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People barter over prices in the khat market in Awaday, Ethiopia. Awaday is the biggest town in the eastern region of Ethiopia for khat growing and export to nearby countries such as Somalia, Djbouti and also Arab states. – AFP pic, August 27, 2014. For a town seen as a key trading centre for khat, a drug that is banned in many countries, Ethiopia's Awaday can seem pretty drowsy and laid-back. As the sun sets on the small eastern town, farmers and brokers of the amphetamine shrub rouse from an afternoon slumber to cut deals in the bustling market, one of the busiest centres of international trade for the leaves. Khat, a multi-million dollar business for countries across the Horn of Africa and in Yemen, consists of the succulent purple-stemmed leaves and shoots of a bush whose scientific name is Catha edulis. Chewing it for hours produces a mild buzz. But Britain in June classified khat as an illegal drug, closing the last market in Europe in the wake of a similar ban by t

Ethiopia's Islamic Affairs Supreme Council on Tuesday announced plans to expand social services across the Horn of Africa country. Ethiopia's Islamic Affairs Supreme Council on Tuesday announced plans to expand social services across the Horn of Africa country. This was disclosed at a meeting organized by the council to discuss means of expanding social services in health and education, among other sectors, through the Awalia Aid and Development Organization. "The organization will strive to expand education service at all levels Author:  Burak CINAR http://www.viewstimes.com/islamic-council-to-expand-social-services-in-ethiopia-1828

Redwan Hussein, Head of Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO), disclosed the Ethiopian government will not make a significant devaluation to birr against the major currencies. He made the announcement during a press conference held last week at his office. The press conference was given on current affairs and he made various announcements. In addressing the question relating to devaluation of birr, he said; “The government will not accept all proposals, the government considers all the pros and the cons of the proposal and decided on the issues that will benefit the country more.” A report by the World Bank, which came out a few weeks ago, suggested Ethiopia devaluate its currency in order to support the export sector. The report noted 10 percent devaluation in Birr could lead to a five percent improvement in export earnings. Redwan furthered the Federal Government has devaluated Birr by 10 percent in 2010 and 20 percent in 2011 in line to the Growth and Transformati

ኢትዮጵያ የ2017ቱን የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ የማስተናገድ ፍላጎት አላት አሉ የኢትዮጵያ እግር ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን ፕሬዚዳንት አቶ ጁነዲን ባሻ። የሊቢያን ውድድሩን ከማስተናገድ መታገድ ተከትሎ ነው ኢትዮጵያ ይህን አህጉራዊ የእግር ኳስ ውድድር ለማዘጋጀት ፍላጎት ያሳየችው። ፕሬዚዳንቱ ለቢቢሲ እንደተናገሩት፥ ኢትዮጵያ  የ2017ቱን የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ  ለማስተናገድ ከፍተኛ የሆነ ፍላጎት አላት። ለዚህም ሁሉም ኢትዮጵያዊ ከጎናቸው እንዲቆም ነው አቶ ጁነዲን የጠየቁት። የአዲስ አበባ ስታዲየምን ጨምሮ ከ80 በመቶ በላይ የተጠናቀቀው የባህር ዳር ስታዲየም እና በመቀሌ እና በሀዋሳ በመገንባት ላይ ያሉት ሰታዲየሞች በመፋጠን ላይ መሆናቸውንም ተናግረዋል። ኬኒያም ከታንዛኒያ፣ ሩዋንዳ አልያም ኡጋንዳ ጋር በመጣመር ውድድሩን ለማስተናገድ ፍላጎት እንዳላት ገልጻለች። ከሱዳን እና ግብፅ ጋር በመሆን የአፍሪካ እግር ኳስ ዋንጫን የመሰረተችው ኢትዮጵያ እ.ኤ.አ በ1962፣ 1968 እና 1976 ውድድሩን አስተናግዳለች። የአፍሪካ እግር ኳስ ማህበርም የ2017ቱን የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ አስተናጋጅ ሀገር በፈረንጆቹ 2015 የሚያሳውቅ ይሆናል። ዜናው የ ኤፍ.ቢ.ሲ. ነው

Wondo Genet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wondo Genet Shebele Hotel Wondo Genet Location within Ethiopia Coordinates:  7°1′N   38°35′E Coordinates :  7°1′N   38°35′E Country Ethiopia Region Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Zone Sidama Elevation 1,723 m (5,653 ft) Time zone EAT  ( UTC+3 ) Wondo Genet  (also transliterated  Wendo Genet ) is a  resort town  in  Ethiopia . Located southeast of  Shashemene  in the  Sidama Zone  of the  Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region , with a latitude and longitude of  7°1′N   38°35′E  and an elevation of 1723 meters. Wondo Genet is connected to Shashamene by way of Wendo Wosha, by newly improved paved road; the last three kilometers from Wendo Wosha is a gravel road but in fairly good condition. [1] Based on figures from the  Central Statistical Agency  of Ethiopia published in 2005, Wondo Genet has an estimated total population of 5,792 consisting of 2,857 men and 2,9