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Addis Ababa Introduces Licence System for Sand, Gravel and Stone Supply
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (467+ words) Addis Ababa has introduced a new licensing system for producers of sand, gravel, stone and other construction minerals, requiring businesses and individuals to secure government approval before extracting or selling building materials as the city seeks tighter control over a…...
Semera SEZ Draws Three New Firms Into Salt-Based Manufacturing
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (852+ words) Semera Special Economic Zone has secured three additional investors, raising the total number of operational tenants to four, as the park begins to build early-stage industrial clustering anchored in Afar's salt-based mineral endowment, a key upstream input for basic chemical…...
Ethiopia's Mineral Exports Surge 87% to Nearly $4 Billion, Signaling Structural Transformation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (349+ words) Ethiopia has generated close to 4 billion US dollars from mineral exports over the first nine months of the fiscal year an 87 percent increase that matches the nation's total annual export earnings recorded just three years ago, according to an official…...
Ethiopian Investment Holdings to Start Potash Production
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (410+ words) The Ministry of Mines has awarded a potash production licence to Ethiopia Investment Holding, clearing the company to proceed with development plans under a signed production agreement. The potash project is reported to have followed an application submitted by Ethiopia…...
Ethiopia Joins Top 10 Global Bitcoin Miners, Surpassing Kazakhstan and Norway
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (306+ words) Ethiopia has entered the top 10 global Bitcoin mining nations, moving up to eighth place with 2. 6 percent of total hashrate, according to Hashrate Index's Q1 2026 Global Hashrate Heatmap. The country's mining capacity increased from 20 EH/s to 27. 5 EH/s over the quarter,…...