Heineken plans to grow 20,000 tons of barley with 20,000 local farmers ,Heineken's GM for Ethiopia, Johan Doyer

Heineken's General Manager for Ethiopia, Johan Doyer

Last week, Heineken announced plans to build a 1.5m-litre capacity brewery in Ethiopia, a country that, with the second-largest population in Africa, is a major focus the Dutch brewer. Earlier this week, just-drinks spoke to Heineken's GM for Ethiopia, Johan Doyer, about the new plant, the country's rural spenders and Heineken's stiff competition.
just-drinks: What was the strategy behind the new brewery?
Johan Doyer: Heineken bought two breweries in Ethiopia (in 2011) - one in the east and one in the west. These breweries have strong positions in their home markets, but Ethiopia is a big country. So, you need capacity in the heart of the market, the center of the country. The new brewery (near Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa) will be good for our future development.

j-d: What's more important for breweries in Ethiopia? Location or capacity?
JD: It's a combination of the two. Ethiopia is a big territory: 85m people are spread out across the country. It's important to be in the urban areas, which is basically Addis Ababa, and we cover that with the new brewery. But, there are still other areas and we'll have to wait and see how the regional markets develop and how the infrastructure grows to see if we need more breweries. But, with the three breweries, we already cover the market quite well.
j-d: Will you build more breweries?
JD: I'm not saying that, but in a big market like Ethiopia then you have to look at how best to cover the market. It depends not only on the brewing location but on how infrastructure develops, urbanisation... There are many factors.

Carpenter rapes Ethiopian maid before fleeing

The Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance handed out life sentence to a carpenter for raping a maid and taking advantage of her while she was alone in the house where he was assigned to do some job. MZJ, 34, was also ordered to be deported after serving his jail term.

According to the records the convict knocked at the door of and the maid, BHN, 35, an Ethiopian, opened the door and allowed him to enter the house.

“On my way to the hall, the carpenter blocked my path and said something in a language that I do not understand. All of a sudden, he took hold of my scarf and pushed me into the hall. I fell on the floor," the victim testified.

Thereafter, the man assaulted her sexually before leaving the house.

Forensic report confirmed the man had raped the maid.

MZJ confessed his crime before prosecutors but he did not enter a plea when he appeared before the Court.
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Tirunesh Dibaba out of London Marathon due to injury

Olympic 10,000m champion Tirunesh Dibaba has been forced to postpone her marathon debut because of injury.

The 27-year-old Ethopian, who defended her Olympic title at London 2012, was due to run in her first competitive marathon in London on 21 April.
However, a recurrence of a lower leg problem has ruled her out of the race.
"The increase in mileage has caused a flare up of my previous injury but I look forward to making my marathon debut in London next year," she said.

Dibaba added bronze in the 5,000m at the London Games and captured the Great North Run half marathon last September.

Waterloo boy from Ethiopia won't let amputation slow him down

WATERLOO, Iowa --- At just 13 years of age Temesgen Larson has overcome more than any child ever should.
The boy, born in Ethiopia, struggled daily for survival. When his mother fell ill, the child --- then only 5 or 6 --- took to begging on the streets of his city to gather enough food and money to support his family. Two years ago Teme, as he's now known, was rescued by Diane and Scott Larson, a Waterloo couple with two biological children and a previously adopted Ethiopian daughter, Sabrina.
The Larsons knew their journey would not be easy. Sabrina came to them as a toddler with little in the way of verbal skills. She learned English without a problem.
Teme knew no English. And physically he had challenges that many had warned would be very difficult to overcome. His left leg, which was severely burned in a fire, likely would need to be amputated. The wounds never healed properly, which made it impossible for Teme to walk on both legs. Instead, he moved through life on his hands and knees.

