Day: February 27, 2015
- Africa
Meta Abo Brewery commissions $119m USD brewery expansion
Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Communication and Information Technology Dr Debretsion Gebremichael joined Chief Executive of Diageo Plc., Ivan Menezes, to inaugurate Meta Abo Brewery’s $119m USD expansion in Sebeta on Wednesday Feb. 25th 2015. The expansion brings Diageo’s investment to a US$344 million, making the largest in Africa. According to Diageo, the new investment tripled the…
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The first Ebola fighting health workers return
The African Union Support to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA) welcomed back, on 22nd February, 17 health workers who were the first to be deployed to fight the deadly disease. Arriving from Liberia up on the completion of their tour of duty, and without infection among them, the health workers were welcomed back by Chairperson of the AUC…
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Canada to support twenty life-saving projects in Africa
Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper has yesterday announced support to 20 research teams that will help identify, test, and deliver practical, cost-effective solutions to improve maternal and child health in 13 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The Prime Minister made the announcement following his meeting with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, a statement from the Canadian Embassy in Addis…
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