Ethiopian Electric Utility, the state-owned power company that provides electricity, said it plans to provide access to electricity generated from solar sources to 25 small towns in rural Ethiopia in the fiscal year that started July 8, 2021.
Dagnachew Asres, CEO of Bure Integrated Agro-Industry Park said efforts are being made to complete the park's construction early in the newly started Ethiopian fiscal year.
Egypt Air has launched daily flights to Addis Ababa from Cairo as of the 31st of October. Flights from Cairo to the Ethiopian capital used to be only five days a week.
Egypt Air has cultivated loyal clients and strong partners in Ethiopia said Maged Michel Addis Ababa Office Manager for Egypt Air. The launch of the daily flight is a significant occasion for the airlines he added.
Egypt is seeking increased meat imports from Ethiopia according to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalgen. Egyptian investors have also submitted a proposal to establish a modern abattoir in Ethiopia he added.
Pastoralists in Ethiopia need to focus on opening markets for their livestock he explained speaking at the 14th Pastoralist Day celebrated in Oromia Regional State.
The regional government is working on expanding infrastructure and strengthening market centers according to Abdulaziz Mohammed, Deputy President of Oromia.Egypt is working to narrow the gap in the volume of its trade with Ethiopia according to Mohamed Edrees, Egyptian Ambassador to Ethiopia. The Ambassador made the announcement in relation to a five day business visit to Ethiopia by a 25 person Egyptian delegation.
Strengthening economic ties between the two countries is an important element of the new relations being forged between Ethiopia and Egypt according to Ambassador Edrees. Reducing the import-export gap is an important factor to safeguard mutual interest in the new win-win relations established between the two countries he said.
