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Africa Business Forum
The fifth edition of the Africa Business Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia will be held for the second time in Ethiopia on 1 March 2017 in the Sheraton Hotel, under the Patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi, one of the largest investors in Africa, Forbes ranked billionaire and Ethiopia s biggest employer. Prior to the conference, the Africa Business Forum B2B Investment Meeting will be held on the 25 January 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Center Tower, to welcome potential investors to Africa. Since its creation in 2014, the Africa Business Forum has become one of the most important bi-annual gatherings in Africa and the Middle East. Africa Business Forum presents an invaluable opportunity for investors to connect with clients from across industries and from around the world. An opportunity to maximise market share by building connections with African customers and partners. The conference will host distinguished panellists and speakers, including ambassadors,
Ethiopia's recent decision to open its telecoms market saw a Chinese-backed bid for a mobile licence lose out to a consortium that had US support, but the east African country is likely to remain an important market for Chinese companies. Last weekend, a consortium backed by the US International Development Finance Corporation and UK sovereign investment fund CDC Group and led by Britain's Vodafone, Kenya's Safaricom, South Africa's Vodacom and.
U.S. Senators’ Call for Postponing Ethiopian Election Is Foolish & Very Dangerous
Lawrence Freeman
On June 5, Ethiopia will conduct national parliamentary elections that will be decisive not only for Ethiopia, but the entire Horn of Africa. On the eve of Special Envoy, Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman’s first trip to the Horn of Africa, five Democratic U.S. Senators sent him a letter, expressing their concerns about Ethiopia.
Unfortunately, in their letter, Senators Ben Cardin, Tim Kaine, Jacky Rosen, Cory Booker and Ed Markey, displayed a shallow understanding, one might even say ignorance, about the conflict in Ethiopia. Furthermore, their suggestion that Ethiopia’s national elections should not go forward, is downright dangerous.