Emirates introduces web virtual reality technology
Emirates has introduced 3D seat models on emirates.com, becoming the first airline to introduce web virtual reality (VR) technology on its digital platform.
Foundation carries out 100,000th trachoma surgery in Ethiopia
International development organization the Fred Hollows Foundation, in partnership with the Government of Ethiopia and the Oromia Regional Health Bureau, has carried out its 100,000th trachomatous trichiasis surgery in the Oromia region.
The man in the Iron Mask
By Endale Assefa [OPINION] – Unless you wanted to stay oblivion to the veracity on the ground, the national fiasco resulting from the tyranny of the TPLFites (Tigray Peoples Liberation Front) has…
Turkish company set to generate electricity in Ethiopia
The Turkish giant, Turkish Industry Holding is set to invest 750 million Euros in power generating sector in Ethiopia. The anticipated power plant is gas fired co-generation plant and the capacity will…
African Development Bank transparency ranking improves
The 2018 Aid Transparency Index Report, released by ‘Publish what you Fund’ has ranked the African Development Bank 4th among 45 development organizations, lifting the Bank by six positions since 2016.
Ethiopia sacks two state bank presidents
Ethiopian government today announces sacking of two big state bank presidents. The Finance Institutions Enterprises Agency of Ethiopia has appointed new presidents for the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) and the Development…
GE provides power unit for village in Ethiopia
General Electric (GE) of the United States, the world’s premier digital industrial company, has commissioned a scalable micro grid system powered by a Hybrid Distributed Power unit for Digo Village in the…
Alibaba, UN train African entrepreneurs
Alibaba Business School and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) brought 29 young entrepreneurs from 11 countries across Africa to the Alibaba campus in Hangzhou, China for the third…
How Ethiopia can repatriate stolen billions of dollars
After taking office three months ago, the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr. Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly stated that his administration is investigating and working to repatriate the wealth of the nation…
United States to invest $1 billion in Africa
Development finance institution of the United States government known as, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), today launched its ‘Connect Africa’ initiative which will mobilize more than $1 billion to projects in Africa.…
San Francisco to host Global Climate Action Summit
The Global Climate Action Summit is set to take place in San Francisco, CA, the United States, from September 12-14, 2018, bringing leaders and people together from around the world.
United States commends AU’s reform efforts
The United States commends the African Union (AU) on the 31st AU Summit, held in Nouakchott, Mauritania that reinforced important efforts to reform the AU. The reform is a process the United…
How sea-based drug trade undermines democracy
The east African coast plays an increasingly significant role in the global heroin trade. Heroin is shipped from Afghanistan via a network of maritime routes stretching along East and Southern Africa. Known…
Ethiopia removes rebel groups from terrorist list
The Council of Ministers of Ethiopia on Saturday has decided to take out the names of Ginbot 7, Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) from terrorist group list.