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ETHIOPIA

Conoscete ExTender? ................................................................................................... 2

Nation well set with improved investment climate-President ...................................................... 3

Sixth Conference on Climate Change, Development in Africa kicks off in Addis ........................ 5

Chinese firm to build pharmaceutical plant in Ethiopia ............................................................... 7

Ethiopian Airlines adjudged CIMG airline of the year................................................................... 8

King of Morocco to visit Ethiopia ................................................................................................ 10

Construction of GERD progressing as per design, schedule ...................................................... 11

SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan markets in Juba reopen after abrupt closure ......................................................... 12

DJIBOUTI

IPC à Djibouti : Un recul de 0,2% en août 2016 ........................................................................... 14

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Nation well set with improved investment climate-

President

President Mulatu

Teshome has disclosed

that with more skilled

labor force and better

investment climate,

Ethiopia will reign as

manufacturing

powerhouse in Africa.

(19.10.2016-WIC)

The President said

tracking on manufacturing

industries is imperative

for the sustainability of

the respective economies

in Africa.

The President today

opened a two-day

conference entitled

"Sustainable

Manufacturing Matters for

Ethiopia and Africa" that

was co-organized by the

Ethiopian Chamber of

Commerce and Sectoral

Associates (ECCSA) and

Pan African Chamber of

Commerce and Industries.

In his opening speech he

indicated that "the

government of Ethiopia

recognizes that

addressing the

manufacturing and

agricultural sectors

through the introduction

of modern technological

innovations is an urgent

issue for the sustained

national development."

“We need to make both

Ethiopia and Africa a hub

for manufacturing; and

this is a good time for us

to push forward and get

more Foreign Direct

Investment,” he stated.

Ethiopia is establishing a

number of industrial

parks through public and

private investments.

However, the President

said manufacturing needs

reliable power, telecom,

services and other

industrial infrastructures

that need to be provided

for local and foreign

investors at one-stop

services in the industrial

parks.

According to Kebour

Ghenna, Executive

Director of Pan African

Chamber of Commerce

and Trade, manufacturers

have an interest in

maintaining a vibrant and

healthy manufacturing

base.

"Manufacturing should be

the bedrock of Africa’s

economy", the Executive

Director said, adding “it

should be the engine of

our economic growth" as it

drives productivity,

provides jobs with better

wages and benefits, and it

stimulates innovation.

Africa faces challenges in

deflationary prices, the

rising costs of regulations,

energy, high tariffs, and

the search for qualified

workers to expand the

manufacturing sector.

“I believe that our efforts

should be directed

towards education and

removing the structural

costs of doing business in

Africa such as lack of

infrastructure and the

unnecessary regulations

and bureaucratic red

tape,” he said.


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Reiterating the statement

of the President, State

Minister of Industry

Tadesse Haile said Africa

needs to invest on public

infrastructure

development and improve

the business environment

to improve its industry

sector.

Africa has vibrant and a

dynamic young population

that needs more skill and

technology transfer to

face the challenge ahead,

stressed the State

Minister.

ECCSA President Solomon

Afework on his part said if

Africa’s economy moves

forward in a sustained

manner, the existence of

sustainable manufacturing

sector becomes

mandatory to have a

better share in the world’s

manufacturing output.

He said “much progress

can be attained through

active involvement of the

private sector with a

transformed economic

world outlook."

The conference focuses on

manufacturing related

issues of significant

relevance to Ethiopia and

Africa.(ENA)


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Sixth Conference on Climate Change, Development in Africa kicks off in

Addis

Experts drawn from

various sectors are

discussing on the

implications of

implementing Paris

Climate Change

Agreement at Africa’s

premier annual climate

change conference.

(19.10.2016-WIC)

With the objective of

understanding the

implications, challenges

and opportunities of

implementing the Paris

Agreement, the Sixth

Conference on Climate

Change and Development

in Africa (CCDA–VI) kicked

off here in Addis Ababa

today.

Speaking at the opening

session through his

representative, Minister of

Environment, Forest and

Climate Change Dr.

Shiferaw Teklemariam

said since Africa is

vulnerable to climate

change, the Paris

Agreement is a very

important milestone in

addressing the issue.

The Paris Agreement,

congruent with Africa’s

long term vision, agenda

2063 and agenda 2030, is

aimed at decreasing global

average temperature to

two degree Celsius above

pre-industrial level.

