African Development Bank President visits Ethiopia
African Development Bank President Adesina Akinwumi visits Ethiopia and discussed on development related topics with Prime Minister of…
June 2021
African businesses urged to protect environment
June 5th marks World Environment Day, the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the…
Ethiopia officials update reporters about Tigray situation
The spokesperson at Prime Minister Office Billene Seyoum, and Attorney General of Ethiopia Gedion Timothewos have briefed foreign…
The emerging start-up scene in Ethiopia
The emerging start-up scene in Ethiopia: Ten young impact companies to present themselves at The Good Business (TGB)…
Mozambique launches project to boost aquaculture
Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, launched a new project to reduce poverty and increase…
Ethiopia joins World Logistics Passport
Ethiopia along with five African countries joined The World Logistics Passport (WLP), the world’s first freight loyalty program…
U.S. helps Ethiopia combat trafficking in persons
The United States Government announces the launch of the “Reducing the Prevalence of Domestic Servitude in Ethiopia” project,…
Burkina Faso releases its first pearl millet hybrid
Burkina Faso recently approved the commercial use of its first pearl millet hybrid called Nafagnon.
Africa gets sanitation, hygiene champion
The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) has appointed Mrs Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of the…
Ricoh creates new metallic toners
Ricoh USA, Inc., today announced innovative new gold and silver toners, enabling customers to migrate critical applications away…
Bioceres Crop’s drought tolerant soybean receives approval
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp., a fully-integrated global provider of crop productivity solutions designed to enable the transition of…
Huawei, Addis Ababa University open ICT practice center in Ethiopia
Huawei together with Addis Ababa University today officially launched Huawei-AAU ICT Practice Center in Addis Ababa Institute of…
Ugandan remittances decline
Recent data from the May Migration and Development Brief shows that remittance flows to Uganda declined by 26…
New fund to nurture Africa’s reading culture
The International Publishers Association (IPA) will today begin accepting proposals for projects to develop reading culture beyond the…
U.S. President requests $58.5 billion for State Department, USAID
The United States President Joe Biden requests $58.5 billion 2022 fiscal year budget for the State Department and…
Rwanda gets $84 million to boost electricity access
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $84.22 million in loans and grants…
UN Ethiopia kicks off World No Tobacco Day campaign
The United Nations in Ethiopia on Monday kicked off activities to mark the 34th World-No-Tobacco Day with a…