Teme Larson, 13, of Waterloo, displays his medals as he stands next to a statue of Dan Gable following Wahawk Wrestling Club practice at West High School in Waterloo, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. (DAWN J. SAGERT / The Waterloo Courier)

Since 2008, the family and a small group of supporters have fought the necessary battles and come out on the other side. There have been moments of hardship and moments of great joy. The things that they thought would be the most difficult, like the amputation, proved to be an easier transition than they expected. Teme had the surgery to remove his leg shortly after arriving in the U.S. and is now adept at maneuvering on his silver and bright green prosthetic limb.

Benjamin Zephaniah's Refugee Boy steps on stage by Lemn Sissay

Lemn Sissay (left) and Benjamin Zephaniah have been friends since performing together in the 1980s

Benjamin Zephaniah's novel Refugee Boy tells the story of a half-Ethiopian, half-Eritrean teenager seeking safety in the UK. It has now been adapted for the stage by fellow poet Lemn Sissay, whose own life has links with that of the boy in the book.

When Benjamin Zephaniah was asked about putting Refugee Boy on the stage by the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, he initially wanted a new local writer to be given the opportunity to write the script.
"I like doing that kind of thing and I liked the idea of someone from here doing it, somebody who's unknown," Zephaniah says.
"So they came to me with this bloke Lemn Sissay. I went, 'Him again?'"
The pair have been friends since appearing together on the performance circuit in the 1980s and are now sitting together, swapping affectionate put-downs and sharing laughs in a quiet corner of the theatre foyer.
"But seriously," Zephaniah continues. "Lemn called me and he said, 'This is my story, Benjamin. I've got to do this. It's so close to my experience.'"

Ethiopia among 25 Countries Using Surveillance Software

LONDON — The discovery of a group of servers linked to an elusive espionage campaign is providing new details about a high-tech piece of spy software that some fear may be targeting dissidents living under oppressive regimes.
A Canadian research center said Wednesday that it had identified 25 different countries that host servers linked to FinFisher, a Trojan horse program which can dodge anti-virus protections to steal data, log keystrokes, eavesdrop on Skype calls, and turn microphones and webcams into live surveillance devices.
Citizen Lab, based at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, said that Canada, Mexico, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Serbia, and Vietnam were among the host countries newly identified in Wednesday's report. That alone doesn't necessarily mean those countries' governments are using FinFisher, a program distributed by British company Gamma International, but it is an indication of the spyware's reach.
Morgan Marquis-Boire, the report's lead author, said his goal was "to show the proliferation of this type of active intrusion and surveillance." In telephone interview, he said that the world of government surveillance was changing and urged journalists, aid workers, and activists to take note.
"It's not just phone tapping," he said. "It's installing a backdoor on your computer to record your Skype conversations and go through your email."

Nathan's family can stay in Norway

UPDATED: The Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) was defeated in Oslo District Court following judges’ decision against sending seven-year-old Nathan Eshete and parents Asfaw and Zinash back to Ethiopia. They will not be appealing.

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What has been a high-profile case due to extensive media and public attention started in early 2012 after the UNE turned down the Eshetes’ asylum application once and for all.
The father of now seven-year-old Nathan came to Norway some 12 years ago. The family was informed their application for asylum was refused last April for a final time. They lived under the threat of deportation.
Nathan attends school in Norway, has Norwegian friends, and speaks the language. Asfaw Eshete decided to take the UNE to court over the decision, made some three months after Norway signed a return-come-forced-repatriation deal with Ethiopia. The case began towards the end of February this year.
In their ruling, Oslo District Court judges stated they believe that the UNE had not taken sufficient account of Nathan's strong association with Norway.
The court concluded that the interests of the child were not properly considered and weighed against immigration control considerations in the decision by the UNE.
UNE officials had argued that Nathan’s association was to be considered to his parents, primarily and not to Norway. Officials announce this evening they will not be lodging an appeal.
Tuesday’s defeat came just over three months since Norway lost its deportation case against siblings Abbas and Fozi Butt in Strasbourg’s European Court of Human Rights.
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