“The Agreement may not

be successful and we may

not attain the results

which we are looking for

unless we implement it in

synergy and harmony,

mainstreaming it in other

agendas,” remarked the

Minister.

According to Dr. Shiferaw,

Africa needs to pay

serious attention to the

implementation of the

Agreement as the issue of

climate change is of

paramount importance for

the continent.

Unless we deliver and put

the right implementation

plans in place including

all the means of

implementation, the

financial, capacity

building and all others,

the agreement in itself

may not give us the

desired results, he

cautioned.

“We Africans need to

unite, speak in one voice

and make the


Paris Agreement in such a

way that would help us

achieve our African

Agenda," he added.

Deputy Executive

Secretary and Chief

Economist at ECA Abdalla

Hamdok said, of the 61

countries that have

ratified the Paris

Agreement, 14 are from

Africa, accounting for only

1.06 percent of global

emissions.

The significance of the

Paris Agreement coming

into force rests in the fact

that the Intended

Nationally Determined

Contributions (INDCs)

become legally binding.

"The operationalization of

the agreement is

significant for our

continent in that it brings

forward the need to

mobilize adequate

resources required to


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facilitate meaningful

implementation," the ECA

official said.

The conference comes at a

very opportune moment

in the progress of the

global response to climate

change as it is designed to

contribute to the

development of the

continent's efforts

towards the


Paris Agreement.

The basis of the Paris

Agreement is the Intended

Nationally Determined

Contributions (INDC)

submitted by all parties in

the lead up to COP22 as

their national

contributions to limiting

global greenhouse gas

emissions.

INDCs became Nationally

Determined Contributions

(NDCs) followed by

COP21.


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Chinese firm to build pharmaceutical plant in Ethiopia

A cornerstone-laying

ceremony was conducted

on Tuesday to establish a

Chinese-invested

pharmaceutical plant in

Dukem town, about 40

km south of Addis

Ababa, Ethiopia's capital.

(19.10.2016-FBC)

With an investment of 85

million US dollars from a

Chinese firm based in

southwest China's

Chongqing Municipality,

the plant, Sansheng

Ethiopia Pharmaceuticals

Plc, when completed, is

expected to have a

production capacity of 10

billion tablets, 5 billion

capsules and 40 million

parenterals.

It will also provide more

than 300 employment

opportunities for the local

community.

Speaking at the ceremony,

Mebratu Meles, Ethiopian

State Minister of Industry,

said the project comes at

a right time when Ethiopia

is undertaking a massive

socio-economic

transformation.

Meles hailed the project,

saying that it would

increase local

pharmaceutical

manufacturing capacity.

Liu Yu, Economic and

Commercial Counselor at

the Chinese Embassy in

Ethiopia, said the

establishment of this

plant will not only

improve the production

capacity of Ethiopia in

pharmaceutical industry,

but also "bring more

tangible benefits for the

local people and society."


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Ethiopian Airlines adjudged CIMG airline of the year

Africa's most profitable

and Largest Airline

Ethiopian Airline, has

been adjudged the

Airline of the year

(International) at the

27th edition of the

Chartered Institute of

Marketing Ghana

National Performance

Awards in Accra.

(19.10.2016-EBC)

Ethiopian Airlines was

chosen for being the best

in Strategic Marketing

amongst all Airlines in

Ghana.

The theme for the event

was: "Democracy and

National Cohesion;

Marketing a New Political

Paradigm."

The citation

accompanying the awards

reads: "With an impressive

and proactive approach to

marketing and sales

activities, where are

synonymous with your

day to day operations, you

have won some admirers

in our team of evaluator."

It also said in the face of

stiff competition from

other airlines, you were

deemed the deserving

winner with your effective

and revealing strategies,

which ultimately won you

a place above your

competitors.

The citation said "in a bid

to keep your customers

sold, you left no stone

unturned by acquiring

new state-of – the-art

aircrafts and by so doing

opening up new

destinations within the

African continent and

beyond with your newly

acquired B7B7 and 777

model aircraft".

Ethiopian Airlines, which

prides itself as the new

Spirit of Africa and has

been providing Africa with

access to over 94

destinations all over the

world including Direct

flights to far flung places

like Japan, Los Angeles in

US and Brazil.

