Energy infrastructure development will unlock the region’s vast potential
The power outages being experienced in the Eastern Africa-Southern Africa-Indian Ocean have continued to affect productivity leading to Africa loosing 12.5% of production time compared to 7% for South Asia. The major reason for this has been attributed lack of adequate regional infrastructure in energy.
Recent studies have shown that many African countries some of which are in the Eastern and southern Africa and the Indian Ocean (ESA-IO) countries suffer power shortages and regular interruptions to services.
Assistant Secretary General in charge of Programmes in COMESA, Ambassador Kipyego Cheluget says bridging the energy gap is one of the main priorities of the region infrastructure development as it will reduce the cost of doing business and enhance the competitiveness.
COVID-19: UAE supported female health professionals in Ethiopia
In the frame of the continued cooperation between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Federal Republic of Ethiopia in various sectors especially in the health sector, the two countries are discussing the best means and sharing experiences in dealing with impacts of COVID-19.
The two countries bilateral cooperation focuses, among other things, on women empowerment as the UAE is keen to prioritize women in its humanitarian initiatives especially in the health sector. That is part of the UAE’s efforts to advocate and support women and to recognize their contributions in the societies, especially with the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The UAE provided Ethiopia with a total of 48 ton of medical supplies to bolster its efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 and assist medical professional in the country. Ethiopia is also an essential partner for the UAE’s efforts to deliver medical aid to the African countries, in coordination with international organizations.
