Thursday, May 17, 2012

Ethiopian Airlines to Start Canada Service

(17/05/2012)--Ethiopian Airlines starting 16JUL12 is launching service to Addis Ababa –Toronto route, becoming the first East African carrier to operate service to Canada.

Eleven to face trial over Ethiopia bomb plot-court

(ADDIS ABABA, May 17 (Reuters)--An Ethiopian court ruled on Thursday that eleven people, including a Kenyan, would be tried over charges they plotted to carry out a series of bombings in the Horn of Africa country.

Ethiopia: The Meles Zenawi Show - World Economic Forum on Africa 2012 (analysis)

(15 May 2012, Afrika.no)-- The World Economic Forum is best known for its annual meeting at Davos in the Swiss Alps where, recently, focus has been on the poor state of the world economy - particularly that of Europe. So, the annual Africa version of the event (held last week in the swanky surroundings of the Sheraton, Addis Ababa) must make a welcome change, as the atmosphere was robustly positive.

Another Indian horticulture farm to sprout in Ethiopia this year

(May 17, Addis Ababa)--A second Indian company, Esimo Flower & Agro Industries Plc, is investing $100 million in Ethiopia to produce flowers, fruits, and vegetables for the European, Russian and Middle Eastern markets.