ETHIOPIA TELL EU TO RECONSIDER ITS BIASE STANCE ON GERD PROJECT

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

The European Union should reconsider its biased stance on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,” Ambassador Dina Mufti, the spokesperson of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), said at the Ministry’s biweekly presser to local media. Recalling the recent joint statement between Egypt and the European Union regarding GERD, the spokesperson stated that the EU’s stance about “Egypt’s water security” is not acceptable. The Ambassador assured us that Ethiopia doesn’t have any plan to harm any…

CONSTRUCTION OF LUXURIOUS BUILDING BEEN DELAYED DUE TO LACK OF CEMENT IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of phase one of the luxury La Gare integrated community development project, which is being built by Dubai-based Eagle Hills developers, is delayed due to a lack of cement and problems related to boundary issues, state media reported. The project is part of one of the largest luxury residential complexes of around 4,000 residential units and is being built by Eagle Hills, a private real estate investment and development company based in Abu Dhabi,…

ETHIOPIA GOVT. REBUILT BRIDGE CONNECTING SOMALIA

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

The bridge connecting the Dawa zone of the Somali regional state with the Eastern Guji zone of the Oromia region has been rebuilt and inaugurated by high officials from both zones, reports said. The bridge was rendered dysfunctional due to damages caused by heavy rains that befell both zones in 2019, according to the report. Mohammed Qeyu, the Deputy Administrator of the Dawa zone, said that the reopening of the bridge would be significantly beneficial in…

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CREATE TECH TO BOOST CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

A new era is fast approaching and technologies are leading the way. So with the constant innovation, it is no wonder people are coming up with new ideas. Now the latest development is a 12th-grade student named Betselot Bekele that has created a platform that could accelerate connectivity within the construction industry. She created a bot on Telegram, called “Meet-Up,” with the aim of connecting (on-site) contractors and interested customers. Betselot remarked that she created the…

WHY ETHIOPIA NEEDS TO BROADEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSE OPTION

Posted on January 17, 2022January 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

Over the past decades, the nation has been suffering from poor housing. Such challenges for lower-income households to obtain their own home are twofold. Lack of affordable, good quality housing stock and the difficulty of gaining housing finance has been a major problem. The country is the second-most populous and the least urbanized nation in Africa. Nevertheless, the growth of urbanization, along with population growth, has been increasing at an alarming rate. Most of the…

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS IN OROMIA SPECIAL ZONE, ETHIOPIA

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Gambeta News

The Office of the Prime Minister has secured land from the Oromia Special Zone for its own project development purposes and would like to avail a section of it for potential developers. Accordingly, the PMO would like to invite potential housing developers to submit concept proposals for the construction of residential apartments and houses. Read the full notice Assigned by: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia – Office of the Prime Minister Submission Deadline: June 15th,…

ROHA GROUP LAUNCHES HUGE MEDICAL CENTRE PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by Gambeta News

Addis Ababa April 10/2021 (ENA) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed laid a cornerstone for the construction of a mega Medical Centre with a cost of 300 million USD in Addis Ababa by Roha Group. Roha Group is a private health service provider company based in the United States of America. The construction of the center, which will have five different specialized hospitals, is expected to be completed within five years, it was indicated. The medical center…

ROADS AS AN ENABLER FOR FOOD SECURITY IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 by Gambeta News

Food security goes beyond ensuring a steady supply. Dependable logistics are key components necessary to move food—and production inputs—from one place to another. In Ethiopia, a landlocked country of 110 million people with 85 percent of its population engaged in agriculture, timely access to agricultural inputs is vital. The East African nation imported more than 1.4 million tons of fertilizers last year. With no direct access to the sea, Ethiopia is forced to rely on…

ETHIOPIA ENDORSES 10 YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia recently endorses a ten year development plan with the following 10 strategic pillar; quality economic growth, inclusive prosperity, competitiveness and productivity, technology capability and digital economy, green economy and shock resilient, sustainable growth and development finance, depart the private sector to lead the economy, institutional transformation, justice and good governance, and sustainable peace development and strong regional economic cooperation. The key focus areas are multiply economic growth sources, financial sector development, doing business initiative, demographic…

ETHIOPIA AND KENYA REAFFIRM IT’S PLANS FOR CROSS-BORDER PROJECTS

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia and Kenya has reaffirm it’s commitment towards the infrastructural projects at the cross-border linking both nations. Both nations in a joint statement made the announcement shortly after inspecting the ongoing construction of the new 32-berth Lamu Port, when President Kenyatta visited Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed. According to Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed who said Kenya and Ethiopia are fast tracking the development of the Mombasa-Nairobi-Addis Ababa Road Corridor Project. He noted…

