Filed under: NewBusinessEthiopia,lucvankemenade.nl | Tags: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Tigray
In search of better jobs and living standard, youngsters from the North Ethiopian border region try their luck in the Arab world. While few get lucky, most of them sacrifice.
At Autobus Terra in Addis Abeba, three men and a woman are waiting for a bus to Mekele. The sun hasn’t risen yet. They seem lost. Slightly nervous the travellers glance over their shoulder and hold tightly on to their bus tickets and only luggage: a brand new blanket.
One of these obvious strangers to the chaotic bus station of Ethiopia’s capital city is Welde Selassie Halefum. Only twenty-six years of age, he looks at least ten years older. His bony face and raw (more…)
Filed under: lucvankemenade.nl | Tags: Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Ethiopia, cash register machine, tax
These days, Ethiopian entrepreneurs are rushing to state-selected suppliers to buy an obligatory cash register. The final deadline for purchasing one hasn’t been announced. But not having one means you are putting your business licence at risk, or you may even be charged with tax fraud.
“It doesn’t make any sense,” says Kebede Mekiria, owner of a small consultancy firm. “We have about five assignments a year and now they want us to put this machine in our office and print a receipt every day. It is ridiculous!”
The frustration among entrepreneurs is the result of (more…)
Filed under: NewBusinessEthiopia,lucvankemenade.nl | Tags: Ethiopia, Journalism, NewBusinessEthiopia
New Business Ethiopia Journalism Institute commences today July 6, 2010 with an extensive six months journalism training for Ethiopians living in every corner of the country.
One of the main objectives of the training is to train citizen journalists who can cover social, economic and political issues at the grassroots level, thereby reaching the “underserved”, since media in Ethiopia is highly “Addis Abeba based”.
According to the promoters, the free training, which is the first in its kind in Ethiopian private media history, is expected to channel some 100 Ethiopians to the existing media industry in the East African country.
It is also expected to pave the way for the emergence of private regional newspapers and websites after introducing a vibrant private national newspaper called NewBusinessEthiopia in both English and Amharic.
“After completing both the theoretical and practical basic journalism training, the best trainees will be recruited as regional contributors by NewBusinessEthiopia,” says Andualem Sisay, General Manager of New Business Media and Communications Plc.
“We will also provide assistance to the rest of the trainees, which will enable them to run their own region specific news websites and blogs, or link them to other media houses in Ethiopia,” he said.
“Wat is de overeenkomst tussen de oppositie in Ethiopië en een sportauto? Beiden hebben slechts twee zetels…”
Het is een grap die rondging kort na de verkiezingen in Ethiopië, nu ruim een maand geleden. Regeringspartij EPRDF onder leiding van premier Meles Zenawi behaalde een ongekende overwinning: meer dan 99 procent van de stemmen.
In de dagen voor de stembusgang heeft Dagblad Trouw met drie reportages uitgebreid aandacht besteed aan de verkiezingen. Voor wie het gemist heeft en/of nog eens terug wil lezen, de drie reportages: (more…)
