Day: May 21, 2023

Jeju Coffee Farm CEO, Kim Young-han, also Known as “Coffee Virtuoso” of Jeju Island, expressed his strong desire to expand research to Ethiopia’s coffee bean and add value to it by producing beverage like “wine,” and making cosmetics from it.

Ethiopia’s ambassador to South Korea,Dessie Dalkie met with Kim Young-han, Jeju Coffee Farm CEO and explored the possibility of adding value to Ethiopian coffee beans.

Kim Young-han, referred to as the “Coffee Virtuoso” of Jeju Island by CNN, is a former Samsung Electronics executive who went into the coffee business after relocating to the island.

While he had succeeded in producing locally grown coffee & selling it at his cafe that was not the end of his experimentation. He started to use coffee cherry peel to make “wine” with volcanic bedrock water.

His latest endeavor is a line of natural cosmetics imbibed with rich antioxidants derived from coffee beans. “When I drink coffee, I am drinking my own creation” Kim Young-han noted during the discussion with the Ambassador.

He added, “I am very aware of the fact that Coffee from Ethiopia is renowned for its vibrant fruity and flowery characteristics.”

Kim Young-han has also expressed his strong desire to expand his research to Ethiopia’s coffee bean and add value to it by producing beverage like “wine,” and making cosmetics from it.

He requested the embassy to collaborate with him in order to increase the popularity of Ethiopian coffee.

Ambassador Dessie Dalkie said that Ethiopia is the birth place of the coffee bean and describe Ethiopian coffee as sweet like chocolate, fruity flavor and aromatic unlike any other coffee.

“Ethiopian coffee being superior quality, adding additional value could raise global demand for it. Hence, any effort of adding value to our magic bean, Ethiopian coffee is always welcomed,” he added.

The Ambassador affirmed to Kim Young-han that the embassy and the Ethiopian Government are ready to work closely with him in his effort to produce a product like “wine” out of Ethiopian coffee beans and other initiatives he will take to promote Ethiopian coffee and enhance its demand.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Several women were injured as Separatists who identified themselves as Ambazonia forces targeted women in Big Babanki, a village in Mezam , north west region of Cameroon.

CNA learned that the incident took place on the eve to the country’s National Day celebration, a feast that takes place every May 20.

War levy

On Friday May 19, 2023, some women protested the imposed levy of FCFA 10,000 per male and FCFA 5000 per female. Pleading with the separatists to abolish such monthly levies because the effect of the war has also rendered them poor.

Since 2016, Separatists in the north west and south west regions, are fighting thr central government in a move to create a separate state called Ambazonia.

For the past seven years, the war has caused economic hardship to the population of these regions.

But to make more money and fund the war, a group of Ambazonia separatists have resorted to demanding money on impulse.

A group that has supported this initiative is the Ambazonia Governing Council.

But there has been dissenting voices. The reactions were met with bullets and intimidation.

“As I am writing to you now there is tension in my village Big babanki this criminals are moving from one quarter to the other collecting all the names of the people in that quarter and saying that each person will be paying 10000 for the men and 5000 for women,” a source told CNA.

Those who resisted were shot in the legs while others were vandalised.

The women are being treated in nearby hospitals.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

Ethiopian Airlines has launched a direct passenger flight service to Copenhagen, Denmark today.

The new flight will be operated five times a week except on Tuesdays and Sundays.

The direct route will create new business opportunities between the countries.

It will also become a crucial gateway for Ethiopian Airlines in northern Europe and southern Scandinavia.

Launching the passenger flight service this evening, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew said the airline has been increasing its international destinations as part of its growth strategic plan.

The newly inaugurated flight to Copenhagen will play crucial role to connect Ethiopia with Denmark and African countries, he added.

The flight will contribute vital role to boost trade and investment relations as well as people to people interactions and expedite tourism between the countries, Mesfin said.

Ethiopian has also reached 63 destinations in Africa alone, according to him.

The CEO said Ethiopian Airlines is expanding its aircraft numbers and destinations.

It has received an Air bus aircraft and will receive additional 2 new aircraft from Boing soon, he pointed out.

Denmark Embassy in Ethiopia Councilor Siv Behrendt said the flight will help to elevation the economic and diplomatic cooperation between Ethiopia and Denmark to a higher level.

Ethiopian Airlines will deploy Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the route, with 315 seat arrangement.

Ethiopian first started serving Copenhagen in November 1999, but the flight was suspended about four years later.

Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the Pan African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 145 domestic and international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents.

In addition to its main hub in Addis Ababa, it is also pursuing its multi-hub strategy through a hub in Lomé, Togo with ASKY, in Lilongwe, Malawi with Malawi Airlines, and in Lusaka, Zambia with Zambia Airways.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso yesterday attended a ceremony for the opening of a road construction project launched by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) in the country’s northern province of Sangha.

During the ceremony, Jean-Jacques Bouy, minister of development, territorial equipment and major works, underlined the importance of the project for the economic and social development of local governments, highlighting the constant high-efficiency and high-quality demonstrated by CRBC over the years in the country.

After the ceremony, the Congolese president laid the foundation stone for the project.

The 47-km road will connect the city of Ouesso to the urban community of Pokola.

The project also includes the construction of a 616-meter bridge over the Sangha river.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency