Japan manufactures, Ethiopia makes money
By Andualem Sisay Gessessse (a kind of tax policy brief) – David Ruppi is a Ugandan journalist. I met him in Kampala, Uganda a few years back at a training for journalists.…
UN agency awards community conversation facilitators in Ethiopia
The UN Migration Agency, IOM awarded 12 Best Performing Community Conversation (CC) Facilitators and kebeles in Ethiopia this week.
Breastfeeding jumpstarts future generation wellbeing
As World Breastfeeding Week kicks off this year, the African Development Bank calls on African countries to push breastfeeding as a means to give children a vital head start to their future…
AU pleas donors to sustain Greet Green Wall program
The Africa Union Commission (AUC) urges international development partners of the continent to finance its Greet Green Wall program, which aims to restore one billion hectares of African forest by 2063 with…
Ethiopian Airlines launches new packages to promote Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines rolled out stopover packages without any additional airfare that cater for all leisure needs with a view to promote tourism into Ethiopia. It will be effective starting from August 1,…
UN provides assistance to displaced people in Ethiopia
United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provides live saving non-food items (NFI) to 500 displaced households in Yirga Chefe in Gedeo in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of…
Moses in Egypt’s Pharaoh Palace and Rise of Ethiopia’s Moses in EPRDF
[OPINION] By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – It was about a year ago, I visited a village in Tigray Region of Ethiopia to report on a certain agriculture story. The pace is called…
Djibouti Seizes Doraleh Terminal Illegally, says London Court
An Arbitral Tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) today confirmed the illegitimacy of the Government of Djibouti’s action of seizing control of the Doraleh Container Terminal from DP World.
Paylater app reaches one million downloads in Nigeria
In Nigeria, a country of nearly 200 million people, 61% of the adult population is underbanked. Fintech companies like Paylater represent a tremendous opportunity to get formal banking services in the hands…
Congolese police detains ten journalists
Congolese police raided the privately owned television production studio Kin Lartus, detained at least 10 of the studio’s journalists, and seized equipment, according to Kin Lartus journalists and a local, independent press…
UN agency calls for Africa’s pharmaceutical development
There is an urgent need to develop the pharmaceutical industry in Africa to reduce the continent’s dependence on imported pharmaceutical and medical products, says UN Economic Commission for Africa’s Soteri Gatera.
African Development Bank Group appoints new vice president
The African Development Bank Group announces the appointment of Dr. Mateus Magala as Vice President for Corporate Services and Human Resources, effective from September 1, 2018.
Ethiopia Orthodox Church receives exiled Patriarch
Followers of Ethiopian Orthodox Church today welcome their exiled Patriarch who has been in the United States for the last 27 years. Patriarch Abune Merkorios, is the 4th Patriarch of the Ethiopian…
Djibouti Falling Into China’s Debt Trap?
Djibouti lies more than 2,500 miles from Sri Lanka but the East African country faces a predicament similar to what its peer across the sea confronted last year: It has borrowed more…