Dakar set to host regional meeting on the youth
Preparations are underway for the 18th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 25-26 March 2017 under the theme; “UN System Support to Harnessing…
Ramada officiates its presence in Ethiopia
Wyndham Hotel Group, one of the largest hotel groups with more than 8,000 hotels in partnership with ADM Business PLC, officially inaugurates Ramada Addis on Thursday evening.
Ethiopia expects boosting textiles revenue tenfold to one billion dollar
Increasing its current earnings from textiles export by tenfold, Ethiopian government expects to generate one billion dollars per year when the recently established Hawassa Industrial Park, located 250 kilometers south of the…
Lenovo top executives visit Ethiopia
The top executives of Lenovo, the top global manufacturer of computers, tablets and mobile devices, visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week.
Ethiopian pastoralists receive insurance compensation for livestock loss
Oromia Insurance Company (OIC) on Saturday payout 1.6 million birr in livestock insurance compensation to 1,474 pastoralists in Borena and West Guji zones of Oromia Region.
South Sudanese refugees set to get new shelter in Ethiopia
The International organization for Migration (IOM) is set to begin building the first transitional shelters for South Sudanese refugees in Gambella region, Ethiopia.
Youth employment training strategies in Africa needs new approach- research
Ugandan youth researcher Sarah Bafumda (right) shares information from the research behind Invisible Lives: Understanding Youth Livelihoods in Ghana and Uganda, with Hamidah Nyanzi, a respondent in the study.
AccorHotels set to open three hotels in Addis Ababa
AccorHotels, world-leading hotel operator, has entered into 3 partnerships with Ethiopian investors for the construction and management of 3 hotels in Addis Ababa.
UN agency establishes African Corridor Management Alliance
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is holding a meeting in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group and other Corridor management Institutions…
Afreximbank partners with Ecobank to finance trade, investment in Africa
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group partnered to finance trade and investment in Africa.
Gulf Air, Agoda launch new partnership
Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, today announced a partnership between the airline’s FalconFlyer Loyalty Programme and Agoda PointsMax, one of the fastest-growing online hotel booking platforms worldwide.
Third round Dashen-Arsenal grassroots coaching concludes in Addis Ababa
The third round of Dashen-Arsenal Grassroots Coaching session is concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia over the weekend.
Eleven million people face severe hunger in Horn of Africa
BY GETU TEMESGEN – Prolonged and worsening drought conditions across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya means that more than 11 million people are facing severe hunger and are in urgent need of humanitarian…
Land grabbing main driver of conflicts in Africa, new research reveals
Sixty-three percent of disputes related to private sector land and natural resource investments in Africa began when communities were forced to leave their lands, according to new research released today by TMP…