’Ambasciata Italiana ................. 14
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ETHIOPIA
PADIGLIONE ITALIANO ALLE PROSSIME FIERE AGREX E HOTELSHOW DI ADDIS
ABEBA
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EGYPTIA N PRESIDENT TO VISIT ETHIOPIA TO PRESS FOR CHANGES IN
PROPOSED DAM AGREEMENT: REPORT
The Egyptian president
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will
travel to Addis Ababa on
Monday for talks with
Prime Minister Hailemariam
Desalegn on the Grand
Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
(GERD), a newspaper
reported today.
(19.03.2015 – Sudan
Tribune)
The Cairo-based al-Masry al-
Youm newspaper said that el-
Sisi aims to resolve
disagreements over GERD and
to seek amendments to a
framework agreement that was
supposed to be signed in
Khartoum on the same day.
Among the changes proposed
are inclusion of clauses that
guarantee Egypt’s historical
rights in the Nile waters and
seeking a reduction the dam’s
storage capacity.
It recalled that the Egyptian
leader called for revising the
accord during his meeting this
week with his ministers of
foreign affairs, irrigation and
water resources, international
cooperation as well as head of
intelligence.
The leaders of Sudan, Egypt
and Ethiopia were scheduled to
be in Khartoum on Monday for
a signing ceremony of an
accord on a mechanism for
operating GERD.
Sudanese foreign minister Ali
Karti described this event as
“historic” that will be attended
by officials from several
neighboring and friendly
countries.
Karti further said that this
accord will form the basis of
future detailed agreements that
will be negotiated.
It Is not clear now if the
signing will still take place in
Khartoum as several other
Egyptian newspapers
mentioned that el-Sisi’s three-
day visit will witness signing of
the GERD agreement between
the three countries. This is
believed to be the first state
v isit by an Egyptian leader to
Ethiopia in decades.
This month, foreign affairs and
water resources ministers of
the three nations reached a
preliminary draft agreement on
GERD following three-day
meetings in Khartoum.
The three countries formed a
committee to select a
consultancy firm to assess the
likely impact of GERD on Sudan
and Egypt. Four consultancy
firms from France, Australia
and Holland had earlier been
shortlisted and invited to
submit their proposals.
Egypt fears the dam will
negatively affect its traditional
share of water from the Nile,
its only source of water which
has been determined by a
colonial-era water-sharing
treaty.
Ethiopia, for its part, says the
project is indispensable to its
own national development and
the economic welfare of its
burgeoning population.
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ISTANBUL TO HOST THE 2ND ETHIO-TURKEY BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT
SUMMIT
In a press release WAFA
Marking and Promotion PLC
sent to WIC, it has
organized the summit in
collaboration with
Ethiopian Chamber of
Commerce and Sectoral
Associations (ECCSA),
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of FDRE, the Ethiopian
Embassy in Turkey and
Turkish Ministry of
Economy.
(19.03.2015 – WIC)
Business delegation will be led
by High Government
representatives of Federal
Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia, the press release
indicated.
According to Wafa, top
business delegates are
participating the 2015 summit,
which will explore new
business opportunities for
businesspersons through
networking, B2B, B2G, and
joint venture forestalled to fuel
business growth.
Knowing its immense benefit, a
good number of companies
from various business sectors
have already registered with
WAFA and Ethiopia Chamber of
Commerce. Registration are
still open. Interested company
or indiv idual business person
can contact WAFA Marketing
and Promotion PLC for further
information, WIC learnt.
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ETHIOPIA: FINCHA RESUMES PRODUCTION AFTER FIRE ACCIDENT
Fincha Sugar Factory, one
of Ethiopia’s sugar
manufacturers, has started
production again on
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
after a fire that broke out
damaged some of its
machines. The machines
damaged at one of the
factory’s sections are now
repaired.
(18.03.2015 – 2Merkato)
In related development, Sugar
Corporation’s Director with a
ministerial portfolio, Shiferaw
Jarso, v isited 11 employees of
the factory that were injured
during the fire accident. The
injured indiv iduals are being
treated at Bethel Hospital,
Addis Ababa.
The Corporation has also
extended his condolence for
Tesfaye Lemi’s family, an
employee who died during the
accident.
The fire which broke out during
the last weekend, was put out
after members of the army,
Oromia State Administration,
local community and workers
put exerted energy
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ETHIOPIA: NOC TO BUILD OIL REFINERY FOR 5 BILLION USD
National Oil Ethiopia (NOC)
disclosed it plans to build
refinery in a decade in
order to meet the growing
demand for refined
products in the region
whose economy is growing
fast. The refinery is
expected to cost 5 billion
USD.
(18.03.2015 – 2Merkato)
According to Reuters, a refinery
could compete with imports
from India, the Gulf and
beyond, and also help African
countries extract more value
from their own oil discoveries.
After gas is discovered in
Tanzania and Mozambique and
oil is found in Uganda and
Kenya, made East Africa the
new frontier for global
hydrocarbon hunt.
NOC’s chief executive officer,
Tadesse Tilahun, said the final
decision to build a refinery with
a capacity of producing
200,000 to 300,000 barrels a
day is yet to be taken.
