“You’ll find several mechanic shops, amazing taco joints, barbers/hair salons, a dance studio, a vintage furniture shop, you name it, all nestled in the middle of this really cool community,” Slow & Steady Coffee Owner Germán Sierra told Daily Coffee News. Sierra roasts all of Slow & Steady’s coffees on a customized Probat P12 roaster, where he also continues to roast for e-commerce and wholesale customers. “I’m always a student with coffee, and that’s what I love about it.”A gradual rebranding of the roasting operation under the Slow & Steady name is underway. Slow & Steady Coffee is located at 1805 S Edgefield Ave. in Dallas. Tell DCN’s editors about your new coffee shop or roastery here.

October 18, 2023 14:31 UTC

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 18, 2023. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]BEIJING - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Wednesday that as one of the largest transnational infrastructure programs, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is facilitating integration and sustainable growth. Large-scale investments in infrastructure and strengthened commercial ties have boosted the continent's economic development, Ahmed said. With a rapidly growing population, the African continent is in high demand for sustainable and dignified development. The prime minister said road and railway projects are linking previously unconnected places, and people-to-people relations are being enhanced both within and across countries under the initiative.

October 18, 2023 14:01 UTC

BGI Health Ethiopia, a subsidiary of BGI Genomics Co., Ltd, operates this factory. BGI Health Ethiopia has prepared the documentation and is awaiting GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) inspection. He recalls: "BGI Genomics leads research worldwide and has a great track record in introducing new technologies focused on improving health outcomes. By making the hepatitis C test more accessible and available, this will reduce the cases of chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis," says Rodas. In July 2017, as a subsidiary of BGI Group, BGI Genomics (300676.

October 18, 2023 12:44 UTC

A former Miss Israel winner has accused the Black Lives Matter movement of racism after claiming the group failed to support Jewish people. Yityish 'Titi' Aynaw, who became the first Ethiopian to win the beauty title in 2013, suggested BLM activists displayed double standards. The 32-year-old said: “I am so shocked by the response of Black Lives Matter regarding the terror attacks here in Israel. The post was accompanied with a captions that said: “That is all that is it” and “I stand with Palestine”. BLM Chicago were forced to issue a grovelling apology, saying: “We sent out [messages] that we aren’t proud of.”Hamas’s armed wing Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades train with paragliders at an unknown location REUTERS

October 18, 2023 12:17 UTC

“After We Got Wayne Neutered He Stopped Gallivanting At Night” Coleen Rooney Reveals In New Doc Share:BRITISH WAG Coleen Rooney has revealed that Wayne Rooney immediately stopped gallivanting at night after she got him neutered and would recommend the practice to any woman who have wild cats like hers for a husband. Revealing all in the Disney+ documentary Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, the 37-year-old said Wayne would leave presents of dead animals on their doorstep and would spray his own urine on their wardrobe while sleepwalking after a night on the town. “He’s the best boy now, aren’t you Waynie, yes you are, you’re the best boy,” Coleen is seen stroking Rooney’s head as it lay on her lap throughout the entire documentary, “he used to be out ’til all hours of the night, wouldn’t you Wayne? Fighting with other Toms and riding God knows what, but we soon stopped that. “No, pet, no more hookers for you, now off to your litter box and do a little pooh pooh, good boy,” Coleen ordered her husband, before jovially turning to the camera, “bless, what are they like, eh?”

October 18, 2023 11:52 UTC





Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has met Africa's high demand for dignified and sustainable development projects. He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) held in Beijing.

October 18, 2023 11:48 UTC

Africa is now realising its potential and capacity, with the formerly side-lined continent harnessing its demographic dividend and natural resources and becoming an economic, political, and social powerhouse, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Wednesday. The summit in Beijing is being attended by some 130 leaders from Africa, South America, and other emerging markets. The Chinese government’s gathering in China will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative. Other leaders who arrived on Monday included Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. Chilean President Gabriel Boric and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday.

