Red Cross assists pastoralists displaced by ethnic violence in Ethiopia
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), say they are supporting…
August 2018
Addis Chamber to host fund raising business forum
The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association (AACCSA), which has rebranded itself with a new logo,…
U.S. Embassy Promotes Volunteerism, Community Service in Ethiopia
The U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa opened its American Spaces for young Ethiopian leaders this summer to volunteer their…
WFP project freshens up diets in northern Ethiopia
Gudai Sette, a mother of two, feeds her 1-year-old child scrambled eggs in her home in Dana village,…
France, Germany embassies to commemorate First World War in Addis Ababa
The embassies of France and Germany in Ethiopia are set to celebrate the centenary of the armistice of…
Kenya national museum presents East African women’s artworks
National Museums of Kenya and The Murumbi Trust present an exhibition of artworks by nine acclaimed women of…
Ethiopian Airlines to launch cargo flight to Bogota from Zaragoza
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, is set to commence twice weekly freighter service to Bogota,…
Ethiopia military plane crash kills 17 passengers
Seventeen people died in Ethiopia on Thursday morning when a military plane crash around 85 kilometers South East…
Ethiopia allows payments in foreign currency
The macroeconomic committee recently set up the new reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia on Wednesday has…
Experts to reflect on Africa’s Blue economy in Mauritius
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) office for Southern Africa is set to organize the Intergovernmental Committee…
IBM researchers assist Kenya combat extreme drought conditions
IBM scientists in Kenya have unveiled a water management service platform (WMaaSP) to address the needs of approximately…
Mauritius joins Africa50
The Republic of Mauritius became the 30th shareholder of Africa50, the pan-African investment platform.
Civil societies slam South Africa’s inclusion of new coal in electricity plan
The Life After Coal Campaign and Greenpeace Africa argue that the inclusion of an additional 1000 MW of…
Amhara Region urges Ethiopian government to withdraw Sudanese army
The ruling party in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region, the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), calls on the federal government…
Ethiopia, South Sudan at risk of flooding
BY GETU TEMESGEN – There is likely to be more rainfall in Ethiopia and South Sudan, which has…
Partners to raise $100 million to catalyse Africa’s agriculture investment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today agreed to boost joint…
U.S. finance Ethiopia’s 50 megawatts geothermal energy project
The United States Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to TM Geothermal Operations Private Limited Company (TMGO),…
Nissan launches zero emission car production
The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, the first Nissan electric car made for China, has begun rolling off the…
Ethiopia arrest ex-Somali region president
The conflict in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, which has resulted in the death of dozens of people in Jigjiga…
Ethiopia secures one billion dollars from World Bank
Encouraged by the current political and economic reform in Ethiopia, the World Bank is set to provide a…
Everything a student needs to know about car insurance
Being a student is one of the more enjoyable periods of one’s life but it also comes with…
Ethiopian Airlines acquires 49% share in Chad Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines Group, which owns shares in in four African countries’ airlines, has announced its fifth joint venture…
Volkswagen to start assembling cars in Ethiopia
The automobile giant of Germany Volkswagen is set to install assembly plant in Ethiopia, a German government official…
Ethiopia telecom privatization grabs Germany’s T-Systems attention
The German Development Cooperation Minister, Gerd Muller, who is on official visit to Ethiopia, says German’s telecom giant,…
Why China needs to redefine its engagement with Africa
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – It was in 2011, I was in one of the beautiful clubs around…
Strengthening intra-African trade linkages
By Devika Jyothi – Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) took part in the 10th All…
Ethiopia abandons mobile apparatus registration, cut service rate
Ethio Telecom, the state monopoly, announces abandoning of mobile phone apparatus registration and cutting of service fees for…
Addis Ababa city launches land, public houses audit
Addis Ababa City Administration has started auditing public houses, condominiums and land found in the capital.
Experts Meet in Accra to Improve Road Safety in Africa
Every year, road crashes are estimated to claim over 300,000 lives in Africa. The African region has 2…
Nairobi to host Origin Africa apparel industry show
At the upcoming Origin Africa 2018 show in Nairobi, Kenya, ThreadSol, the pioneer in enterprise material management for…