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14.06.2016
Contents
ETHIOPIA
EEP Inks Three Billion Birr Deal with TATA ....................................................... 2
Ethiopia, UAE set to elevate trade, investment relations..................................... 4
Ethiopia: Inflation Rate in May Rose to 7.9 Percent ............................................ 5
Etiopia: Idroelettrico, Ad Addis Abeba il prossimo congresso mondiale .............. 6
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Closed Pre-Delivery Financing Agreement with ING............... 7
Ethiopia International Mining Conference to Begin on June 18 ........................... 8
Ethiopia: DARO Promoted to Agency................................................................. 9
SOUTH SUDAN
Prioritise peace and security, S. sudanese leaders urged.................................. 10
DJIBOUTI
Le Premier ministre préside une réunion de haut niveau sur la formation
professionnelle............................................................................................. 12
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[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
EEP Inks Three Billion Birr Deal with TATA
EXIM Banks of India
and
Ethiopian
government
are
financing preliminary
aspects
for
Kombolcha's
Substation
(14.06.2016 – Addis
Fortune)
In a bid to connect Kombolcha
Industrial
Park
with
the
the financing for Ethiopian
Chinese company, China Civil
sugar development projects.
Engineering
In this regard, a 295Km line
Corporation (CCECC).
from Bahir Dar II substation to
The
Woldiya II and another from
planned for the first months of
Woldiya II to Kombolcha III
2017 and the Industrial Park
covers 87Km with both lines
Development
transmitting
T he
(IPDC) is ready to cover all
remaining lines that connect
costs with revenue raised by
existing
the sale of a Eurobond.
400kV.
Kombolcha
substations
and
Construction
Park’s
completion
is
Corporation
industrial
T ATA on its side will venture
Woldiya
national grid, Ethiopia Electric
in transmission line expansion.
substations with the existing
Power (EEP) signed a three
The contract signed with EEP
230kV lines are 14Km and
includes
seven kilometres, respectively.
manufacturing,
Earlier this year a Chinese
testing and commissioning of
company, Shanghai Electric
the lines. T he 403Km line will
Group Company, signed a
extend
contract
substations to Kombolcha III
billion Birr deal with an Indian
zones and again
company, TAT A Projects Ltd.
for the supply of a 382Km
transmission line.
Representing
the
two
for
substation
designing,
from
erecting,
Bahir
Dar
contracting parties, CEO of
construction.
T hree
EEP, Azeb Asenake (Eng.)
Bahir
Woldiya
and
substation. It will directly feed
and Abhik Pal, assistant vice
Kombolcha will soon have
the industrial zone centred in
president & head of Business
these substations. T he two
Kombolcha.
Development at TAT A signed
Dar,
towns,
substations via the Woldiya II
billion Br project of substation
the contract, on June 7, 2016.
The IPDChas already secured
construction is expected to be
and cleared 70ha of land for
The completion time for this
completed in January 2017.
construction of the Kombolcha
project is 18 days.
For this aspect of the project,
Park.
Close to 77pc of the cost is
85pc of the cost will be met by
covered by a loan secured
the China EXIM Bank while
from
the rest will be covered by
India’s Ex-Im
Bank
While preparation is on the
fastest track to
industrial park for service, last
while the rest is covered by
government.
the Government of Ethiopia.
Construction of the Industrial
industrial
The Bank is behind most of
Park, on the other hand, was
however,
week’s disappointing bid for
last month awarded to another
2
avail the
park
indicated
sheds,
that
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
industrial parks are still far
Due to this, the Administration
assurances of his company’s
away from the capacity reach
is bearing additional costs
commitment.
of local investors.
because of a project run by the
This is the first deal for T AT A
Though all seems in place to
Federal
said
Projects, a subsidiary of one of
push the operations of the
Dereje. This is not a unique
the leading Indian companies,
Park, the assessment of its
occurrence as the same thing
T ATA Group in Ethiopia.
social impact on the local
happened when land was set
residents has not been done in
aside
a manner agreeable to the
hundred
Kombolcha
farmers had to leave their
City
government,
for
the
and
Park.
One
twenty
one
The company operates through
four strategic business units –
Industrial
Infrastructure,
Urban Infrastructure, Quality
Administration.
land.
“The way the compensation
“We are working on those
according
was calc ulated for dwellers is
who fully lost their land,” the
T ATA provides turnkey end to
so narrow,” said an official
official told Fortune.
end solutions to set up power
from city’s Mayor office.
