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ETHIOPIA ACCUSES ALLANA POTASH OF TAX EVASION

14 Jan, 2017 By Kaleyesus Bekele Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn on Monday accused Allana Potash, the Canadian company which was engaged in potash mineral exploration and development project i… Source: ETHIOPIA ACCUSES ALLANA POTASH OF TAX EVASION

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ETHIOPIA ACCUSES ALLANA POTASH OF TAX EVASION

14 Jan, 2017 By Kaleyesus Bekele Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn on Monday accused Allana Potash, the Canadian company which was engaged in potash mineral exploration and development project in the Afar Regional State, of tax evasion. In a press conference held in his office on Monday morning Prime Minister Hailemariam was asked about the state […]

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Fluor Corporation wins FEED Contract for Potash Mining Project in East Africa

Can Eritrea beat Ethiopia to the punch in potash? Source: Fluor Corporation wins FEED Contract for Potash Mining Project in East Africa

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Fluor Corporation wins FEED Contract for Potash Mining Project in East Africa

Can Eritrea beat Ethiopia to the punch in potash?

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Toronto MP Ahmed Hussen is the new immigration minister

Originally posted on oromiyaanwanofitiabbaatuuegata.org:
? Toronto MP Ahmed Hussen is the new immigration minister, Chrystia Freeland is the new Foreign Affairs Minister (update) Toronto (Voice Online) — AHMED Hussen, MP for York South-Weston, and a Member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, is the new of Minister of Immigration, Refugees and…

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Economic News Headlines

– Why China-built electric railway linking landlocked Ethiopia to sea matters to Beijing and Africa   Ethiopia’s political troubles are going to test its beneficial China relationship   Ethiopia Moves Toward Privatization. It’s Not about Money. It’s About Tech.   Successful business ideas that mattered the most for Ethiopia in 2016   Gov’t Plans Industrial […]

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ICL REQUESTS MINISTRY OF MINES TO TAKEOVER POTASH PROJECT

–  Holds government accountable for loss of properties ICL, the Israeli company which recently announced its decision to terminate its investment in the potash mine development project in the Afar Regional State, requested the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Natural Gas to take over the potash project. In a letter dated November 8, 2016 and […]

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ICL TERMINATES POTASH PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA DUE TO CONTROVERSIAL TAX CLAIM

    RCA claims USD 55 million capital gains tax The giant Israeli fertilizer producer, ICL, on Thursday announced that it has terminated its potash mine development project in the Afar Regional State, north eastern part of Ethiopia.  According to a statement issued by ICL, following a meeting held on October 5, the board of […]

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Scaling out fertilizer application in communal grazing areas in Tigray—is it a blue print approach?

Originally posted on LIVES-Ethiopia:
Grazing land fertilization in Tigray region (photo credit:ILRIYayneshet Tesfay). The establishment of enclosures in communal grazing areas has been widely adopted in several sites in the Tigray region of Ethiopia following community-based interventions by the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) and its predecessor, the Improving Productivity and Market Success of…

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Wages, Productivity and Manufacturing in East Africa

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