Day: May 3, 2023

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Ethiopia, Türkiye Stress Need to Further Diversify Ties in Trade and FDI

State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mesganu Arga received the Deputy Foreign Minister of Türkiye and conferred on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of common interest.

The two sides concurred that Ethiopia and Türkiye, which enjoy solid traditional diplomatic bond formed over 127 years ago, need to further diversify their ties in trade and foreign direct investment (FDI), according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ambassador Mesganu, who briefed his Türkiye counterpart on the implementation of the peace agreement in Pretoria called upon the international community and Türkiye, in particular, to support the post-conflict peace-building process.

The Deputy Foreign Minister, on his part, lauded the implementation of the peace deal.

He said Türkiye business community is keen on investing in Ethiopia.

The Sudanese people should be given a chance to solve their differences through dialogue than military means, the two officials agreed.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

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Coffee Processing Factory in Oromia Starts Exporting Coffee by Adding Value on its Products

Delegations from Zambia, Niger, Tanzania and Cote d’Ivoire today visited ONE.KOO Coffee Factory, a coffee processing factory owned by Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union in Gelan town.

The visit was accompanied by the Chief Administrator of Oromia Regional state, Shimelis Abdisa and other regional state officials.

Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union is one of the unions that exports coffee to the international market by adding value on the production.

ONE.KOO Coffee Factory, which was established a year ago at a cost of 50 million birr, has been expanding its products to foreign markets including the United States by adding value.

The factory has earned 70 million birr in the first half of this Ethiopia fiscal year, the general manager of the factory, Solomon Taddela told ENA.

Delegations drawn from the four African countries are in Ethiopia to exchange the best practices and experiences of Ethiopia in transforming agriculture, particularly wheat, avocado, and coffee developments in Ethiopia.

The delegations have so far visited several agricultural activities being carried out in wheat and avocado cultivations.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

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Franco-Cameroonian born, Joel Embiid wins NBA Most Valuable Player Award

Cameroonian born Joel Embiid, 29 of the Philadelphia, USA 76ers has been named the National Basketball Association NBA’s Most Valuable Player, MVP for the 2022-23 season.

EmbiId who finished second in the award behind Nikola Jokic in the past two seasons, was competing against Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets star Jokic to claim the game’s top individual accolade on May 2nd.

He bagged the award with 73 out of the 100 available first-place votes. Jokic had 15 while Antetokounmpo rounded out the top three with 12 votes, ahead of Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Reports reveal he had publicly campaigned and declared his intention to win the MVP for years now. Speaking to “ Inside the NBA press” after being named MVP he reacted saying “I don’t even know where to start. It’s been a long time coming, a lot of hard work. I’ve been through a lot, and I’m not just talking about basketball… It feels good. I don’t know what to say. It’s amazing.”

Embiid began his basketball career at 15 after playing volleyball and soccer back in Cameroon. He discovered basketball by watching videos on YouTube and dedicated himself to his craft, before he moved to the United States at 16 years and was spotted in a basketball camp.

Source: Cameroon News Agency