While the social aspects were
generation
Monetary value of the land
being addresse d, confidence
transmission and distribution
and the household is the only
was being expressed in T AT A
systems. It also provides fully
factor
Projects’
international
integrated
with
an
systems, commercial buildings
expectation of extraordinary
and airports, chemical process
performance
plants, water and waste water
taken
Services and Utility Services,
into
experience,
consideration, he added.
Never have projects budgeted
from the federal government
come up with coverage of
costs to be incurred by the
City
Administration
in
facilitating an infrastructure
and overall resettlement plan.
3
vast
in
this
very
to
its
website.
plants,
rail
power
and
metro
important initiative, according
management
to EEP’s CEO, Azeb. During
complete mining and metal
the signing ceremony, Abhik,
purification systems.
matched this confidence with
solutions,
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
Ethiopia, UAE set to elevate trade, investment relations
Ethiopia and United
Arab Emirates (UAE)
have
agreed
to
strengthen their trade
and
investment
relations.
(13.06.2016 – FBC)
Prime Minister Hailemariam
Desalegn held talks at his
office today with ambassador
4
of UAE to Ethiopia, Ghazi
reached
Abdullah Salem Al Mahri.
dollars in 2012.
The two sides disc usse d on
During the past five years, 20
how
trade,
UAE companies have invested
investment and tourism ties as
363 million US dollars in
well as on ways of ensuring
Ethiopia.
peace and daunting terrorism
United Arab Emirates opened
in the region.
its embassy in Ethiopia in
The trade volume between the
2012.
to
bolster
two countries, which was 45
million US dollars in 2002,
809
million
US
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
Ethiopia: Inflation Rate in May Rose to 7.9 Percent
Central
Statistics
Agency
(CSA)
of
Ethiopia
disclosed
year
The
increase
in
the
during May. Such was
inflation rate is mainly
because of the rise in
attributable
the prices of clothing
to
the
on year inflation rate
increase in price of food
and
has rose to 7.9 percent
components. From the
construction materials,
in
food components it was
firewood,
in
goods and furnishings.
month
According
of
May.
to
the
Agency’s
inflation
report
rate
meat
particular
and
butter,
footwear,
household
vegetable
for
(especially onions and
Nonetheless, the price
March was 7.4 percent.
garlic) that showed rise
of
in prices.
during the month.
(13.06.2016 –
2Merkato)
5
Inflation rate for nonfood
also
increased
chat has
decrease
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
Etiopia: Idroelettrico, Ad
Addis Abeba
il
prossimo
congresso
mondiale
Avrà luogo tra il 9 e
l’11 maggio 2017 ad
Addis Abeba, presso la
sede
della
Commissione
dell’Unione Africana, il
prossimo
Congresso
mondiale sull’energia
idroelettrica
organizzato
dall’Associazione
internazionale
idroelettrica (IHA).
(10.06.2016 – Africa e
Affari)
successo del precedente
più
incontro
risorse.
svoltosi
lo
efficiente
scorso anno a Pechino ,
“Siamo
riunendo
organizzare
esponenti
fieri
delle
di
poter
il
politici ed esperti del
Congresso
settore per “esaminare
sull’energia
come le iniziative dei
idroelettrica
governi, delle aziende,
prima volta in Africa –
del settore finanziario,
ha
della società civile e
esecutivo
dell’accademia possano
Richard Taylor – Il ruolo
contribuire
dell’energia
allo
sviluppo sostenibile”.
detto
mondiale
il
idroelettrica
per
la
direttore
dell’IHA,
è
una
dinamica che richiede
A renderlo noto è stata
Particolare enfasi sarà
un approccio integrato ,
la
dedicata
stessa
organizzazione
ambientali
internazionale,
durante
sottolineando
Congresso
come il
2017
si
propone di replicare il
6
agli
aspetti
con
e
sociali
fortemente connesso e
la
pianificazione
progetti
fase
di
dei
idroelettrici,
nonché a una gestione
un
un
elevato
settore
livello
di
collaborazione tra tutti
gli
[MV]
attori
coinvolti”.
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Closed Pre-Delivery Financing Agreement with
ING
ING
Capital
announced
LLC
that
it
first
African
A350
continue
its
strategic
operator when it takes
and rapid expansion as
closed a 107.5 million
delivery
Africa’s most successful
USD
aircraft.
pre-delivery
payment
(PDP)
of
the
first
Ethiopian
airline”.
