Ethiopia sees jump in mobile payments despite COVID-19
By Eyerus Hadgu – Less than 35% of Ethiopians have access to financial services. Most bank branches are…
January 2021
Japan announces its 2021 Prize Laureates
The winners of the 2021 Japan Prize were announced on January 29 by the Japan Prize Foundation and…
DP World helps COVID-19 vaccines provision for lower income countries
DP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and…
Two private companies to improve internet access in Ethiopia
With the aim of improving internet access in Ethiopia, WebSprix, Ethiopia’s only private Internet service provider announced investing…
UN agency receives reports of rising hunger in Tigray
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Tuesday that it is “receiving…
Africa50 launches podcast to attract investment in infrastructure
Africa50, in partnership with US based Foreign Policy magazine, has launched an exciting new podcast series called Africa…
Ethiopian Airlines, CemAir implement interline agreement
Ethiopian Airlines and CemAir have started implementing an interline agreement which allows passengers enjoy seamless travel with a…
Addis Bank profit increases to 274 million Birr
Addis International Bank, one of the sixteen private banks operating in Ethiopia, has announced a total of 274.2…
Using youth-friendly service does not increase risk of COVID-19
By Fitsum Workneh – Adolescence is a unique and critical stage of life, the biological and psychological changes…
COVID-19 & misinformation – Challenges of Ethiopian journalists
By Mekonnen Teshome Tollera – Though it is crystal-clear that journalists have been challenged working through all disastrous…
Gambella needs attention, says Ethiopian rights commission
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC/Commission) said treatment of prisoners needs to be improved, right of opposition parties…
Infrastructure key to African Continental Free Trade Area
The 6th PIDA Week opened virtually on Tuesday, 19 January 2021, with key speakers stressing the need for…
German company enters Ethiopia’s real estate market
ROCKSTONE Ethiopia, a German based company, has invested one billion Birr to building KEFITA, a G+20 exclusive apartment…
“Black January”: Supreme sacrifices paid for Azerbaijan’s independence
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle January 20, 2021 – Azerbaijanis on Wednesday commemorate the 31th anniversary of Black January, a…
East Africa’s Besh Gebeya to open 25 stores in Ethiopia
Besh Gebeya, one of the over a dozen companies of East Africa Holdings, aims to create 100,000 jobs…
Ethiopian, Indonesian Boeing crashes victims’ families to get additional $500 million
The United Sates Justice Department (“DOJ”) announced that it has reached an agreement with Boeing to resolve a…
Wingu.africa to build hyperscale data center in Ethiopia
wingu. africa, the pan East African data center operator based in Djibouti, broke ground on Monday 11th January…
Ethiopian Army kills three top TPLF leaders
During its military operation near Tekeze River in Tigray Region of Ethiopia, the army has killed three top…
Why TPLF leaders violate Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need?
OPINION – BY WOUBISHET SISAY – In relation to the recent happening in the Northern part of Ethiopia,…
Boortmalt to benefit 50,000 barley farmers in Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Boortmalt, the French international malt factory operating in five continents with 27 plants,…
Ethiopia attracts $1.1 billion FDI in five months
Ethiopian Investment Commission has indicated that the country has attracted $1.1 billion foreign direct investment during the first…
Ethiopia secures $1.4 billion remittance from diaspora
During the first five months of the budget year of the country started July 8, 2020, the Government…
Ethiopia repatriates 405 immigrants from Oman, Saudi
The Government of Ethiopia in collaboration with the Governments of Oman and Saudi Arabia have helped repatriation of…
Ethiopia captures TPLF godfather Sibhat Nega
The special force of federal police and national defense force of Ethiopia today captured Sibhat Nega, known as…
Ethio Lease supplies medical equipment Alatyon Hospital
Ethio Lease, Ethiopia’s first privately-held and foreign-owned equipment leasing company handed over a state-of-the-art CT Scanner to Alatyon…
Siemens Gamesa set to produce 100 MW wind energy in Ethiopia
Siemens Gamesa has inked a deal with the state agency Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) to produce 100 MW…
Zemen Bank profit surpasses one billion Birr
Compared with the preceding year, the annual gross profit of Zemen Bank Share Company, one of the 16…
French malt factory in Ethiopia begins production
Built in Debre Birhan Industry Park in Amhara region of Ethiopia and owned by the French Boortmalt, a…
Wegagen Bank of Ethiopia profit up 46 percent
During the financial year concluded June 30, 2020, Wegagen Bank, one of the private banks in Ethiopia, has…
Africa common market needs public private partnership to succeed
The success of African Continental Free Trade Area, which goes operational on Friday January 1, 2021, depends on…