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SoleRebels, an Ethiopian Foot wear company, has been selected as finalist in the 2011 Africa Awards of Entrepreneurship.    

SoleRebels are artists that desire to craft stylish and comfortable footwear according to Bethlehem Tilahun founder and managing director of the company.

“We do this by combining  our heritage artisan crafts with modern design sensibilities , while  pouring  our creative selves  into our shoes.  The final result is  that  when our footwear is bought ,  the purchaser can SEE , FEEL and enjoy all the  elements of heart, soul and creative craftsmanship that have gone into their construction. We are deeply proud that that this ethos has carried us to the finals of this amazing competition.” stated  Bethlehem

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa is launching the much anticipated new service to Manila, in the Philippines from July 09, 2015. Ethiopian will be offering the service thrice weekly to Manila.

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it will extend its wings to Singapore as of 3 December 2013 with scheduled three weekly flights.

The new flights to Singapore will be operated with Ethiopian Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 24 seats in Ethiopian Cloud Nine Business Class and 211 seats in Economy class.

The Ethiopian Standards Agency expressed its concern that few of its 121 mandatory standards are observed. Last Wednesday, Legesse Gabrie, director of the Standards Preparation Directorate of the Agency, told journalists that many companies are not complying with labeling and marking requirements of the Agency. Many of them are advertising irresponsibly, disregarding both voluntary and mandatory labeling and marking  standards of the country.

Ethiopian Standards Institute disclosed that it had approved 1,035 standards which were said to have significant impact on economic development, trade facilitation, and environmental protection. The 1,035 standards are composed of 200 new, 203 revised, and 634 reaffirmed standards.