Ethiopia, Djibouti Customs to Share Port Database

July 8, 2010 -- Revenue and Customs Authority of Ethiopia (RCuA) is going interface its database with Djibouti Customs Office, reports Capital. This is meant to better manage and control incoming and outgoing goods of the country, according to the news report.

The authority negotiated with their counterpart of Djibouti and reached an agreement to interface their database to supply detailed information about incoming and outgoing goods in Ethiopia, according to sources at the authority.

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Ethiopia Pledges Fair Use of Nile Waters

July 8, 2010 – Ethiopia has reassured Egypt that a new pact it signed with four other countries on the sharing of water from the River Nile will not harm Egypt, reports AFP.

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda in May signed the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework meant to replace a 1959 accord between Egyptand Sudan that gives them control of more than 90 percent of the water flow.

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