EU provides €15m support to improve Ethiopia’s coffee sector

The European Union (EU) has provided a € 15 million support to improve the competitiveness of Ethiopia’s coffee sector.

In a press conference issued today, State Minister of Agriculture, Sani Redi, said EU’s funding would contribute a lot in improving coffee productivity through addressing the challenges facing the sector.

It would also help to export value added coffee from 28 coffee growing woredas (districts).

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture attache in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is expected to export a record-high 240,000 metric tons of coffee in 2019/20.

Ethiopia to host ITME Africa 2020

Ethiopia will host the International Textile Machinery Exhibition, ITME Africa 2020, February 14-16 next year, the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations announced in a statement.
Organized by the India International Textile Machinery Exhibition Society (ITME), the exhibition will be held in Addis Ababa, after the nation was selected because its textile industry shows significant growth within the continent.

India ITME is a non-profit organization, established in 1980, to support and serve the textile engineering industry through exhibitions, events, trade promotion services, education scholarships, student placements and consultancies.

ITME Africa 2020 will have at least 220 exhibitors and pavilions from China, India, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Turkey and other African countries, in addition to the host, the organizing committee reported.

The event is a great opportunity to attract foreign direct investment and boost the development of the industry in Ethiopia, which has enormous untapped potential and many options for multiple growth, the press release notes.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns act of violence and looting of properties committed against Ethiopians in South Africa

In a statement issued today, it said “We are encouraged by the statement of President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, denouncing these acts of violence and his promise to arrest perpetrators and bring them to justice.

“We would also like to see continued and robust measures taken by South African authorities to contain the violence and ensure our citizen’s security and safety,” the Ministry added.

The statement noted that “the Ethiopian Embassy in Pretoria is closely working with authorities and members of the community to address the situation.”

AU condemens incidents of violence in South Africa

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat condemned in the strongest terms, the incidents of violence against nationals of fellow African countries in South Africa, including the looting and destruction of their property.

The Chairperson is encouraged by arrests already made by the South African authorities.

In a statement issued today, he called for further immediate steps to protect the lives of people and their property, ensure that all perpetrators are brought to account for their acts, and that justice be done to those who suffered economic and other losses.

The Chairperson reiterated the Commission’s continued commitment to support the South African government in addressing the root causes that led to these despicable acts, in order to promote peace and stability, within the framework of AU’s longstanding principles of continental solidarity.

Ethiopia to Host Global Forum on Human Settlements

#Ethiopia will host this Thursday and Friday the fourteenth edition of the Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS 2019), which for the first time will be organized in Africa, the Foreign Ministry reiterated here.
The United Nations Conference Centre in this capital will serve as the main venue for the annual event, whose guiding theme will be ‘Sustainable Development of Cities and Human Settlements in the Digital Era,’ notes the official communication.

GFHS 2019 will bring together more than 400 delegations from national and international institutions and organizations, and will support campaigns on smart localities and the use of digital technology for inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities on the African continent and beyond.

At the end of the event, the Addis Ababa Declaration will be presented, providing contributions to the World Urban Campaign and the World Urban Forum 2020, scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, in February.

The Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards Ceremony 2019 (SCAHSA 2019) will also be held, which recognizes the excellence of practices and innovations in this area and to which more than 300 projects from around the world aspire.

With the support of the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, GFHS 2019 is organized by the Global Forum on Human Settlements, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the International Telecommunication Union and the World Urban Campaign.

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