{"id":829,"date":"2026-01-03T17:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/829\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T17:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:33:08","slug":"ethiopia-making-giant-strides-in-mining-sector-minister-ena-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/829\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Making Giant Strides in Mining Sector: Minister\u00a0 – ENA English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Addis Ababa, January 3\/2026 – Ethiopia\u2019s Macroeconomic Reform has brought about growth in leaps and bounds in the nation’s mineral resources, according to Habtamu Tegegne, Minister of Mines.<\/p>\n

He also revealed that import of ceramic products will be fully substituted within a few months.<\/p>\n

The Minister made the remarks during a visit to the Baja Ceramic Factory, currently under construction in Bulga City Administration, North Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region. <\/p>\n

Habtamu noted that the facility is poised to position Ethiopia as a leading producer of floor and wall tiles in Africa.<\/p>\n

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Financed by two Chinese investors with an outlay of 10 billion Birr, the factory is progressing ahead of schedule. <\/p>\n

Some 95 percent of the raw materials required for production will be sourced locally, which the Minister described as a golden opportunity for the revitalization of Ethiopia\u2019s construction industry.<\/p>\n

Habtamu elaborated that the macroeconomic reform has played a pivotal role in boosting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) within the mining sector, allowing the country to better harness its vast mineral potential.<\/p>\n

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According to the Minister, the Baja Ceramic Factory is expected to commence production after three months. <\/p>\n

In its initial phase, the plant will produce 35,000 square meters of ceramics in a day. <\/p>\n

Beyond meeting domestic demand and creating numerous jobs for citizens, the factory is designed to produce a surplus for export.<\/p>\n

The Minister further said the strategic elevation of the mining sector as a pillar of economic growth is yielding transformative results. <\/p>\n

He also noted that other large-scale factories currently under construction will soon satisfy the construction industry\u2019s domestic demand for granite and marble products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Addis Ababa, January 3\/2026 – Ethiopia\u2019s Macroeconomic Reform has brought about growth in leaps and bounds in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[262,65,305],"class_list":{"0":"post-829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ethiopia","8":"tag-economy","9":"tag-ethiopia","10":"tag-featured"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}