October 18, 2023 11:18 UTC

A video shared on Facebook claims to show a US-based journalist announcing that local Fano militia forces have now disbanded. “Messay Mekonnen announced that extremist Fano forces have disbanded,” reads the Amharic caption on a TikTok video shared on Facebook. The account sharing the altered clip routinely posts videos in support of the ruling political party in Ethiopia. In September 2023, Fano militants attacked government soldiers in Gondar, the most populous city in the Amhara region. At about 0’24” in the altered video, there is another noticeable skip in the audio.

October 18, 2023 10:19 UTC

CGTN published this video item, entitled “Ethiopian PM: BRI meets Africa’s high demand for sustainable development projects” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-10-18/Ethiopian-PM-BRI-meets-Africa-s-high-demand-for-sustainable-development-projects-1nZZW8OGrEk/index.html Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has met Africa’s high demand for dignified and sustainable development projects. He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) held in Beijing. Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

October 18, 2023 10:17 UTC

Africa is now realising its potential and capacity, with the formerly side-lined continent harnessing its demographic dividend and natural resources and becoming an economic, political and social powerhouse, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Wednesday. The African continent has particularly suffered the consequences of the climate crisis and conflict in other parts of the world, Ahmed said at the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Summit in Beijing. "We cannot be idle observers in forums that affect common well being," he added. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

October 18, 2023 10:08 UTC

Beijing (ANTARA) - President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed hope that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), first introduced by President of China Xi Jinping a decade ago, is based on the principle of equal partnership. "Use of a transparent funding system, absorption of local workers, and utilization of domestic products," the president stated.President Jokowi also expressed hope that the sustainability of the BRI project would be ensured for the long term and strengthen the country's economic foundation. "And not making the fiscal condition more difficult," the president added.Moreover, President Jokowi expressed his gratitude to the Chinese government and President Jinping for their contribution to developing countries through BRI. "The Chinese proverb says 'Yu gong yi shan', persistence will make miracles happen. The China-Laos trains, China-Europe express trains, and Mombasa-Nairobi trains are other examples.

October 18, 2023 10:03 UTC

Ethiopian Airlines was on Sunday named “Africa’s Leading Airline” at the 2023 World Travel Awards held in Dubai for Africa and Indian ocean regions. Ethiopian Airlines was also awarded as Africa’s “Best Business Class” and “Leading Airline Brand” for 2023. With Sunday’s win by Ethiopian Airlines, the two airlines have now each won it four times. Since that 2016 ouster, only Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways have held the World Travel Awards title for the best airline in Africa. Tom has served and chaired various boards including Global Minnesota (formerly Minnesota International Center), the sixth largest World Affairs Council in the United States.

October 18, 2023 09:04 UTC

1 in the women’s preseason AP Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time in school history. The second-ranked Huskies have now been ranked in the AP poll for 565 consecutive weeks, tying Tennessee’s record. The Tigers were ranked second in 1977 and third twice in 2004 and 2005 in the preseason poll, but never No. The Utes, who haven’t been in the preseason poll since 2005, bring back a team led by Pac-12 player of the year Alissa Pili. 12 Ole Miss is in the preseason poll for the first time since 1995.

October 18, 2023 04:10 UTC

An additional 80 billion yuan ($11 billion) will be invested in Beijing’s Silk Road Fund to support BRI projects. The pledges of hefty support from Beijing come at a time when China’s economy has slowed and foreign investment has plunged. Guterres highlighted the BRI’s potential to bring development to neglected areas while stressing the need for projects to be environmentally sustainable. With the BRI, China has become a major financer of development projects on a par with the World Bank. China will also “monitor the debt sustainability of BRI countries more closely,” Christoph Nedopil, director of the Asia Institute at Griffith University in Australia, wrote in a report.

October 18, 2023 04:09 UTC

Interestingly Russia is not celebrating its worldwide development achievements, but instead lavished praises on the People’s Republic of China. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) primarily seeks to link China with markets and economies across Asia, Africa and Europe. Today, the Belt and Road initiative is the backbone of China’s foreign economic and foreign policy. In January 2021 Botswana became the 46th African nation to sign up to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In the first half of 2023 alone, trade turnover between China and Belt and Road countries grew by 9.8% year on year.

October 17, 2023 14:13 UTC