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Dangote Industries Applied for Mining License in Ethiopia

Dangote Industries PLC applied for silica exploration license in Ethiopia. Silica is the major raw material for glass manufacturing. Dangote applied for the mining license to establish a glass manufacturing plant.

Dangote has also commenced work on cement manufacturing plant in Ethiopia. The cement factory, located in Mugher town, will have a production capacity of 1.5 tons per annum.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Mines previously suspended accepting applications for minerals exploration licenses for more than a year, however, the Ministry has resumed accepting applications two weeks ago.

According to Bacha Fuji, public relations head with the Ministry, told The Reporter, in addition to Dangote Industries, five other foreign and local companies have also applied for minerals exploration licenses. An Indian company, Allied Chemicals PLC, applied for iron ore exploration license, a company established by Ethiopian and German investors, Rusf Gladwun…

Ethiopia’s Aquarius Aviation to Buy Two Cessna Aircrafts

Ethiopia's Aquarius Aviation PLC concluded contract with the American Cessna Aircraft Company, to purchase two Cessna Caravan airplanes for USD 3.2. The planes which have a 39 seat-capacity are expected to be delivered within a year.

When the agreement is finalized in the coming month, Aquarius will be expected to pay 30 percent upfront, according to Frehiwot Tessema, general manager of Aquarius Aviation.

Aquarius, previously known as Aberdair, changed its name after confusion was created in the market, with people mistaking it for the Kenyan ‘Aberdair Ltd'.

“Some people thought it was a branch of the Kenyan company and Aberdair Ltd also tried to take advantage of this, by claiming that we were their branch,” added Frehiwot.

Currently, Aquarius has four chartered airplanes with up 16 seat capacity for its domestic flight services. Three of its airplanes are currently under contract for one year by differ…

Sebastopol to Build Ethiopia’s Biggest Cinema Complex

Sebastopol Entertainment PLC is planning to build a a two-tower, four-story multiplex in Arada District. Sebastopol has acquired a plot of land from the city administration for the construction of the towers for seven million Birr.

Sebastopol has paid 30pc of the total lease price as a down payment when it acquired the land in February, according to Tewodros Teshome, manager of Sebastopol Entertainment. Sebastopl hired Chartered Structural Consulting Engineers (CSC) PLC for the design of the buildings for 310,000Br. The construction of the tower is estimated to cost 50 million Br and construction will begin in June 2013.

The tower will house multiple cinema screens, entertainment center, children play grounds and food court. The building will also have a film studio that will be able to accommodate different setting equipments film makers may require, Tewodros said.

Sebastopolis expected to complete construct…

Indian Companies Negotiating to Book a Pavilion in Exhibition Center

The Indian Trade Promotion Organization is to book one pavilion of the the Addis Abeba Exhibition Center, for the forthcoming 18th Addis Abeba Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Association (AACCSA) International Trade Fair.

The Indian Trade Promotion Organization is still in negotiation with the AACCSA and both parties expect to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in August, Gashaw Abate, trade investment promotion director at the AACCSA, told Fortune.

“Since the number of companies attending the exhibition from India is increasing every year, we should have separate space,” Parmod Rai Sood, manager of the Indian Trade Promotion Organization told Fortune.

The Indian Trade Promotion Organization was also awarded by the association for participating with largest number of companies after Italy in the 17th International Trade Fair, that took place two weeks ago. The organization has brought 44 companies to …

Ethiopian Civil Aviation and Spain Concluded Agreement

The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority announced, it has concluded a bilateral air transport agreement with its Spanish counterpart. The Authority said, the agreement will further enhance the existing diplomatic, people-to-people, trade and investment relationship between the two countries.

Authority Director-General, Col. Wesenyeleh Hunegnaw and Spanish Ambassador to Ethiopia Miguel Angel Fernandez Palacios Martinez signed the agreement.The agreement is said to help in expanding Ethiopian Airlines destinations in addition to facilitating the growing import and export trade exchange between the two countries.

