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Fertilizer Factory Project Practical Measure Taken to Ensure Food Security, Sovereignty: Ministry of Agriculture
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 29, 2025 (ENA)— Ethiopia's fertilizer factory construction project is a practical step taken to ensure food security and sovereignty, according to Ministry of Agriculture. Recall that the Ethiopian Investment Holding and the...
Unlocking Africa's green potential: The renewable energy revolution
IOL
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August 29, 2025
Ibra Ndieme Ndiaye|Published 2 hours ago 4min Africa stands on the precipice of a renewable energy revolution that could fundamentally transform its economic trajectory and energy landscape. With abundant solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal...
GERD Legacy at Risk Honor Engineer Simegnew Bekele Support Blue Nile
Zehabesha
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August 29, 2025
Our concern: promises mean little if local people see no gains. This introduction looks at community benefits, fair revenue sharing, and why honoring a chief builder from the Amhara Region matters. We will examine how GERD can deliver electricity,...
Ethiopia signs Dangote fertilizer deal
Semafor
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August 29, 2025
Ethiopia signed a $2.5 billion agreement with Nigeria’s Dangote Group to build one of the world’s largest fertilizer plants, as the country looks to boost agricultural productivity. The plant, which will produce up to 3 million metric tons of...
South Sudan, Ethiopia push ahead with key link road project to boost trade
The City Review
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August 28, 2025
High-level delegations from the two countries reviewed bilateral agreements signed during earlier landmark engagements between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed By Emmanuel Mandella South Sudan and Ethiopia have reignited...
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: What Ethiopian Farmers Taught Me About Resilience
Food Tank - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
These days, so much of the conversation about improving food and agriculture systems revolves around regenerative agriculture. The term itself has many definitions—it’s used by everyone from smallholder farmers to executives at the world’s largest...
African agriculture must reckon with child labour
Thred
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August 29, 2025
Africa’s child labour problem has become a global crisis. The International Labour Organisation (ILO), as well as UNICEF, estimates that globally more than 160 million children are still engaged in child labour, with Africa accounting for over...
Dangote Group, Ethiopia Ink $2.5bn Deal For Mega Fertilizer Plant
Biz Watch Nigeria
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August 29, 2025
The Dangote Group has entered into a landmark partnership with Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) to establish a $2.5 billion urea fertilizer production plant in Gode, Ethiopia, in what is set to become one of Africa’s largest industrial...
Ethiopia on alert as Egyptian forces plan entry into Aussom
GhanaWeb
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August 28, 2025
Ethiopia says it hopes to avoid confrontation with Egyptian troops, who are preparing to join Somalia’s AU-backed foreign mission against Al-Shabaab, even as it warned it will be uncomfortable with any overreach. It was long expected that Egyptian...
Qatar a vital partner for Africa Climate Summit 2025: Ethiopian envoy
The Peninsula
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August 29, 2025
Doha: Ethiopia is seeking a strong partnership with Qatar as it prepares to host the second edition of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) on September 8–10 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Ambassador to Qatar H E Faisal Ali Ibrahim has said. Addressing the...
Dangote Elevates Ethiopia To No. 2 Urea Producer In Sub-Saharan Africa
Daily Independent
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August 29, 2025
1 With the signing of an agreement to develop, construct, and operate a world-class urea fertiliser production complex in Gode, Ethiopia, the country will become the second in sub-Saharan Africa to own a urea plant, with a capacity of 3 million...
Ethiopia to rank 2nd in SSA’s urea production with Dangote’s 3mmt fertiliser plant
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 29, 2025
With the signing of an agreement to develop, construct, and operate a world-class urea fertiliser production complex in Gode, Ethiopia, the country will become the second in Sub-Saharan Africa to own a Urea Plant, with a capacity of three million...
Dangote Group, Ethiopia Strike Deal to Build $2.5 Billion Fertiliser Plant
This Day
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August 29, 2025
•World’s fifth biggest urea production project for completion in 40 months Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Dangote Group and Ethiopia government yesterday signed an agreement to build a $2.5 billion fertiliser manufacturing plant in the North-eastern...
Dangote to build $2.5bn fertilizer plant in Ethiopia
New National Star
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August 29, 2025
BY EMMANUEL OLUKOTUN Ethiopia’s agriculture driven economy has received a big boost as Nigerian and Africa’s wealthiest individual, Aliko Dangote, signed a multi- billion-dollar agreement with the government to build a fertilizer plant in the...
Ethiopia, Dangote Group Seal $2.5 Billion Fertiliser Plant Deal
Arise News
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August 28, 2025
The Ethiopian government has signed a $2.5 billion shareholder investment agreement with Dangote Group to build a fertiliser complex, a project officials say will transform the country’s agricultural sector and advance food security. Prime...
Ethiopia's New 2.5 Billon USD Dangote Deal to Boost Agriculture, Industry, and Mining
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 28, 2025 (ENA) -- Finance Minister Ahmed Shide announced that the deal signed between Ethiopian Investment Holdings and Dangote Industries Limited to establish a 2.5 billion USD urea fertilizer complex will significantly...
Dangote Group, Ethiopia sign agreement to build $2.5 bn fertiliser plant
Fresh Angle
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Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the strategic investment arm of the Government of Ethiopia, and Dangote Group have announced the signing of a comprehensive shareholders' agreement to develop, construct, and operate a world-class urea...
Energy Derivative: Nepal's Engine of Growth and Economic Dynamics
República
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Nepal’s energy sector faces a critical disconnect between national ambitions and the institutional capacity required to achieve them. This issue goes beyond partisan politics, exposing structural weaknesses in state-building and development...
Dangote, Ethiopia Seal $2.5bn Fertiliser Plant Deal
TechEconomy
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August 28, 2025
Advertisements Dangote Group has entered into a $2.5 billion agreement with Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) to build a state-of-the-art fertiliser plant aimed at cutting the country’s dependence on imports and transforming its agriculture...
Dangote to build $2.5 billion fertiliser facility in Ethiopia
Business Insider Africa
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August 28, 2025
Ethiopia has entered into a partnership with Nigeria’s Dangote Group to establish a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Thursday on X. The facility, to be built in Gode, southeastern Ethiopia, will have an annual...