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Traditional weavers in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, are to receive training in traditional weaving and design to help enhance the quality of products for export purposes. The training will start in June.

The project is sponsored by a 3.8 million birr capital injection from the Competitiveness and Trade Expansion Program (COMPETE) of the USAID. The project partners with the Center for African Women Economic Empowerment as the owner of the project and Sara Garment Designers and Manufacturers and Muya Abyssinia Craft as implementers.

The total project cost is expected to be 6.3 million birr with the three bodies making up the balance. The funding from USAID for this project is part of the 8.4 million US dollar food security support for COMESA countries.

A week long training on ensuring aviation safety in Africa kicked off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday, November 4, 2013.

Ethiopian Transport State Minister Getachew Mengiste on the event said, the training plays an important role in ensuring aviation safety in Africa. He said stakeholders in Africa must work in cooperation to address challenges related with aviation safety.

Addis Ababa Transport Bureau (AATB) is to purchase vehicles, radars, cameras, alcohol testers, speed controllers and loud speakers worth Birr ten million for mobile monitoring of the city’s traffic flow, according to Addis Fortune.

Highway that will stretch from Ethiopia to Sudan is going to be built in the aim of benefiting the people dwelling in the two countries using transportation.

Alliance Transport Service S.C, Ethiopia signed an agreement for the import of 50 buses with Chinese manufacturer Xiamen King Long Automotive Industry. The deal was agreed for 72 million birr.

The agreement stipulated that parts of the pass including the engine will come from British company Kemens Engine with Xiamen handling the bodywork and assembly of the buses.

The buses, expected to arrive in three months, will have the capacity to seat up to 100 people offering modern conveniences and comfort to travelers according to officials from Alliance.