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Ethiopia: Stella Granted Gold Mining License

Stella Trade and Industry PLC is granted large-scale gold mining license to mine in Gambella State, Ethiopia. This makes Stella the first company to extract gold in Gambella.

According to Ethiopia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EEITI) publication, currently there are more than 80 companies exploring for gold in Ethiopia. Nonetheless, it is only 4 companies that have been granted extraction license.

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Ethiopia: Amhara Targets 2 million Quintals of Crop

Amhara State of Ethiopia targets to harvest more than 2 million quintals of crop during the belg season. The announcement was made by the State’s Agriculture Bureau.

Commenting on the issue, Solomon Kumlachew, crop production expert at the Bureau, said around 253 thousand square meters of land is expected to be cultivated during the season. Thus far half of this land is covered with crop, he added.

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