Women owned enterprises in Nigeria secure $50 million
The African Development Bank has approved a $50 million line of credit to Nigeria’s Fidelity Bank Plc to…
October 2018
Africa endorses continental report on population, development
Ministers and senior government officials-in-charge of population in Africa met in Accra, Ghana, recently and endorsed a continental…
Global foreign direct investment fell by 41% in 2018
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 41% in the first half of 2018, to an estimated $470…
African Development Bank, Room2Run securitization model for global lenders
Room2Run, the African Development Bank and partners’ innovative $1 billion synthetic securitization of a portfolio of seasoned African…
Innovative finance, new technology connect underserved populations
New technology and blended finance will help to bridge the “last mile” of the infrastructure gap by getting…
Eastern Africa gets strategy to accelerate economic transformation
The African Development Bank has approved the East Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) laying out the roadmap…
Ethiopian Airlines pioneers 1st GEnx Engine repair in Africa
Ethiopian Maintenance & Engineering Services, the largest and oldest aircraft maintenance centre in Africa, has become the first…
Military, transport helicopters of 21st century
By Col. Jamal Ahmed – I watched recently a video review of some of the best helicopters and…
Africa climate meeting in progress in Nairobi
The 7th Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-VII) conference continued in Nairobi Thursday with experts discussing the…
DP World launches Berbera Port construction in Somaliland
Construction work on the development of the multi-purpose Berbera port in the Republic of Somaliland has started with…
Turkey Africa strengthening economic, business ties
Africa and Turkey are holding the 2nd Turkey Africa Economic and Business Forum, which was co-organised by the…
International SOS South Africa gets Top Employer Certification
International SOS, the world’s leading medical and security risk services company, received the ‘Top Employer’ award at a…
African needs one voice on climate issues
Africa needs to prepare and speak with one voice when it goes to COP 24 in Katowice, Poland,…
Geneva to host new investment-for-development initiatives
More than 5,000 participants from 160 countries will meet in Geneva to thrash out major new investment-for-development initiatives…
Ethiopia – Tunisia business forum opens in Addis Ababa
A business meeting between Ethiopian business communities and the business delegation from Tunisia opens today in Addis Ababa…
What next for PM Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia?
By Aregu Balleh– Well, it has been a tumultuous six months: the hope and the fear; the ups…
IFC applauds Ghana’s business climate
By Malise Otoo – An official of the World Bank Group’s member organization, International Finance Corporations (IFC) applauds…
Lessons from Team Lemma’s bold action to end rural poverty in Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – As a journalist for more than a decade, I have witnessed how millions…
Banking in Ethiopia remains promising in the face of adversity
The banking sector in Ethiopia remains promising through it has been changed by both infrastructure and stringent policies…
Congress agrees to sustain PM Abiy’s reform in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), which has been leading the country for over two decades, reelects Dr.…
Experts urge Africa to integrate statistics, geospatial information
The Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management in Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) ended Thursday with…
What makes hospitality industry in Ethiopia lucrative
As the hospitality business in Ethiopia is booming, investors should invest in new hospitality colleges that can produce…
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa slower, says WB
Sub-Saharan African economies are still recovering from the slowdown in 2015-16, but growth is slower than expected, according…
Western scholar urges Africa to own its statistics
Statisticians are urged to do more to explain and sell their work to ensure their product helps African…
Linkages between artisanal miners and formal workers in large mining companies
By Mukasiri Sibanda – Employees of large scale mining (LSM) companies have the technical skills and experience to…
United States brings scholars to support education in Ethiopia
The United States Ambassador Michael Raynor welcomed a group of over 35 American scholars to Ethiopia – the…
WorldRemit offers free service for Ethiopian diaspora in America
WorldRemit, one of the top digital money transfer company, launches a free of charge remittance transfer service for…
Countries showcase progress in statistical development
The 13th session of the African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) kicked off on Monday in Addis Ababa…
New clinical trials for neglected diseases in Eastern Africa in progress
By Mekonnen Teshome – Kampala, Ugannda – Scientists working for the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) say…
WorldRemit set to boost Ethiopia’s remittance income
WorldRemit, one of the fastest growing digital remittance transfer company in the world, is set to boost Ethiopia’s…