The Chinese telecom company ZTE concluded installation work for 1,234 kilometers of optical ground wire, also known as OPGW lines, in Ethiopia. The contract for the installation, which was worth 37 million USD, was signed on May 2013 between the Chinese telecom giant and Ethiopian Electric Power.
Ethiopia’s under construction electrified railway project, Awash-Kombolcha-Woldia Hara Gebeya, has reached 57 percent completion rate. The project reached this stage in 2 years time.
Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA) concluded three contracts with local contractors for the execution of road projects that will cost 139 Million Birr.
Ethiopia’s telecom giant, Ethio Telecom, is planning to bring into play a system which is said to prevent theft, making illegal international phone calls and using below standard handset.
The company aims to launch the system in less than a month's time.
During the last nine months Ethiopia has managed to earn US$ 366 Million from the export of agricultural products shipped via Eastern Ethiopia , Ethiopian News Agency reported.