NILE MEGA DAM TALK RESTART BETWEEN SUDAN, EGYPT AND ETHIOPIA

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Gambeta News

Over the weekend, all three countries resume talk on the nile mega dam negotiation. So far, all three countries are yet to agree a deal but it is believed that the team, will put “a frame of reference” on the role of experts to facilitate the talks, and will submit their report to the water ministers from the three countries by Wednesday. The week-long negotiations, held via videoconference, include water ministers from the three countries,…

STAKEHOLDERS CALLS FOR DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO STOP IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Gambeta News

Stakeholders has called for special attention to be paid to the causes of delay in construction activities. Speaking during a construction tour round the metropolis, Deputy Mayor Adanech Abebe made the statement in the presence of Finance Minister Ahmed Shede and National Bank Governor Dr. Yinager Dessie. Quoting Abebe, “Road projects particularly those in the import and export trade corridors and in areas of high economic importance would be monitored and budgetary support would be…

ETHIOPIA HAS NO PLANS TO HARM SUDAN AND EGYPT IN NILE DAM

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia Prime Minister has announced that his nation has no plans to use its massive hydroelectric power project to harm Sudan and Egypt dispite contributing 85% to the water resources to the Nile River. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made the statement in his virtual address to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York. Quoting Ahmed, “I want to make it abundantly clear that we have no intention to…

QATAR GOVT. PLANS TO CONSTRUCT MIXED-USED BUILDING IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia Ambassador to Qatar has announced that their government plans to build a mixed-used structure that will primary be used for a hotel and residence purposes. Speaking to the media, Ethiopian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Qatar, Samia Zekaria said the construction of the planned mixed-use project would improve services in Addis Ababa and help to change the face of the metropolis. The project will further help bring Addis Ababa more investments opportunities as it…

ETHIOPIA GOVT. TO IMPORT 320MILLION QUINTALS CEMENT TO SOLVE SHORTAGE IN THE INDUSTRY

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Gambeta News

Currently, Ethiopia is facing cement shortage which is affecting the construction industry as price of cement has skyrocketed in the nation. Last week, The Government invited the private sector to address cement shortage as the Ministry Trade and Industry prepared a new guideline to introduce the private sector to the supply chain. Now, the Ministry has announced that 320 million quintals of cement will be imported in the 2013 Ethiopian fiscal year in addition to…

ETHIOPIA ANNOUNCE FIRST PPP PROGRAM

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Gambeta News

Ethiopia government has announced its first phase of public-private partnership (PPP) program. The PPP will be launched by construction a two solar projects in the coming two months. The PPP include approving 17 projects based on the detailed identifications of the first phase of the program. Out of the approved projects, eight are solar, five hydropower, and the rest road projects. Speaking during the announcement, Ministry PPP Director-General Tilahun Tadesse said “In this first phase of…

FUND NEEDED TO REPAIR PAWE PORTABLE WATER DAM IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Gambeta News

Pawe Woreda Administration Head, Berhanu Asefa has disclosed that they need the sum of over USD2.56m (90 million Birr) to repair the damaged Pawe potable water dam. He noted that prior to the Dam’s damage, residents of 34 villages in Pawe Woreda had sufficient access to clean potable water. That as the Dam is now damaged due to the absence of maintenance work, these villages are now without access to clean potable water. Meanwhile, the…

CALLS FOR ETHIOPIANS IN DIASPORA TO SUPPORT GERD INTENSIFY

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Gambeta News

In a bid to promote the much needed support for the dam, Ethiopian Diaspora Association has called on the diaspora to strengthen their support to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The call was made by Ethiopian Diaspora Association Chief Executive Officer, Abraham Seyoum, who stated that the support can either be through various forms of assistance, including financial and diplomatic efforts. Quoting Seyoum, “Beyond saying ‘One Voice for Our Dam’ we should purchase the…

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR OF ETHIOPIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON AU-LED GERD NEGOTIATIONS

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 by Gambeta News

Remarks by Taye Atske Selassie, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nation, at the United Nations Security Council meeting on the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Ethiopia’s commitment to the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter; its support for collective security and multilateralism speaks for itself. It’s been contributing to the cause of peace through active participation in United Nation Peace keeping since the 1950s. Egypt’s insistence…

GERD NEGOTIATION BETWEEN EGYPT, ETHIOPIA AND SUDAN

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 by Gambeta News

GERD – Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a controversial dam between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. This mega project is the subject of international deliberations. The United States and other countries are acting as observers and/ or arbitrators as Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agree on the comprehensive filling and operation of the mega dam. The massive US $4.8 billion GERD project on the Blue Nile will allow it to become Africa’s Largest Power Exporter. However, delays…

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