Being the first Airline to

fly the B787 Dreamliner

and the new Airbus A350

in Africa Ethiopian

Airlines has served Ghana

with World class products.

Genet Michael, General

Manager of Ethiopian

Airlines in Ghana said the

award went a long way to

support the patronage

from the Ghanaian

passengers.

She said the Airline had

received a lot of support

from the passengers in the

last one year.

"ET started 2015 with a

B737 and later improved

to a B787 last year and

now using a B777 showing

a growing patronage and

appreciation of the

Ethiopian Airline world

class services," she added.

She said as a Star Alliance

member Ethiopian Airlines

connected its customers

to more than 1200

destinations globally,

where it flew to more than

50 destinations in Africa.

Mrs Michael said: "We are

happy that people are

recognising the effort

Ethiopian Airlines puts in

to serve Ghana and its

wonderful people."

The awards covered seven

major areas: personalities,

hall of fame,


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media/MARCOMS

organisations, products,

not-for-profit

organisations, business

organisations and special

category.


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King of Morocco to visit Ethiopia

King of Morocco,

Mohammed VI, left on

Tuesday Casablanca,

heading for Rwanda, as

part of a royal tour that

will also lead the

Sovereign to Tanzania

and Ethiopia.

(19.10.2016-FBC)

This is the first tour of the

Moroccan monarch to East

Africa where Morocco’s

presence and projection

are weak in comparison to

West Africa.

The tour comes within the

strategy designed by King

Mohammed VI in recent

years, which aims to

diversify its partnerships,

strengthen its ties with

the most important

players on the African

continent,

The visit comes three

months after Morocco

announced its intention to

return to the African

Union.

This is the first tour of the

Moroccan monarch to East

Africa where Morocco’s

presence and projection

are weak in comparison to

West Africa.

The tour comes within the

strategy designed by King

Mohammed VI in recent

years, which aims to

diversify its partnerships,

strengthen its ties with

the most important

players on the African

continent,

The visit comes three

months after Morocco

announced its intention to

return to the African

Union.


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Construction of GERD progressing as per design, schedule

The construction of the

Grand Ethiopian

Renaissance Dam (GERD)

is going on as per its

design and schedule,

Economic Affairs Cluster

Coordinator with the

Rank of Deputy Prime

Minister and Minister of

Communications and

Information Technology

Dr. Debretsion

Gebremichael disclosed.

(18.10.2016-FBC)

While touring the dam, the

minister said the

construction of the dam

has been executed

carefully, responsibly and

without interruption.

The government has given

top priority to the project,

which would be an engine

to the industrialization of

the country, he added.

A collaborative project of

the public and the

government, the dam is of

immense use to the

growth of the economy,

Dr. Debretsion stressed.

General Manager of the

project, Engineer

Simegnew Bekele for his

part said the construction

of dam is progressing as

per the schedule.

The project general

manager noted that the

construction is also

contributing to transfer of

knowledge and would

enable Ethiopian

employees to acquire the

desired skill in the

process.

Upon completion, the

GERD will generate 6,000

megawatts.


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South Sudan markets in Juba reopen after abrupt closure

Shop owners in South

Sudan’s capital, Juba,

have resumed work

following an abrupt

closure on Wednesday,

following false reports of

Salva Kiir’s death on the

social media.

(15.10.2016 – Sudan

Tribune)

“Stay calm, and carry on

normally. There should no

fear. The president had

already come out

yesterday and you saw

him touring the whole

town yesterday. This was

to confirm to the public

that he is alive. What

happened was another

social media hoax”, said

Chienyjiek

He commended various

markets in Juba which

resumed activities on

Wednesday evening after

few hours of abrupt

closure. Traders and

hawkers who had run

away from custom market

have resumed since 5.00

PM local time yesterday

and were selling their

goods normally.

Several markets such as

Konyokonyo, Jebel and

Juba markets have also

resumed operation

according to sources.

Many residents claimed

the run from market on

Wednesday after some

running without asking

the cause. Others

attributed the cause to a

crackdown on money

exchangers by the police.

“I have resumed work

normally today. Yesterday

my shop was closed

because there was

confusion allover. Some

people were running

unnecessarily. If you ask,

no one would give a

definite answer, Deng

Mawien, a trader in

Malakia market told Sudan

Tribune on Thursday.