Airlines plans to deploy
financing for Ethiopian
the
Airlines on May 12 in
expanding
respect
Airbus
network linking Africa
at
A350-900 aircraft. The
with Europe, Asia and
said,
airline is utilizing the
the Americas.
support
PDP
of
financing
aircraft
on
its
route
to
Meseret
Bitew,
acting
Chief Financial Officer
Ethiopian
"The
Airlines,
financial
for
our
acquisition of the A350
finance a portion of
Terina
the
Managing Director and
Ethiopian Airlines as we
Head of ING Capital’s
aim
makes to Airbus prior
Structured
position of being the
to the delivery of each
Finance team
aircraft. ING Capital is
York, said, “We were
aviation as an aircraft
the
especially
technology
pre-delivery
payments
sole
which
lender
it
and
facility agent.
Golfinos,
Export
in New
pleased
to
aircraft
is
to
critical
sustain
pioneer
of
our
African
leader.
As
have the opportunity to
part of
support
long-
fleet
client
modernization strategy,
Ethiopian Airlines on its
the acquisition of these
very first PDP financing
aircraft will help us to
has
for Airbus aircraft. ING
be better position and
Airbus
is delighted to continue
serve
A350-900 aircraft, the
its close collaboration
and to be on track to
first
(13.06.2016 –
2MErkato)
Ethiopian Airlines
ordered
14
our
standing
our
to
on-going
expansion
our
and
customers
which
is
with Ethiopian Airlines
achieve our Vision 2025
to
be
on the financing of its
goals."
delivered in June 2016.
fleet of aircraft, which
The airline will be the
allows
of
scheduled
7
the
airline
to
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
Ethiopia International Mining Conference to Begin on June 18
Ethiopia
International
(09.06.2016 –
Mining Conference is
2Merkato)
scheduled to be held
The event is expected to
in Addis Ababa at the
bring
Millennium Hall from
mining
June 18 – 20, 2016.
service providers
and
would
The event is said to be
others
that
unlock
organized
participants can share
mineral
experiences ,
potential.
Mining
Expo.
8
by
Ethio
International
together
global
executives,
so
build
partnership and discuss
strategies.
Official
noted
on their
the
part
Conference
promote
and
Ethiopia’s
sector
full
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
Ethiopia: DARO Promoted to Agency
Ethiopia’s Council of
Ministers decided to
promote
Document
Authentication
and
Registration
Office
(DARO) to an agency.
According
to
the
Director, the Agency is
The
now
vested
power
to
national
Ministers has also set
set
out
out
for
notarize
standard
new
ways
without
authentication
and
providing
witness.
The
requirement
to this it is obligated to
witnesses
Director of the newly
form
a
central
lifted
promoted
information
database
Authentication
have
has
been
for
certain
matters. As per the new
which will fill the gap
rule,
Registration
Agency
witnessed in reporting
needed
(DARA),
Meressa
and information.
authentication
the
promotion would help
restructure
Agency’s
the
management
system and reform its
work
process.
The
restructure had created
opportunity
fast,
to
render
quality,
transparent
and
reasonable service, he
added.
only
for
are
the
and
of
Other than services of
collateral,
notarizing
documents,
transfer of immoveable
the Agency had been
property and depositing
granted
wills.
to
suspend
sale
and
documents that are not
notarized
in
appropriate
Such
was
reducing
the
manner.
aimed
the
illegal
However, if one of the
contracting
parties
at
seeks the existence of
damage
witness, such s hall be
and cost res ulting from
and
authentication
registration,
Meressa explained.
9
witnesses
registration
explained
to
legal
to
and
Gebreyohanes,
to
documents
registration. In addition
Document
of
the
document
(13.06.2016 –
2Merkato)
Council
with
applied then.
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
Prioritise peace and security, S. sudanese leaders
urged
The head of the United
Nations peacekeeping
operations,
Herve
Ladsous said South
Sudan has opened a
new
page
in
its
national life with the
coming into force of
the newly-established
Transitional
Government
of
National
Unity
(TGoNU).
(13.06.2016 – Sudan
Tribune)
‘‘It was very important
nearly two million were
to listen to our South
displaced
Sudanese
Sudan’s
said
security
peace
and
should
be
prioritised as he held a
meeting in the capital ,
Juba
with
President
Salva Kiir and his two
vice presidents during a
visit
to
the
young
nation.
worst
message; it is that the
secession
responsibilities
neighbouring Sudan in
are
since
theirs, but that the UN
2011.
are here to help,” said
Ladsous
the
displaced
UN
head
of
its
from
also
visited
camps
in
peacekeeping mission.