"It is a firm plan because oil
demand is growing in
Ethiopia... about 10 percent
each year from the annual
consumption of 3 million cubic
metres and in the next 10
years we expect that to
double," the CEO said. "I would
assume in the next 10 years
we should have the refinery on
the ground."
Nonetheless, the CEO refrained
from commenting on how the
project is going to be financed.
Yet he has previously said
other private and public
investors would need to come
on board.
According to Reuters Ethiopia is
one of Africa’s fastest growing
economies and it has been
growing eight percent a year
for over a decade. The nation
is the second most populous
country in Africa and the
economy is driven mainly by
state led investment.
The CEO also commented NOC
plans to almost double its coal
import and take it to 500,000
tons a year by 2017. The
company imports coal from
South Africa and supplies it to
cement manufacturers.
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ETHIOPIA SETS UP ENVIRONMENTAL, FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Ethiopia is working to
better benefit from its
forest resources by
undertaking research
activities, according to the
Ministry of Environment
and Forestry which
officially inaugurated the
Ethiopian Environmental
and Forestry Research
Institute here Tuesday.
(18.03.2015 – WIC)
At the opening ceremony,
Minister of Environment and
Forestry Belete Tafere said
strong institutional work was
necessary to benefit from
forest resources and the
institute would play a pivotal
role in sustaining the continued
building of the green economy
for which the country has
gained recognition
internationally.
The institute would in particular
help to reduce the widespread
deforestation and enhance the
utilization of forests, the
minister added.
The institute's co-ordinator, Dr.
Wubalem Tadesse, said even if
research activ ities had been
carried out during the past 39
years on forestry, successes
were not registered in the
sector.
Organising the sector under
the institution would help
support the environment and
forestry products with modern
technology and pass tangible
information and knowledge to
the public, he added.
A geology researcher with
Addis Ababa University,
Professor Zerihun Woldu, said
the income the country
obtained from incense and gum
in particular was very low and
the research work of the
institute was expected to bring
about changes in this regard.
The institute will become fully
operational within the next
three months, it was learned.
(ENA)
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DUBAI MUNICIPALITY DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH CONSUL GENERAL OF
ETHIOPIA
Hussain Nasser Lootah,
Director General of Dubai
Municipality has discussed
with Beltal Amero Alemu,
Ethiopian Consul General,
means to strengthen
collaboration between the
two parties in the
municipal areas and the
exchange of experience in
various aspects.
(18.03.2015 – WIC)
During the meeting, Lootah
stressed the municipality
keenness to offer its expertise
and best practices and to
benefit from the experiences of
other cities in various fields.
The Consul General praised the
efforts of the Dubai
Municipality and special
services offered to the
community. He also lauded the
development of the city, which
is witnessed in various fields.
He pointed to the need to
enhance communication
between Dubai and Addis
Ababa and take advantage of
Dubai Municipality experiences
and best practices through the
exchange of v isits between the
two sides.
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ETHIOPIA: ALLE TO OPEN FIVE STORES IN APRIL
Ethiopia’s state owned
wholesale enterprise, ALLE,
disclosed it is set to open
five additional stores in
April.
(18.03.2015 – 2Merkato)
ALLE’s General Manager and
Advisor to the Ministry ofTrade,
Nuredin Mohammed, explained
the stores are planned to be
opened in Dessie,
Shashemene, Hawassa, Bahir
Dar and Jimma towns.
In addition to these five stores,
in August three more will be
opened in Mekelle, Adama and
Dire Dawa towns, Nuredin
noted.
Currently there are three stores
run by ALLE in Addis Ababa.
Once the other eight join the
market, Nuredin said, ALLE will
have 11 stores across the
nation.
According to him, in the first
seven months of the current
fiscal year ALLE supplied 92
million Birr worth food and fast
moving consumer goods
(FMCG) to retailers.
Nonetheless, the plan was to
supply FMCGs that are worth
118 million Birr.
During the seven months the
enterprise registered 3,115
customers, which is higher
than it planned. ALLE planned
to register 2,000 customers
during the period. These
customers are hotels,
restaurants, supermarkets and
customers’ associations.
It was in May 27, 2014 ALLE
was officially inaugurated with
a paid up capital of 250 million
Birr and an initial capital of one
billion Birr.
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SOUTH SUDA N
SOUTH SUDA N PRESIDENT DOWNPLAYS THREAT OF UN SANCTIONS
South Sudan’s president,
Salva Kiir on Wednesday
downplayed the looming
threat of UN sanctions,
saying it would be counter-
productive.
(18.03.2015 – Sudan
Tribune)
“If people are talk ing about
sanctions about South Sudan
unless they go up and agree
with God to stop the raining in
South Sudan that will be
really,” Kiir told a public rally
held in the capital, Juba.
“The threat of sanctions has
been waved in my eyes, but I
cannot be threatened with
that,” he added.
The president, in his long
address, blamed armed
opposition leader Riek Machar
for allegedly frustrating the last
round of talks in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
He also ruled out any
possibilities of sharing power
with Machar, contrary to
proposals put forward by the
regional mediators as a remedy
to the country ’s v iolent conflict.
