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Through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Alliance (ESTA) project with funding from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the new community-based tourism sites in Lephis and Ziway are inaugurated  in Oromia Regional State.

The sites were developed to present natural and historic attractions and activities in an Eco-friendly manner that will maximize the benefit for the local community.

MTN Ethiopia, African mobile operator announced the launch of prize award programs to promote young Ethiopian women's innovation and business ideas in cooperation with Addis Ababa University.

Happy-Girl Buthelezi, MTN country manager for Ethiopia said, the reason MTN Ethiopia decided to award women for innovative and new business ideas is, in most situations, young Ethiopian girls involvement in the ICT sector is way below than what the boys already do. Add a comment Add a comment

Asseco, a Polish software company is to partner with Ethiopian information technology companies to establish a software developing company in Ethiopia. Asseco is  Europe's seventh largest software developing company.

“Our focus is it to expand in Africa, particularly Ethiopia,” Dariusz Brzeski, member of the company's supervisory board, said.

Aksher Ethiopia, a Turkish investors owned company is establishing an animal by-product processing plant and abattoir at a cost of 196 million Birr in Ethiopia.

The animal by-product processing plant will be erected on a 2,300sqm plot of land located in Lome Wereda, near Modjo town, while additional 2000 sqm of land will be used to construct abattoir.

The company acquired the land from the government on a 40 year lease agreement. The processing plant will collect animal by products from abattoirs throughout Ethiopia, including, Hawassa, Jimma, Dire Dawa, Harar, Mekelle, Bahir Dar, Gonder, Dessie and other towns.