African Development Bank provides $31 million grant to Ethiopia
The African Development Bank and the Government of Ethiopia have signed an agreement for a $31 million grant…
May 2021
The Good Business invites Ethiopian fashion for bootcamp
The Good Business (TGB) initiative invited Ethiopian small businesses engaged in fashion industry for a bootcam.
‘Lyrical lushness’ wins Nigeria 2021 African Poetry Prize
Suicide, sexuality and HIV/AIDS are some of the searing subjects Nigerian, Othuke Umokoro, writes about in his 2021…
Ethio Telecom, Huawei to launch mobile money
Huawei, China’s global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, powers the first telecom…
The art of Zen in the Nissan Ariya
The Ariya not only reimagines what an electric vehicle could be but how people should feel when driving…
Oxford Finance provides $125 million to Kala Pharmaceuticals
Oxford Finance LLC (“Oxford”), a leading specialty finance firm that provides senior debt to life sciences and healthcare…
ATA receives Mercy Corps AgriFin ALE Awards 2021
Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) has received two awards in two categories at the Agri Fin ALE Awards…
UN meeting to focus on resilient recovery from the COVID-19
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is set to bring together experts to explore how…
AU, ARC launch gender disaster risk management platform
The African Union (AU) and the African Risk Capacity (ARC), have launched the Gender and Disaster Risk Management…
A rare scene in Niger during pandemic
Looking over his hectares of rice in Saga, less than 10 minutes from central Niamey, Garba Soumana’s face…
Nissan reports financial results for year 2020
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the 12-month period ended March…
HID Global invests in Paravision
HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has invested in Paravision, a leading provider of advanced…
IFC, Eris support student housing in South Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank IFC today announced financing for a new investment platform…
African development Bank set to fund women entrepreneurs
This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability…
Africa needs standardized travel protocol to recover its tourism
African Governments must work together to define a standardized travel protocol if tourism is to recover swiftly and…
Gulf Air transports urgent medical supplies to India
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, is to support a cargo airlift of urgent…
Ethiopia celebrates Europe Day with street art works
Grand street murals by African and European artists inaugurated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Europe Day, May 9.
Ethiopia inaugurates agroindustry park
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia today inaugurated the state owned Bulbula Integrated Agro-Industry Park, which aims to…
BevCanna signs third consecutive white-label manufacturing agreement
Diversified health and wellness, beverage and natural products company, BevCanna Enterprises Inc. signed a definitive agreement with St.…
UNHCR update on Eritrean refugees in Tigray, Ethiopia
The United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) today released key operational updates from the refugee response in…
Trustpac offers special promotions on IPO contracts
As markets show first signs of recovery from the financial slowdown of 2020, reputed online trading brand Trustpac…
China international consumer products expo held in Hainan
As the first China International Consumer Products Expo (“CICPE” or “Hainan Expo”) kicks off in Hainan, Sanya, located…
DHgate releases new worth buying list
DHgate, the leading cross-border e-commerce marketplace in China, has recently released its newest Worth Buying List.
Halo by PAWS announces significant feature updates
Halo by PAWS, developers of the world’s most advanced pet safety technology, announces several updates to the revolutionary…
Centric Financial Corporation announces record breaking earnings
Centric Financial Corporation (“Centric” or “the Company”) (OTC: CFCX), the parent company of Centric Bank (“the Bank”), announced…
BlueCity Holdings Limited sued for misleading shareholders
Shareholder rights law firm Robbins LLP announces that a purchaser of BlueCity Holdings Limited American depository shares (NASDAQ:…
IMF advises Sierra Leone to improve infrastructure project management
In its new report released today the International Monetary Fund (IMF) advised Sierra Leone to improve management of…
WHO lists additional COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light…
Sudan debt relief moves forward
Under a debt relief plan won by advocates in the early 2000s, Sudan could see a drastic cut…
DP World launches e-commerce platform
Trade enabler DP World is set to launch DUBUY.com, a global wholesale e-commerce platform, in Ethiopia.