Mastercard, Moroccan fintech to develop innovative payment solutions
Mastercard and NAPS, a leading Moroccan fintech company, have initiated a collaboration to develop innovative payment solutions for…
2023
New Islamic bank joins Ethiopian financial sector
With a signed capital of over 2.1 billion birr and the paid capital of 636,084,430 birr, Rammis, a…
UN agency calls for global financial system overhaul
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called for an inclusive international tax system and an…
Conference on biodiversity kicks off in Addis Ababa
The Africa, Caribbean and pacific conference on the implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations Convention on…
Angola becomes ATI’s 21st member state
The Republic of Angola has become the 21st African Member State and the 1st Lusophone Member State of…
Africa urged to accelerate AfCFTA full implementation
Africa should accelerate the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area while creating a conducive business…
Juba set to fast-track infrastructure, trade, integration
The Government of the Republic of South Sudan has pledged to establish a coordinating structure to accelerate infrastructure…
New platform to bridge Africa’s $331 billion funding gap
Deal Source Africa, a comprehensive program to connect African businesses with investors and transaction advisors and African Impact…
Microsoft to connect 40 million people in Africa, Latin America
Microsoft, the United States based multibillion dollars software company, today announced a new and expanded Airband partnerships set…
Morocco to host 2023 Kofi Annan road safety award
The second annual Kofi Annan Road Safety Award is set to be hosted in Marrakech, Morocco on September…
Zimbabwe vows to end debt burden
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reassured development partners and creditors that his government is committed to the implementation…
U.S. Embassy launches innovation competition in Ethiopia
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, in partnership with iCog Anyone Can Code (iCog-ACC), has launched Solve IT…
Infrastructure investment accelerates AfCFTA implementation
Africa should promote supportive policies and infrastructure development to attract green investment and boost trade through the African…
Ethiopia issues mobile money license to Safaricom
Ethiopia has issued Kenya’s telecom giant Safaricom a license to operate mobile money services, the first foreign firm…
TECNO unveils Spark 10 series smartphones in Ethiopia
TECNO Mobile, one of the leading mobile technology brands in the world, announced today the official launch of…
World’s leading coffee guide launches Amharic edition
The International Trade Centre (ITC), through its Alliances for Action initiative, today unveils in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the…
West Africa meeting focuses on informal sector
West African experts met in in Lomé, Togo this week to review the draft study report on the…
Tunis host meeting on Africa food security
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA )Office in North Africa held a dissemination workshop on the project…
Ethiopian Airlines inaugurates Skylight Hotel 2nd phase
Ethiopian Airlines Group holds a grand opening of the largest hotel on the African continent as it inaugurates…
Global tech company SLB opens new office in Namibia
SLB, a global technology company, officially inaugurated its new office in Windhoek, Namibia.
Senate champions vow to pass global debt relief bill
United States Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Patricia Fahy vowed to pass debt relief legislation, the New York…
Global air cargo declines in March – report
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for March 2023 global air cargo markets showing a continued…
Cairo summit reflects on women’s economic participation
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the World Bank Group, today…
Youth festival in Ethiopia promotes intercultural understanding
Youth festival opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today promotes intercultural understanding among the yourths.
UN agency supports Benin to develop AfCFTA national strategy
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, is supporting Benin…
Ethiopia files terrorist charges against journalists, politicians
The Government of Ethiopia this week announced filed terrorist charges against about a dozen critical journalists and politicians.
Kenya to accelerate agriculture, adapt to climate crisis
Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), met with William Ruto, President of Kenya,…
African companies won Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech
Three African companies from Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa today won the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech by the…
Ethiopian Airlines celebrates 50th anniversary of flight to UK
Ethiopian Airlines today celebrated the 50th year of the launch of its service to the United Kingdom in…
Partners to reach 86 million adolescent girls with vaccine
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and partners set to reach 86 million adolescent girls with the human papillomavirus (HPV)…