Report forecasts record high telecom investment in Africa
Following Ethiopian Government decision to liberalize its telecom market by partly privatizing the state owned telecom service provider…
February 2019
International food safety conference opens in Addis Ababa
International food safety conference opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today aiming at building up political support to address…
Ethiopia’s mobile nutrition, health program secures 30 vehicles
The Government of Germany and the UN children organization (UNICEF) today hand over 30 vehicles to the Government…
UN urges Africa to create 60 million jobs in pharmaceuticals
African continent can create jobs to 60 million in drug industries if the continent invest in the manufacturing…
European Investment Bank invests 3 billion euro in Africa
The European Investment Bank agreed EUR 3.3 billion ($3.74 billion) of new financing in 2018 for private sector…
South Sudan beats Ethiopia in access to sanitation facilities
A new report by the African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) ranks Ethiopia at the bottom in Africa in…
50 Africa countries finance peacekeeping operations
With the objective of financing the peacekeeping operations in Africa by Africa countries, 50 Africa Union (AU) member…
Africa bank boss donates half a million dollar to hungry Africans
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, who won the 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate, donates the prize money…
Egypt takes over African Union’s presidency
At the 32nd Africa Union heads of summit opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this morning President Abd-al-Fattah al-Sisi…
Ethiopia lost three peacekeepers in Sudan
Following helicopter crash three Ethiopian peacekeeping soldiers in Abyei Sudan died on Saturday, UN official said.
African Union unveils Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie I statue
The Africa Union Commission today unveils the statue of Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie I build in the AU…
28 countries join Single Africa Air Transport Market
The number of Africa countries that joined Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) has reached 28 says, the…
Ethiopia makes progress against neglected tropical diseases
Ethiopia improved its performance in tackling a range of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) between 2015 and 2017, according…
Ethiopia gets over $3 billion external financing
The government has secured 85.629 billion birr (around $3.1 billion) external financing in the first six months of…
Report suggests policies to boost Africa’s GDP by $134 billion
The 2019 African Economic Outlook by the African Development Bank (AfDB) suggests five trade policy actions that can…
Over 1,700 former rebel fighters join Ethiopian force
Over 1,740 former soldiers of the former rebel group, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has joined Ethiopian…
Wind of hope blowing in Africa, UN chief says
A wind of hope is blowing in Africa says the Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres,…
Ethiopia, Guinea to form ministerial commission
The Governments of Ethiopia and Guinea have agreed to form a joint ministerial commission to strengthen economic ties…
Marriott International announces expansion in Africa
Expanding its presence across Africa, Marriott International announced three new deal signings across North and West Africa.
South Korea to partner with Africa on technology
In partnership with the African Development Bank, Korea expressed its readiness to step up technology transfers to Africa,…
Ethiopia to brand its agricultural commodities globally
With the aim of promoting Ethiopian agricultural commodities globally, Tourism Ethiopia and Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATC) launch…
Coca Cola to fund charities in Ethiopia
The Coca Cola Company is set to fund charities in Ethiopia by donating 1 Birr ($0.035) for every…
Ethiopian Airlines gets gold prize for cargo service
Ethiopian Airlines gets gold prize as the top performing cargo transportation airline at the Customers Annual Meeting organized…
U.S. Embassy Launches Ethiopia Debates
The United States Embassy in Addis Ababa launches Ethiopia Debates! Ethiopia Debates, a nationwide program that creates an…
French Secretary of State to visit Ethiopia
Mr. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State to the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France is set…
Ethiopia bans alcohol commercials
Ethiopians Parliament on Wednesday has passed a new law that bans alcohol commercials on broadcast media.
Ethiopia captures 7 kg gold, $1.5 million dollar from smugglers
Ethiopia police and army capture seven kilograms of gold and over one million dollars of hard currency from…
Ethiopia injects new blood into intelligence
As part of its reform program, Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) says it has trained new…
From rural town to Ethiopia’s industrial hub
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Tigist Kebede, 38, resides in Sebeta where she and her husband launched TGA…
Ethio Telecom gets priority for privatization
Ethio Telecom, the state monopoly telecom service provider in Ethiopia is set to be among the first state…