ETC to issue mobile phones in 2 weeks

 ZTE, NOKIA networks match

 ZTE officially hands over 200,000 lines to ETC

 By Tedla Yeneakal

 The controversy of ‘incompatibility’ between the recently installed NOKIA mobile network and the previously installed mobile network of ZTE has come to a halt when the network problem was solved and the system proved to be working properly.  

Japan’s funding to Ethiopia reaches 6.3 mln USD

 By Tedla Yeneakal

 The Governments of Japan and Ethiopia signed a grant agreement of 1.956 million US dollars on Monday. This grant has put a new high, 6.3 million USD, to the amount of Japan’s assistance to Ethiopia, since 1985.

City awaits minimum of 28.4 mln birr from latest land lease bid

 By Tedla Yeneakal

 In its 51^st round of land lease tender issued this week, the Addis Ababa City Land Administration anticipates to get a bare minimum of 28.4 million birr from the leasing of land in the 110 locations it has put up for bid.

Children heart center to be opened

 By Selome Kifle

 Out of 1,000 infants born, it is estimated that six are born with congenital heart disease internationally, but in the case of Ethiopia out of the total almost 50,000 infant are born with the disease. This was told at a press conference organized by the Children's Heart Fund of Ethiopia at the compound of the Black Lion Hospital on Friday, January 28.

Marley family allocates US$ 0.5 mln for “Africa Unite” Concert

 By Selome Kifle

 The Bob Marley and Rita Marley foundations have allocated more than US$ 500,000 for the "Africa Unite" concert that highlights the 60th birthday celebration of the Reggae legend at Meskel Square on February 6.

1/10 Africans will be migrants in 20 yrs: ILO

 By Tedla Yeneakal

 A recent International Labor Organization (ILO) report forecasts that the number of labor migrants will significantly increase by 2025. The figure will be so high that one in ten Africans would live and work outside their countries of origin.

Hungarian COs. donate medical equipment

 By Tedla Yeneakal

 Innomd is one of the four Hungarian pharmaceuticals firm that donated 800,000 dollars worth of medical equipment to the Ministry of Health on Thursday, January 27.

World largest pastoralists’ gathering in Ethiopia 

 By Tedla Yeneakal

 Ethiopia is at the moment hosting the world’s largest gathering of indigenous pastoralists from 23 countries around the world, in a remote village in Southern Ethiopia, which started yesterday Saturday 29^th January and lasts Wednesday February 2.