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MetEc to produce 100MW electric power from waste
Metal and Engineering Corporation (MetEc) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Addis Ababa city administration and the Ethiopian Electric Power Service to produce 100 MW of electric...
Ethiopia Shoots for the Stars and Galaxies as it Aims to Become Space Science Hub
Solomon Belay, director of the Entoto Observatory and Research Centre, stands on the right-hand side of one of the observatory’s two telescopes situated in the Entoto Mountains, overlooking the...
Southwest Technologies, partners to launch data center in Ethiopia
Southwest Technologies and its partners announced they are set to launch a data center in Ethiopia to make Ethiopia a hub for IT in Central Africa on Tuesday at the Sheraton Addis.
“It’s a...
Godzilla of Earths’ identified
There is a new class of planet out there that astronomers are calling the "mega-Earth".
It is an object with a hard surface like our own world but much, much bigger.
The necessity for the new...
Deutsche Welle condemns satellite jamming from Ethiopia
Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) protests against the intentional jamming from Ethiopia currently affecting satellite reception of the TV programmes of DW and other...
Ethiopia’s mobile assembling plant business thrives
Imports of counterfeit handsets have been banned in the country
With companies closing mobile phone assembling plants throughout Africa due to stiff competition from China, Ethiopia has emerged as...
Space science and a veteran’s struggle
Tefera Walwa, a veteran politician and a former high-ranking government official, stands tall among a few political leaders of the ruling party, the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front...
Engineer Azeb wins women in construction excellence award
The Chief Executive Officer of the newly-formed Ethiopian Electric Power, Azeb Asnake (Eng.), has just won the “Women in Construction Excellence Award.”
Azeb on Thursday received the award at...
Debre Birhane Polytechnic College Showcases a three wheeled vehicle
Debre Birhane Polytechnic college showcases a prototype of a three wheeled vehicle copied from the Philippines model at the nationwide exhibition held at the Bahir Dar city.
The vehicle can carry...
The Entoto Observatory Begins Operation
Two space telescopes mounted at the Entoto Space Science and Technology Research and Training Center, in Addis begins operation. The two telescopes are bought from Germany with a cost of 2.3 million...
Ethiopia accused of jamming ArabSat – technology costs up to $50,000
The satellite operator, ArabSat (Arab Satellite Communication Organisation) claimed last week that “many TV channels on-board its fleet of satellites have been the subject of intentional jamming...
Ethiopian-Born Student Felege Gebru Project Featured in White House Science Fair
Washington, DC (TADIAS) – President Barack Obama hosted the 2014 White House Science Fair last Tuesday, May 27th highlighting some of “America’s most innovative students” and featuring a...
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