Ethio Telecom and the Federal Supreme Court sign agreements to accelerate implementation of a digitally supported judicial service, e-court system.
As indicated on the signing ceremony held on April 4, 2023, Ethio Telecom will provide a reliable and standardized ICT infrastructure including a modern modular data center with reliable power supply, backup network and network security, to ensure judicial services are efficient, effective, modern and accessible to users.
As indicated by the two parties, the agreement will help to provide more access, efficiency and speed in the justice system backed by technology.
It is said that once this digital infrastructure is complete, it will support the judicial services currently offered by the federal courts with a modern technology system that is safe and accessible. It will also ensure transparency in the justice system as clients will be able to conveniently access information about court cases, maintain the security of their personal data, construct a fair justice system, go over court case data, and get efficient and high-quality justice services.
In addition, it is said that the agreement will work to strengthen the implementation of the telecom services cooperation that existed between the two institutions in the past, especially in line with capacity building, training, and in the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology between the two institutions.
Ethio-Telecom, Federal Supreme court couple to digitize judicial system
DMP begins export of oil from Golden Africa Djibouti
The multi-purpose port of Doraleh (DMP) received a tanker-type ship; the MT. SUGAR MONROVIA, chartered by Golden Africa Djibouti, the main oil refining and packaging plant in the region. This vessel is expected to receive 34,000 MT of palm oil that is destined to go to Mersin, Turkey.
Golden Africa Djibouti SARL is an oil processing and packaging plant. Its production capacity is 800 metric tons per day of finished products.
DMP is the main transit point for this oil from Malaysia.
Indeed Golden Africa Djibouti SARL, inaugurated in December 2018, has until then carried out imports which were redistributed in the region. DMP, operator of Golden Africa Djibouti SARL products, did not hesitate to put in place all the necessary logistics to support new export projects.
This is indisputable proof that DMP is strengthening its position as a high-level port, industrial and logistics platform. Benefiting from a strategic geographical position on the Bâb el Mandeb, this port makes it possible to consolidate the international connectivity of Djibouti, and consequently to strengthen the Djiboutian competitiveness on an international scale.
Rice debuts at ECX’s trading floor
The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) includes the trading of rice on its electronic trading floor.
According to the statement sent by ECX, the exchange has traded 60 quintals of rice on its trading embankment of the commodity, on Thursday April 6.
On the day, rice of grade 3 which was stored at Bure warehouse has been traded for the average price of 6,400 birr per quintal.
The introduction of rice trading is expected to benefit producers in getting better prices and improve their bargaining power, in addition enabling buyers to purchase the commodity on market basis.
Currently, rice is produced in Amhara, Benshangul Gumuz, Gambella, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray regions.
Rice is a relatively new grain to Ethiopia, with its introduction only taking place in the 1970s. As a result its consumer demand has far outstripped supply and, today, rice imports account for 76 per cent of Ethiopia’s rice consumption.
In recent years, production of the grain has been expanding. For instance, the country produced two million metric tons of rice in the 2019/20 harvest season that increased by almost 700,000 metric tons in contrast with the amount registered four years earlier.
Of the total production, individual farmers took the lion’s share with 60 percent, while the rest is accounted by private investors.
Ethiopia’s qualification campaign almost at dead end
A two leg showdown defeat against Guinea, Wubetu Abate’s dream of leading Ethiopia into the 2024 African nations cup final shattered into pieces. Three defeats from four outings Ethiopia is thrown down from top to bottom of the table with just three points while Egypt tied for the top spot of group (D) with Guinea but took over the driving seat in goal differences.
Though many football fans were overtaken by the “once in a blue moon” dramatic 2-0 victory over Egypt three months earlier, the naked truth of Ethiopian football is once again resurfaced in the clear not only in losing the two leg fixture against Guinea but the poor performance exhibited.
The first leg 2-0 score sheet doesn’t tell everything for the 26 goal attempt by Guinea compared with none for Ethiopia hardly mentioned. A fiasco performance with a pores defense line and tooth less up-front, the number of goals could have risen higher had it not been for the bravery of debutant goal keeper Said Habtamu.
The 3-2 defeat at the second leg in Rabat is considered a huge boost for Wubetu for his squad showed some fighting spirit for their pride. But still a sloppy defense and poor work rate from the midfield, Guinea managed to go away with a 3-2 victory thus shouldering the group top spot with Egypt having nine points.
Likely to host the group fifth round against Malawi far from home on 16th of June then the group final match against group leader Egypt in Cairo on 8th of September, the qualification campaign for Ethiopia is as good as finished.
Webetu Abate told reporters after the game that anyone even better than him took over the national hot seat, nothing better would come for Ethiopian football is in a death bed looking for serious commitment from all parties concerned.
