Wed02222012
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Addis Ababa, February 20 (WIC) – Renowned Ethiopian author Sibhat Gebregziaber died this morning at the age of 78.
Sibhat who suffered from illness was admitted to hospital. However, he was released from Hospital last Wednesday. He died this morning at his home.
(African Business Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Woldeloul Kassa is a highly trained hi-tech engineer who has worked for some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. When he returned to Ethiopia to contribute to the development of his native country, he realised that no one was producing a mobile phone supporting the Amharic language and therefore accessible to the majority of Ethiopians, particularly in rural areas. So he got together four other techno-savvy individuals and they set out to do it themselves. They had the technical knowledge to develop the software, all they needed was a factory to manufacture the handset. Given their determination they crossed this barrier as well and today, they own part of TANA Communications, the company they set up to make the first mobile phone in Amharic.
Capital - The state power monopoly, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo), awarded a nine billion birr project to the Metal and Engineering Corporation of Ethiopia (MetEC) to fully replace the existing post and pre paid electric meters with new “smart” meters, imported from India.
Panafrican News Agency (PANA) - SouthWest Energy, the first and only Ethiopian company involved in the exploration and production of oil and gas in the country, Monday signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Ethiopian government for exploration of oil and gas in the Gambella Region in the country's South-west.