“I don’t agree with the
suggestion that Riek be given
the position of v ice-president,”
said Kiir. “I don’t accept the
issue of the two armies.”
He agitated for practical
solutions to the conflict that
has k illed thousands and
displaced nearly two million
people since December 2013.
“We want practical solutions
and now is the time to do what
is best for our people. No
president negotiates with
rebels, but I went to negotiate
with Riek because I want
peace, but Riek thinks we are
equal that is why he became
intransigent,” he told the rally.
The president, in his address,
demonstrated optimism that
the 15-month-long conflict
would one day come to a
conclusion, however long it
might take.
“There is nothing which does
not have an end, everything
has an end,” he said.
The South Sudan leader
blamed the regional mediators
for allegedly lacking
consistency in preparing the
agenda for the negotiations.
“All of you have seen me going
to Addis Ababa to meet with
my brother Riek Machar so that
we resolve the issues, but
always when we go we find
that the goal post has been
shifted to another place. And
all the time when we go and
stumble on a new agenda, in
such a way you don’t expect
peace to come,” said Kiir. “But
I am confident we will bring
peace to South Sudan.”
The UN Security Council
(UNSC) unanimously resolved
to impose sanctions on
indiv iduals obstructing peace in
South Sudan early this month.
The conflict has k illed
thousands of people and
displaced nearly, two million
others, humanitarian actors
say.
The Intergovernmental
Authority on Development’s
(IGAD) is seeking to end the
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war through a Transitional
Government of National Unity.
KIIR BLASTS EX-
POLITICAL DETAINEES
Meanwhile, Kiir has slammed
the country ’s former political
detainees for allegedly
championing calls for South
Sudan to be placed under a UN
trustee.
“[The] former political
detainees are the ones
lobbying for our nation to be
taken over by the UN and
that’s why I told you that this
flag cannot be taken away,” he
said, while pointing at the
country ’s national flag.
“[The] former political
detainees are being welcome
with red carpets across the
world instead of being treated
as criminals,” he added.
The president avoided mention
of what plans his government
had in place to address the
ever-rising cost of liv ing or to
end the conflict.
South Sudan’s cabinet affairs
minister, Martin Lomuro, urged
citizens to support president
Kiir’s stay in power, warning
the nation could descend in to
chaos if the latter was
deposed.
“Citizens of South Sudan, if
your remove president Salva
Kiir, you will see what will
happen to you,” said Lomuro,
without elaborating further.
Defence minister Kuol Manyang
said the creation of two armies
in the nation was unnecessary.
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DJIBOUTI.
SIMPLIFIER LA PROCEDURE DE DELIVRANCE DU PERMIS DE CONSTRUIRE
Hier en conseil des
ministres, les chiffres ont
dominé, en l’occurrence
ceux relatifs aux comptes
financiers de Djibouti
Télécom pour les exercices
2011 et 2012. Les comptes
financiers de DT pour
l’exercice 2011 ont été
arrêtés à 15 milliards de
francs.
(18.03.2015 – La Nation)
L’exposé des motifs des deux
projets de Loi précise qu’au
cours de l’exercice 2011, ce
fleuron de l’économie nationale
a augmenté ses activ ités et
diversifié ses offres de service
à travers la modernisation de
ses infrastructures.
Cette année-là fut en effet celle
du CDMA et de l’internet sans
fil haut débit. DT a également
poursuiv i la réhabilitation des
réseaux d’accès filaires en
province et mis en service le
câble fibre optique entre
Djibouti et l’Ethiopie et la 3G+.
Les comptes de l’exercice
suivant, celui de l’année 2012
sont arrêtés à 13 milliards de
francs. En 2012, l’opérateur
national des
télécommunications a mis en
place un nouveau plan de
numérotation, procédé à la
baisse des tarifs des
télécommunications locales et
internationales et démarré les
travaux de sécurisation du
câble sous-marin EIG.
Le conseil des ministres a
également adopté un projet de
Loi portant approbation des
comptes financiers de
l’Imprimerie nationale pour les
exercices 2011 et 2012.
Dans un tout autre registre, le
conseil des ministres a
approuvé un projet de décret
portant modification du statut
particulier des fonctionnaires. Il
s’agit de permettre aux
instituteurs et professeurs de
l’enseignement moyen,
secondaire et technique
comptant au moins quinze
années de service en qualité de
titulaires de se présenter aux
concours des inspecteurs de
l’enseignement de base, de
l’enseignement moyen,
secondaire et technique.
Un projet d’Arrêté portant
réorganisation de l’attribution
du permis de construire a
également été approuvé. Il
s’agit, pour l’exécutif, de
simplif ier la procédure de
traitement et de délivrance du
permis de construire dont la
lenteur est décourageante. Le
gouvernement entend en finir
avec les difficultés qui
caractérisent cette procédure.
Cette mesure s’inscrit dans le
cadre de réformes entreprises
pour rendre le pays plus
attractif pour les investisseurs.
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