But while others were

running due to fear

stemming from rumours

about the death of the

president, others were

running away from police

measures banning money

changers on the street in

fulfillment of municipality

order.

Police force launched an

operation to crack down

on U.S. dollar hawkers,

causing them to flee the

market. No gun shot was

fired by the police when

the police carried out the

operation.

Earlier this year, Mayor of

Juba City banned selling

of U.S. dollars on the

street of Juba, and

ordered the police to

crackdown on those

selling dollars. Armed

robbers attacked

Konyokonyo market

SPLA Spokesperson Brig.

Gen Lul Ruai Koang told

journalists that people in

Konyokonyo market fled

when armed robbers

attacked and robbed at

gun point leading to the

closure of the market

yesterday,


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He said that 3 robbers

entered the market and

started terrorizing people

using pistols. Two of the

robbers were apprehended

and 1 is still at large. The

two robbers, he said were

later found to be foreign

nationals.


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IPC à Djibouti : Un recul de 0,2% en août 2016

L’indice des prix à la

consommation, base 100

en 2013, a enregistré une

baisse de 0,2% au mois

d’août 2016, en raison,

essentiellement d’un

recul des prix des «

produits alimentaires et

des boissons non

alcoolisées » et des «

boissons alcoolisées,

tabac et stupéfiants ».

Cependant le niveau

général des prix à la

consommation a

progressé de 0,8% en

variation trimestrielle et

de 3,4% en variation

annuelle.

(17.10.2016 – La Nation)

Apres les hausses de prix

enregistrés au cours des

trois derniers mois (mai,

juin, et juillet), les prix

des produits alimentaires

et des boissons non

alcoolisées se sont

infléchis de 0,4% au cours

du mois d’août sous les

effets conjugués des

baisses respectives

des prix du «pain» (-3,4%),

du « sel, épices… » (-1,5%),

des «agrumes» (-0,7%), et

des « huiles » (-0,4%). Il

faut cependant noter que

certains postes ont vu leur

niveau de prix croître,

notamment les prix du

«bœuf» (+2,8%), des

«légumes frais et fruits ou

racine» (+2,7%) et du

«poisson frais» (+1,8%).

Les prix à la

consommation des

produits alimentaires se

sont accrus de 2,5% en


de 9,8% en variation

annuelle. La diminution

du niveau général des prix

des « produits

alimentaires et des

boissons non alcoolisées »

marque la fin de l’été

durant laquelle les prix

avaient enregistré des

hausses. Les prix des «

boissons alcoolisées,

tabac et stupéfiants » se

sont repliés de 1,5% par

rapport au mois de juillet

2016, en liaison avec la

baisse du prix du Khat de

2,3%.

Les prix de cette fonction

ont régressé de 7,4% en

variation trimestrielle

tandis qu’en glissement

annuel la fonction

enregistre une baisse de

4,7%. Les prix de la

fonction « Meubles,

articles de ménages et

entretien courant du foyer

» se sont accrus de 0,2%

au cours du mois d’août

après la baisse de 0,1%

enregistrée au cours du

mois juillet 2016. Les prix

de la fonction ont

enregistré une hausse de

1,0% en variation

trimestrielle et de 0,4% en

glissement annuel. Les

prix du poste «

Communication » ont

diminué de 0,4% en août

2016. Les prix de la

fonction ont baisse de

2,3% en rythme

trimestrielle et de 2,8% en

variation annuelle. Les

autres fonctions n’ont pas

enregistré des variations

significatives durant le

mois d’Aout 2016.

Au cours de la période

sous revue, l’inflation

sous-jacente

(Classification permettant

de suivre le niveau de

http://www.lanationdj.com/ipc-a-djibouti-recul-de-02-aout-2016/


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l’inflation qui serait

obtenue en dehors des

phénomènes

perturbateurs que sont les

produits frais et les

produits énergétiques), a

enregistré une baisse de

0,2%.

Elle est restée stable sur

un trimestre, tandis

qu’elle a enregistré une

hausse de 0,6% en

glissement annuel. Le

niveau général des prix

des produits frais n’a pas

connu de variation

significative durant le

mois d’août 2016.

Cependant, les prix des

produits frais ont

respectivement augmenté

de 4,9% et de 19,5% en


mensuelle.


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