Source: ENA

Ericsson Equipped Ethiopian Village with 3G Connectivity

Communication technologies manufacturer, Ericsson said it has equipped the Millennium Village Project located in northern Ethiopia with network infrastructure and service to introduce voice and data communications.

Ericsson said, with access to 3G connectivity, more than 4,000 students and their teachers at two schools involved in the 'Connect To Learn initiative' now have access to modern learning and teaching resources through Ericsson’s cloud-computing solution.

community health workers in the Millennium Villages will also be able to use cell phones contributed by Sony Mobile and broadband connectivity arranged by Ericsson to render vital health care services directly to households and to gather health related information for follow up and monitoring purposes.

The Ethiopian Koraro Millennium Village has inadequate availability of communications technologies.However, Ericsson's support has enabled the people…

EthioTelecom Modifies Prepaid Mobile SIM Card Life Cycle into Six Periods

Ethiopian Business News - Ethio telecom modifies Prepaid Mobile SIM Card life cycle into six periods. In line with this modification, the Prepaid Mobile customers, whose SIM card have been inactive during the last six months, will be recycled as of mid of February, 2013 if they could not recharge their account before this termination date so as to make it active. The existing days for one way block (suspense period) which had been 15 days earlier is now modified to 180 days or 6 months. During this one way block period, the subscriber can only receive incoming call/SMS, but cannot make outgoing call/SMS. With regard to the recycle period, under the existing condition there has not been a predefined rule, but now there is one month time after the termination period meaning the number will be recycled and ready for sale. The modified Prepaid Mobile SIM Card life cycle has the following six periods : 1. Pre-active period 2. Active period 3. …

US Energy Developer Terra Launches 400 MW Ethiopia Wind Project

Business Related Press Release:

Terra Global Energy Developers, LLC (Terra), the first US wind energy developer to enter Ethiopia’s growing wind energy sector, today announced the launch of a 400 MW wind energy project in Debre Birhan, Ethiopia. Located approximately 75 miles north of the capital Addis Ababa, the project is being developed on a build and transfer basis for the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo), the national utility. Construction of the project is planned to begin in 2014. “We are very pleased to have launched this project for the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, especially as the first US developer to enter Ethiopia’s growing wind sector,” said Dereje Abebe, CEO of Terra. “The Debre Birhan Wind Project will create jobs, increase electrification, and help power economic growth with clean and sustainable wind energy. Ethiopia has the wind and hydro resources to become Africa’s ‘powerhouse’ for renewable …

Ethiopian Flower Export Sore on Valentine’s Day

In about a decade the Ethiopian flower industry has grown to become a major player in the international market. The Ethiopian flower industry has blossomed again on this years Valentine's Day. Zelalem Messele, chairman of EHPEA, the Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association intone the importance of Valentine's Day for the Ethiopian flower industry, "It's one of the holidays the flower industry flourishes. And the production goes up by 30 to 40 percent and so the demand,”. About three quarter of the country's flowers are destined to the European market. Ethiopian flower exports have been growing, in 2012 it was valued at more than $210 million. This year, the amount is expected to be more than double of the previous year. More than half of the 90 Ethiopian flower farms are owned by foreign investors. The Ethiopian flower industry is growing at a staggering rate. Incentives in the form of tax break and loan availabili…

Habesha Construction Selects Contractor for 10 Storey Center

Habesha Construction and Materials Development, Ethiopia has selected Rama Construction plc to construct the 10 storey shopping center it proposes to build at a cost of 233 million birr. Rama will handle only the structural aspects of the proposed project at an estimated cost of more than 123 million birr according to the agreement signed between the two companies yesterday.

Rama will be expected to complete the structural work in 18 months from the time of the agreement.

The center to be named the Tigat Shopping Center will be constructed on 2,100 meter squares of land to be found on Haile Gebreselassie Street. It will be a mixed-use building to host offices, shops and a ninety bedroom four star hotel. The center is owned by the Tigat group of shareholders made up of shop owners in the proposed building site who elected to come together for this project to meet the building requirements of the area according to the cit…