The Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise (ECAE) is expanding its services to the Horn of Africa region to generate income. ECAE has been modernizing its testing laboratory and inspection and certification services to provide quality and effective services. ECAE has been offering testing, inspection, and certification services to Djibouti, Addis Ababa, and branches across the region, and has helped Ethiopia's products gain acceptance in international markets. ECAE is the major conformity assessment organization in Ethiopia that provides testing laboratory, inspection, and certification services to the industry and the public. The enterprise gained international recognition and offered 22,334 products quality testing laboratory, export and import products inspection, and certification services in the 2022/23 fiscal year.

Photos: Facebook\YouTube ScreenshotsThe Netball World Cup will be held in Africa for the first time when the quadrennial tournament takes place in South Africa from 28 July to 6 August. One African team will compete in each of the initial four-team pools, with Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe joining the hosts in hoping to become the first champions from the continent. All of the matches during the 16th edition of the finals will be played at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The opening day features Zimbabwe, in only their second World Cup, facing an Australia side who are hot favourites to become champions. BBC Sport Africa takes a look at each of Africa’s four representatives, starting with the hosts.

The Finance and Economy Minister Alousseny Sanou and the head of the investment promotion agency Musa Ismaila Toure invited Russian businesses to invest in the promising sectors that includes agriculture, mining, energy and telecom, among others. The promising sectors include:Agriculture sector: Mali has advanced experience in cotton cultivation, which can be applied to other crops as well. Mining industry: Mali is the third country on the continent in terms of gold mining. Energy: Mali needs to develop infrastructure for delivering energy to areas where the food industry is growing. The country has implemented new investment and customs codes, developed an extensive system of tax incentives, and has courts to resolve disputes.

Addis Ababa, July 29 (IANS) The WHO has disclosed that a cholera outbreak, which started in August 2022, has spread to 42 districts of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNP Region) of Ethiopia and resulted in more than 4,000 cases. The UN health agency said on Friday in a press statement that it is working with the Ethiopian government and partner agencies to provide support to cholera-affected areas of the region, Xinhua news agency reported. The assistance WHO is currently providing includes the deployment of technical experts to affected areas, and undertaking capacity-building training on cholera outbreak management. Earlier this month, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warned that Ethiopia would continue to face huge humanitarian challenges, with conflict and displacement, extended drought, floods and disease outbreaks as the main drivers of need. The UNFPA said although humanitarian partners are providing life-saving support that includes shelter, non-food items, water and protection services, a scale-up of assistance is needed to support the expected new arrivals in the following months of 2023.

Monrovia- The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has announced the appointment of Ethiopian Selamawit Zeray Kebede as new head coach of the women’s national team. By Jaheim T. Tumu- [email protected]Kebede, who is known in her native Ethiopia as Selam Zeray, penned a two-year deal to manage Liberia’s senior women’s team. According to sources, she will supervise the under-15 and 17 teams, but her primary mandate is to ensure the women’s national team qualifies for the AFCON. Kebede is a former player and Ethiopian coach. She first started coaching men’s football before serving as head coach of both the Ethiopian senior women’s national team and the youth team, including St. George’s women’s team, during Olympic and African Cup qualifying rounds.

Atnafu stated this during a meeting with the secretary general and deputy secretary general of the Africa-Asia Rural Development Organization (Aardo), Manoj Nardeo Singh and Rami Qtaishat, respectively, according to the state-run Fana Broadcasting Corporate television station. Issues related to Aardo’s activities with a special focus on Addis Ababa’s participation in the organization’s Human Resources Development Programs centered the discussions. The Ethiopian diplomat emphasized that improving and increasing production and productivity in the agricultural sector is one of the Government’s top priorities, as well as the willingness to exchange skills, technologies and innovations in the sector with India. He revealed that more than 70 Ethiopians participated in the training program organized by that organization between 2017 and 2022 in areas such as technological innovations in integrated water management, livestock reinforcement, plant pest and disease control and agricultural technologies. mh/abo/mem/nmr

Addis Ababa - Ethiopian Airlines successfully weathered the Covid pandemic by shifting its strategy, but Africa’s only profitable carrier still faces “real challenges” in sourcing parts and staying competitive at a time of inflation, its CEO told AFP. “We carried 13.7 million passengers, which is a 57-percent growth compared to the previous year and 10 percent higher than pre-Covid. We also carried 740,000 tonnes of cargo, which is nearly double pre-Covid,” he said. The airline turned to freight when passenger traffic fell, including converting some of its passenger aircraft to transport cargo. “The figures indicate that we have fully recovered from the impacts of Covid,” said Mesfin, who was appointed to the job in March 2022.

