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This is a list of notable high-voltage direct-current power transmission projects. HVDC projects for long-distance transmission have two (or rarely, more) converter stations and a transmission line interconnecting them. Generally overhead lines are used for interconnection, but an important class of HVDC projects use submarine power cables.
Afar people. The Afar ( Afar: Qafár ), also known as the Danakil, Adali and Odali, are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa. [4] They primarily live in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and in northern Djibouti, as well as the entire southern coast of Eritrea. The Afar speak the Afar language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of ...
Ethiopia, [a] officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the Northeast, East and Southeast, Kenya to the South, South Sudan to the West, and Sudan to the Northwest.
Website. www.dire-dawa.gov.et. Dire Dawa ( Somali: Diridhaba, meaning "where the Somali ancestor Dir hit his spear into the ground" or "The true Dir", Amharic: ድሬዳዋ, Harari: ድሬዳዋ, lit. "Plain of Medicine"; Oromo: Dirree Dhawaa, lit. 'Place of Remedy'; [6] Arabic: ديري داوا [7] [8]) is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the ...
There are 29 exchanges in Africa, representing 38 nations' capital markets. 21 of the 29 stock exchanges in Africa are members of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA). ASEA members are indicated below by an asterisk (*). The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), founded in 1883, is the oldest stock exchange in Africa.
Africa News Channel: Addis Ababa 2014 Addis Standard: Addis Ababa: 2011 JAKENN Publishing P.L.C. English Addisstandard.com: Addis Tribune: Addis Ababa: 1992 Addis Zemen: Addis Ababa: 1941 Ethiopian Press Agency (government) Amharic Awramba Times: Addis Ababa: 2007 Amharic, English awrambatimes.com: Bariisaa: ADDIS ABEBA: Ethiopian Press Agency ...
Agriculture constitutes over 50% of economic sector in Ethiopia, and the largest dependable economic activity. It includes production of livestock products (milk, egg, meat), beverages, leather and textiles industry. Besides, Ethiopia is the largest exporter of coffee involving over 15 million active workers.
The economy of Ethiopia is a mixed and transition economy with a large public sector. The government of Ethiopia is in the process of privatizing many of the state-owned businesses and moving toward a market economy. [25] The banking, telecommunication and transportation sectors of the economy are dominated by government-owned companies.