Coalition announces $5.55 billion financing for African enterprises
The coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector, an international group of 20 development…
2022
Africa Business Council partners with ITC
At the margins of the EU-Africa Business Forum, the International Trade Centre (ITC) signed a partnership with the…
Reflection on Africa, Europe ties
By Macky Sall and Charles Michel – On 17 and 18 February 2022, the Heads of State or…
European Investment Bank backs African private sector
Private sector investment across Africa, essential to tackle the impacts of COVID-19 and unlock sustainable growth, will be…
Study reviews crops’ seeds business in Ethiopia
A study reviews seeds development and distributions in Ethiopia focusing on four major crops namely maize, teff, wheat,…
Investors forecast dramatic expansion in Africa
Professional investors forecast dramatic expansion in the levels of investment in Africa by pension funds and large corporates…
Amnesty accuses rebel in Ethiopia for rape, murder
Tigrayan forces (Tigray peoples Liberation Front – TPLF) murder, rape and pillage in attacks on civilians in Amhara…
Ethiopia, Kenya police set to launch joint operations
The police forces of Ethiopia, and National Police Service of Kenya are set to launch joint operations against…
Ethiopia trains South Sudanese security officers
The state-owned National Information and Security University of Ethiopia has concluded the training of security officers from the…
Police captures 76 Turkish pistols in Ethiopia
Police in Amhara region of Ethiopia on Monday captured 76 Turkish pistols, and 19,000 bullets from weapon smugglers.
US provides $39 million additional humanitarian aid to Ethiopia
In response to the devastating drought, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing more than $39…
H.R. 6600 US Bill regresses peace initiatives in Ethiopia
H.R. 6600 Bill (Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act) passed by the United States Congress threatens to regress…
Ethiopian Parliament lifts state of emergency
The House of Peoples Representatives of Ethiopia (Ethiopian Parliament) today lifted the state of emergency, which has been…
ECA concludes training for women in data and statistics
Today marked the end of the Women into a leadership training program organized by the UN Economic Commission…
UN agencies agree to advance counter-terrorism in civil aviation
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar recently signed a new cooperative agreement with…
Global leaders to discuss financing inclusive post-COVID world
Global leaders are set to discuss how to finance a more resilient, inclusive post-COVID world at the International…
US Special Envoy David Satterfield travels to Ethiopia
The Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield travels to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 13-14, the…
Hult Prize Addis Ababa University kicks off
The 2022 Hult Prize Addis Ababa University On-campus programs that encourages students to solve a pressing social issue…
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia inaugurates tallest building
The 80 years old Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), the state-owned financial institution, today inaugurated the tallest building…
Global movement condemns U.S. decision on Ethiopia
The No More Movement, a peaceful movement, today condemned in “the strongest terms possible” the bill passed by…
Ethiopia Customs seizes 106 million Birr contraband goods
Ethiopian Customs Commission seizes 106 million Birr goods from illegal traders who tried to smuggle in and out…
Egypt, Sudan should encourage Ethiopia to finish GERD quickly – Minister
Egypt should encourage Ethiopia to finish building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) “quickly because it would serve…
African Development Fund grants $11 million for African Union Commission
The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund…
Star Alliance named Airline Alliance of the Year
Star Alliance has been named Airline Alliance of the Year at the Air Transport Awards for the fourth…
USAID engages in drought response in Ethiopia
Ethiopia Mission Director Sean Jones concluded a successful visit to Jijiga, in Somali Region, and Chinaksen, in Oromia…
Africa’s transport sector benefits from free trade area
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to increase intra-African trade in transport services by nearly 50%,…
Green Tech Ethiopia enters electric car market of Ethiopia
With short term plan of importing 5,000 vehicles, Green Tech Ethiopia, a private company in Ethiopia, today introduced…
Tanzania launches Dodoma City Outer Ring Road construction
The head of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Wednesday joined Tanzanian President Samia…
African countries call for transformation of air transport, tourism
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with Google Africa and Africa 24, held the fifth…
Rise of M-Commerce in Africa
By Mosa Mokone – There has been a shift from desktop to mobile as Africa embraces the m-commerce…