Latest data from the China-Africa Research Initiative (Cari) shows Ethiopia owes Beijing $13.73 billion, followed by Kenya at $9.8 billion. Uganda owes $2.96 billion and Tanzania $2.34 billion. East Africa now owes China $29.4 billion in infrastructure loans. The region’s economies are now spending almost eight per cent of their revenues to service these loans, which …
Ethiopian success story: ‘soleRebels’ a shoe-brand by Betelehem Alemu…
Betelehem Alemu is the founder of soleRebels, a shoe company and also a world’s fastest-growing businesses. Her story is one of resilience and determination. The 22nd global store for her branded shoe has recently opened, which shows that African businesses can flourish across the world. From a company that started at the backyard of …
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GERD: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Power is a main factor of Addis Ababa's development as a Global City. Ethiopia is about to complete a huge infrastructure projet with a dam that could supply the capital city with enough electricity to avoid any shortage or disruption in the future. More, Ethiopia will sell its power abroad. Two recent books are focusing on …
Ethiopian Airlines: growing hub and a major tool for Addis Ababa’s growth
Extending network Ethiopian Airlines (ET) recently acquired its 100th aircraft (June 7, 2018), a Boeing 787 'Dreamliner', allowing the company to step on the stage of the major civil carriers. With new aircrafts and a constant growing fleet, ET is also implementing new flights or resuming ancient connections that were suspended, like Chengdu and Seychelles …
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Ethiopia & its coffee
Ethiopia, first exporter of Africa, is not included among the 10 World-largest coffee exporters. Five European countries that do not grow coffee are listed among the major exporters (Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and Belgium). This can happen because the process of roasting and flavoring coffee beans are highly consuming power and water. Poor countries, most …
The use of photography as primary source for the writing of urban History
While fiercely struggling for its independence during the second half of the 19th century, Ethiopia extended considerably its territory. A region of meadows and mountains, at the southern march, became the centre of the country in its new borders. There, in 1886, what was first founded as a garrison camp for its strategic position became …
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La photo comme source en histoire
La photo comme source en histoire: méthodologie Les documents photographiques, pour aider l’historien dans sa recherche, doivent être entourés de précautions. Avant tout, il s’agit de rassembler autant d’informations que possible au sujet du document: informations intrinsèques et extrinsèques. Identification du photographes, les circonstances et le contexte de la prise de vue, le but …
