A ten-day training course in conflict prevention for senior military officers from nine East African countries started on Monday (October 13) at AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The training is organized by the Ethiopian International Peacekeeping Training Center (EIPKTC) which funded and assisted by the Japanese government. It brings together high ranking army officials from Burundi, Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda. More

In quest for joining the international capital market, Ethiopia is going to start issuing international bond by the end of this year. The move is the first of its kind by the nation.

The announcement by the Ethiopian government came following the sovereign credit ratings given to the country by three top international rating agencies back in May. Standard & Poor’s and Fitch both rated Ethiopia’s sovereign treasury bonds as “B” while Moody’s rate was “B1” (B+).

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