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News and events // 11.03.2010 //

“The River Nile in the Post Colonial Age” written by professor Terje Tvedt, University of Bergen, details the modern development of the Nile Basin and the efforts to manage its waters.

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News and events // 10.03.2010 //

CETU held its 14 ordinary Congress 9th March in Addis Ababa in the presence of guests from other trade unions in the region, the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hassan Abdalla and the Ethiopian Employers Federation. CETU president Kassahun Follo acknowledged support from the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Union – LO-Norway.

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News and events // 05.03.2010 //

The Norwegian company Norplan/Norconsult on 4 March signed a technical consultancy contract with the Ministry of Water Resources of Ethiopia to do a feasibility study on two huge hydropower plants in Ethiopia.

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News and events // 05.03.2010 //

Bishop of Møre Diocese visited Ethiopia in February, making this her fourth visit to Ethiopia. During her stay, she met with His Holiness Abune Paulos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

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News and events // 04.03.2010 //

Norwegian staff shake their shoulders as a weekend-warm-up.

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News and events // 01.03.2010 //

One hundred and fourteen years have passed since Italian forces were beaten at Adwa in their attempt to colonize Ethiopia. In the 1930/40s- Mussolini’s Fascist regime tried again through a bloody occupation of Ethiopia. But unlike many other countries who have suffered bloody invasions and conquests, Ethiopia has embraced many cultural traditions from its former foe.

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News and events // 01.03.2010 //

The Embassy will be closed on Tuesday 2 March due to the Ethiopian holiday Adwa Day. We can be reached for emergencies only on +251-91-1206417. On the 3 March, the Embassy will be back on its regular schedule, opening at 8:30.

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Photo: Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa
News and events // 01.03.2010 //

# Etiopia spås fortsatt rask økonomisk vekst # Sterk økning i salget av kaffe og priser på blomster # Etiopisk næringsliv og muligheter for investeringer og handel ble presentert på Næringslivets Bistandskonferanse i Oslo 10. februar # Stor britiske næringlivsdelegasjonen til Etiopia # Stans i produksjonen ved vannkraftverket Gilgel Gibe II, et alvorlig tilbakeslag for etiopiske ekspansjonsplan...

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