EAC Secretariat to reflect on land governance challenges
The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) has enhanced the capacity of senior staff of the East African Community…
August 2022
Ethiopia opens its first free trade zone
The Government of Ethiopia introduced its first free trade zone in Dire Dawa this week inaugurating the facility…
Ethiopia, Algeria officials discuss investment in pharmaceuticals
Nebiat Getachew Assegid, Ambassador Ethiopia to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, discussed with Dr. Abderrahmane Djamal Lofti…
Innovative initiative to transform African agriculture
As the current crises and disruption in food networks lay bare most African countries’ dependence on food imports,…
AUC launches malaria conversation guide for youth
The African Union Commission (AUC), Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development launched the first continental conversation…
Ethiopia’s mega dam third phase water filling completes
The third round of filling water in the reservoir of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has completed…
US official reflects on transitional justice in Ethiopia
The United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack and Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson met with…
Africa commemorates civil registration and vital statistics day
The fifth Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day will be commemorated on 10 August 2022, during the…
UN agencies to mobilize investment for climate-resilient projects in Africa
Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the…
Ethiopia secures 50 billion Birr from tax dodgers, contrabandists
Out of the total 336.7 billion Birr annual tax income of Ethiopia for the budget year concluded July…
Foundation to scale up Covid-19 vaccinations in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Rockefeller Foundation announces the launch of the Vaccination Action Network (VAN), a $7.4 million locally-led, peer-to-peer learning…
Ethiopia’s coffee export earnings increase 22 percent
Annual export earnings of Ethiopia from coffee export has increased by 22 percent to $1.4 billion during the…
Global alliance launched to end AIDS in children
Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three…
IFC, Absa Bank partner to deliver affordable housing in South Africa
To increase access to affordable housing in South Africa, IFC and Absa Bank Limited, one of the leading…