Bentiu
He added, “We are not
raising issues of human
there to substitute, the
rights and tasking the
decisions
be
government
not
to
South
compromise
on
the
rights
ordinary
have to
by
the
Sudanese
themselves,
and
of
Malakal,
but we are in support”.
people.
According to Ladsous,
“I would also mention,
South Sudanese leaders
of
should
remain very attentive to
focus
stability
the
on,
and security,
situation
internally
of
displaced
building
an
course
human
are taking
and
a positive
view. Again, a new page
has
the
the
relationship
and
we
similar issues, but we
institutional framework,
economy
that
rights
The UN involvement in
Ladsous
ever
violence
persons,
country,
South
with one very important
made
He
interlocutors
in
opened
and
the
of
the
said, should not be seen
humanitarian
situation
United
as
with
on
South Sudan similarly is
the
work
of
a
substitute government,
but that key decisionmaking be in hands of
South Sudanese.
10
focus
food
Nations
with
insecurity.
now on a new footing,”
Tens of thousands of
he further stressed.
people were killed and
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
South Sudan had been
broke out in the young
August 2015, formed a
in political crisis since
African nation.
30-month
the current first vice-
President Kiir and his
Government of National
president was sacked by
deputy
Unity (TGoNU).
president Kiir in 2013,
the terms of a peace
following a war which
agreement
11
Machar, under
signed
in
Transitional
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
Le Premier ministre préside une réunion de haut
niveau sur la formation professionnelle
La primature a abrité
hier sous l’égide du
Premier ministre AKM
une réunion de haut
niveau
sur
la
formation
professionnelle.
Le
ministre de l’Education
en
charge
de
la
formation
professionnelle,
le
ministre
de
l’Enseignement
supérieur, le ministre
du Travail, le ministre
de
l’Intérieur,
le
président
de
la
Chambre
de
Commerce,
le
secrétaire-général
de
la
Primature
et
d’autres
hauts
responsables
en
charge de la formation
ont participé à cette
réunion
dont
les
travaux ont été ouverts
par
le
Premier
ministre.
(14.06.2016 – La
Nation)
Longtemps négligée, la
professionnelle
fait
partie, depuis les dix
grandes
12
«
gouvernementale.
Premier
Le
ministre
années,
des
priorités
de
Il
s’agit
tout
simplement
d’appréhender
une
Abdoulkader Kamil l’a
approche
encore une fois rappelé
d’harmonisation et de
hier dans la salle de
canalisation
réunion de la primature
programmes
sectoriels
qui abritait une réunion
liés
formation
de haut niveau sur cette
professionnelle
question.
précisé le PM qui a en
Outre
le
ministre
l’Education
de
nationale,
à
la
des
»,
a
outre rappelé que lors
de
sa
dernière
de nombreux membres
campagne électorale, le
du
en
président Ismaïl Omar
lien avec la formation
Guelleh avait fait de la
professionnelle
formation
gouvernement
participé
à
réunion
dont
ont
cette
professionnelle
les
l’employabilité
travaux ont été ouverts
jeunes
par le Premier ministre
quinquennale
AKM.
sa
et
de
des
priorité
en
dernier
a
engageant l’Etat à fixer
tenu
à
des objectifs clairs et
préciser qu’il n’étai t pas
chiffrés en la matière.
question pour
Le
Ce
d’emblée
jeter
les
nouvelle
bases
lui
de
d’une
stratégie
de
professionnelle
souci
du
gouvernement
est,
comme l’a encore une
fois souligné le Premier
formation
formation
dernières
l’action
ou
ministre, de trouver des
encore de réformer la
solutions
au chômage
politique nationale en
des jeunes et d’adapter
vigueur en la matière.
les offres de formation
[Servizio News ] 14.06.2016]
du système éducatif aux
parole au ministre de
professionnelle. Ils sont
besoins
aux
l’Education nationale en
censés
exigences du marché du
charge de la formation
propositions claires au
travail local.
professionnelle.
Après
Premier ministre lors de
Le Premier ministre a
l’intervention de celui-
la prochaine réunion de
rappelé les succès du
ci, les hauts cadres de
haut
SNA
l’Administration
formation
approches et insisté sur
présents dans la salle
professionnelle.
l’importance
ont échangé des idées
et
et
d’autres
de
la
sur la question de la
formation
professionnelle
pour
combattre efficacement
et
durablement
chômage
des
jeunes
avant de do nner la
13
le
formation
faire
niveau
des
sur
la