Accelerated digitalization helps airlines, airports meet passengers demand
Faced with increased disruptions, baggage mountains, and staff shortages, airports and airlines are ramping up their investment in…
January 2023
AfDB provided $1 billion to African women entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative has reached a landmark…
Dubai launches $8.7 trillion economic target
Dubai today launched the Dubai Economic Agenda 2033 (D33) with the ambitious goals of doubling the size of…
Only 3 percent in Ethiopia pass high school national exam
Out of the total 896,520 grade 12 students in Ethiopia who took the last national exam, only 3.3…
Russia FM Lavrov visits strategic nation in Red Sea
A Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday visited Eritrea, the strategic nation in the…
Orange Group organizes African Esport championship
Orange Group has organizing the regional grand final of the pan-African “Orange Esport Experience” championship on January 28…
Businesses urged to own, drive AfCFTA Agreement
The private sector is recognized as an indispensable stakeholder in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), especially…
AfDB to make Africa breadbasket investing $10 billion
The African Development Bank Group, will commit $10 billion over the next five years to boost Africa’s efforts…
Ethiopia improves its Ibrahim Governance Index score
Ethiopia’s Overall Governance score in Ibrahim Index of African Governance has improved over the last decade (2012-2021) and…
Ethiopian Airlines to commence flight to Copenhagen
Africa’s leading carrier, is set to launch a new passenger flight to Copenhagen, Denmark as of 22nd of…
Addis Ababa to host African economy ministers summit
The 55th Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and…
UNICEF appoints new country representative for Ethiopia
Today, the new UNICEF Representative in Ethiopia, Dr. Aboubacar Kampo, presented a copy of his credentials to Ambassador…
Tele-Mobile South Sudan appoints former Ethio telecom CEO
Tele-Mobile South Sudan (TMSS) appointed the ex-Chief of Ethio-telecom, the former Ethio Telecom CEO, Andualem Admase (PhD), to…
IMF boss to visit Rwanda and Zambia
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is set to visit Lusaka, Zambia from January 22…
Ethiopian Airlines, MailAmericas launch cross border ecommerce
Ethiopian Airlines Group (ET) and MailAmericas (MA), a private postal operator, partner to develop competitive cross border ecommerce…
Africa’s economic growth to outpace global forecast
Africa is set to outperform the rest of the world in economic growth over the next two years,…
Ethiopia appoints new national bank governor
The Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia today announced the appointment of Mamo Mihretu as the new…
Ethiopian Airlines to launch flights to Atlanta
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest network operator in Africa, said it has finalized preparations to commence a new service…
Making coffee national brand of Ethiopia
By Sintayehu Girma and Misgana Gobeze – In a globalized world with more competitors vying for shelf space…
Food production in Africa summit to open in Dakar
African heads of state and government together with development partners are set to gather in Dakar, Senegal at…
Japanese VC, Kazana to invest $100 million in Ethiopia startups
The Tokyo-based venture capital firm Inclusion Japan (ICJ) in partnership with the early-stage startup investor Kazana Fund, are…
Ethiopia supreme court president, deputy resign
The President of the Supreme Court of Ethiopia, Meaza Ashenafi, and her deputy Solomon Areda have resigned and…
Emirates offers special package to Dubai travelers
Emirates has today announced a new offer for travellers planning to start 2023 with new experiences on a…
Five technologies to enhance African healthcare sector
By Bonisiwe Tshabalala – What actions can African countries, healthcare providers and healthcare organisations take to improve the…
Diaspora launches Ethiopia’s constitutional reform dialogue
The American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee (AEPAC) has launched a new platform to engage the one million strong…
Gates Foundation announces $8.3 billion annual budget
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman announced the foundation will spend US$8.3 billion this year, largest-ever…
Ethiopia customs seizes 168 million Birr contraband goods
Ethiopian Customs Commission said it has seized contraband goods worth over 168.6 million Birr within one week period.
Ethiopia food inflation slightly decreases
Food inflation in Ethiopia for the month of December 2022 has slightly decreased compared to the previous month,…
Ethiopia eyes UAE institutional investors
The Government of Ethiopia says it is working to attract institutional investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
Africa Carbon Markets Initiative builds on momentum from COP27
Today, the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) announced 13 action programs. Steering committee members, made up of African…