Press Release:

On The Participation of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the G-8 Summit In Camp David, May 18-19, 2012

Elevating Africa to the Global Forum

We Ethiopians organized under various Civic Groups and different Development Associations and indeed the entire sons and daughters of Ethiopia domiciling in the US have gathered from all corners of America to express our heartfelt felicitation and extend our unreserved support to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi who is joining the leaders of the world powers @ the G-8 Summit to be convened over this weekend in Camp David, Maryland, and graciously say ''Thank You" to our revered PM and his leadership team for a job well done who in unison have elevated our beloved nation Ethiopia and its people to a higher level and status of due recognition and acclaim globally, that it surely deserves.

Marriott Hotel Comes to Addis

The Ethiopian based Sunshine Business Plc, a wing of Sunshine Construction, will be the fourth company to open and international chain hotel. On Thursday May 10 the company signed a management contract deal with Marriott International for the two hotels that will open in 2012 and 2015 respectively.

Almost ten years after the opening of the third international brand hotel since the Sheraton Addis, and around thirty years after the Hilton Hotel the hotel management contract agreement will give full rights and responsibility for Marriott to manage Marriott-Sunshine Executive Apartment Hotel and Sunshine Courtyard.

According to Samuel Taffese, owner of Sunshine, Marriott-Sunshine Executive Apartment Hotel the first phase of the hotel project will open in the end of this year, which will be located in Jomo Kenyatta Street close to Meskel Square.

Crop production surpasses MoA plan for Mehir

The Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency (CSA) announced that Ethiopia harvested more than 218.5 million quintals of crops during the main harvesting season known as Mehir. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) had planned to harvest 205 million quintals of crops based on the forecast CSA made earlier this year.

This produce which comes from smallholder farms represents a 7.4 annual growth rate as compared to the same harvest season last year which amounts to 203.4 million quintals.

The agency took 2,273 sample plots across the country in order to scientifically calculate the crop yield, according to Samiya Zekariya, head of the agency.

“The Agency carried out its forecast based on its field experience. It took 2,273 sample areas across the country, incorporating around 68 thousand households.