Mauritius joins Africa50
The Republic of Mauritius became the 30th shareholder of Africa50, the pan-African investment platform.
2018
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…
Kigali to Host Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum
The 50th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF50) is set to be held on 27th and…
UN official calls for Africa’s intellectual property rights protection
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ms. Vera Songwe calls on Africa leaders for…
Ethiopia starts energy production from waste
BY ELIZABETH EQUBAY – Ethiopia has started production of 25 Megawatts of energy from waste at one of…
African human rights defenders to hold the powerful to account
The new Secretary General of Amnesty International, the world’s biggest human rights organization, Kumi Naidoo, met with human…
Canada investing on women empowerment in Africa
On her first visit to the West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, Canada’s Minister of International Development, Marie-Claude…
Ethiopia, Sudan to deploy joint military along border
The governments of Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to deploy a joint military force that will patrol the…
Ethnic clashes displaced 2.8 million people in Ethiopia
The number of internally displaced people (IDP) in Ethiopia due to ethic clashes has reached 2.8 million from…
What to expect from Ethiopia’s ruling party upcoming assembly
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – The Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democracy Front (EPRDF), the ruling coalition in Ethiopia with…
BASF acquires Bayer’s vegetable seeds business
BASF, a German chemical company with businesses across the world, today closed acquisition of Bayer’s global vegetable seeds…
Mastercard announces Next-Generation African Leaders
Fifteen teams of a total of 32 emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the…
Africa launches continental innovation award for SDGs
The President of Ghana and Co-Chair of the Group of Eminent Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),…