Zehava Warkenesh Adya lived in a mountainous Ethiopian village near the city of Gondar until about age four. “Our customs were so different from our fellow villagers, and they always made it known that we did not belong. Her mother cleaned houses and made and sold pottery so that the family could eat and have a roof over their heads. Israel was a strange place, with completely different customs and a language that was difficult to learn. “She is such an inspirational role model, and when I graduate I want to make her life easier.” ■ZEHAVA WARKENESH ADYA, 23 From Ethiopia to Tirat Carmel, 2007

Aklog BiraraIn this VOA interview I argue with another Ethiopian, that Ethiopia’s Prime Minister is elected to serve all of the Ethiopian people and Ethiopia as a country. b) In all budgetary situations, there must be openness, transparency, socioeconomic purpose, responsibility not to squander resources and accountability for end use. The PM cannot operate above the law and expect the rest of the population to adhere to the rule of law. I thank VOA for asking me to express my views on this hot and timely topic. Ethiopian News VideoJoin our Telegram Channel : t.me/borkenaGot a business?

However, this is false: the bank confirmed it does not provide this kind of loan service and warned customers of social media scammers. Written in Amharic, the post reads: "How many of us know that Ethiopian Commercial Bank has begun loans via mobile banking? "The bank facilitates loans through mobile banking services from 10,000 birr to 250,000 birr (from $180 to $450). The state-owned CBE is Ethiopia's largest bank and mobile banking is part of the services it offers. Scam postThe CBE has repeatedly warned customers on social media about fraudsters targeting the bank’s mobile banking division.

Addis Ababa, — Ethio telecom announced that it will undertake 5G network expansion and also strengthen other telecom network expansions as well as service quality assurance activities to meet the growing demand of data users by the end of the Ethiopian fiscal year. Accordingly, the total mobile service capacity will be 92 million by the end of the stated period, it added. Launching its 2023/24 Annual Business Plan today, Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru said goals of the major business plan will be achieved through engaging in new business streams and shifting revenue sources from traditional to value added services, and offering local and international products and services to the market. Ethio Telecom has set plan to generate 90.5 billion Birr in the new Ethiopian fiscal budget year by registering 9.4 per cent increment to that of last year, she added. Implementation of new and modern telecom infrastructure and systems expansion such as Data Center, Cloud, Business and Operation Support System will be strengthened, the CEO further stated.

ADDIS ABABA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday disclosed that a cholera outbreak, which started in August 2022, has spread to 42 districts of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNP Region) of Ethiopia and resulted in more than 4,000 cases. The UN health agency said in a press release that it is working with the Ethiopian government and partner agencies to provide support to cholera-affected areas of the region. The assistance WHO is currently providing includes the deployment of technical experts to affected areas, and undertaking capacity-building training on cholera outbreak management. Earlier this month, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warned that Ethiopia would continue to face huge humanitarian challenges, with conflict and displacement, extended drought, floods and disease outbreaks as the main drivers of need. The UNFPA said although humanitarian partners are providing life-saving support that includes shelter, non-food items, water and protection services, a scale-up of assistance is needed to support the expected new arrivals in the following months of 2023.

The Tulu Kapi gold mine, which is Ethiopia's first modern industrial-scale gold producer, is scheduled to begin operations in September. The mine has a capital investment of over 500 million USD and has completed all necessary preparations to commence its activities. The product produced by the company will directly go to the National Bank of Ethiopia, and there will be strict checkpoints to prevent contraband and illegal trade. KEFI Gold and Copper Plc's Chief Operating Officer, Eddy Solbrandt, said that the company would be operational soon, complying with international gold mining procedures. The company has the potential to produce about five tonnes of gold per annum by processing microscopic-sized gold particles that are not recoverable by small-scale mining operations.

Addis Ababa education bureau announced results for the 8th Grade Ministry exam of the 2022/23 academic year. In Addis Ababa, more than 74,000 students from both regular night education programs sat for the exam this year. At least 70.6 percent of the total examinees have scored 50 percent and above, the city’s education bureau disclosed on Saturday. More than 50, 800 – or 82 percent – of the total 61,800 students in the program scored 50 percent and above. “In general, this year’s result has shown an improvement as compared to the previous one,” Director of the education bureau Zelalem Mulatu said.

High home prices are straining the budgets of first-time homebuyers as the ongoing housing shortage pushed the cost of starter homes to a record high, according to a report. A first-time buyer needs to earn $64,500 annually to afford a home at this price point, a 13 percent increase from last year. San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix are the only metros analyzed by Redfin where buyers can earn less than last year and afford a starter home. But buyers in Miami need 25 percent more income than last year to afford starter homes priced at $300,000. “With consumer price inflation calming close to the Federal Reserve’s desired conditions, mortgage rates look to have topped out,” Yun said.