Recognising, encouraging entrepreneurial success in Africa
By Refilwe Rakgomo – Africa is a continent with enormous potential for growth and development, and one of…
2023
Rotary International to mobilize fund for end polio campaign
Rotary International District 9212, which governs Rotary clubs in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Eritrea, is set to…
Japan provides $350 million private sector loan to AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Japan have signed an exchange of notes for an eighth private sector…
IGAD, Ethiopian Airlines sign partnership agreement
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), signed partnership with the…
South Africa economy could benefit from BRICS enlargement
By Phindi Mathebula – One of the least known information about the BRICS countries is that the chairmanship…
Effective AfCFTA implementation will boost Africa’s economy
Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Antonio Pedro, has urged African nations to accelerate…
IFAD to help DRC feed cities, develop rural area
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…
African Development Bank to develop African pharmaceutical industry
The African Development Bank Group and the Islamic Development Bank have signed a joint partnership action plan for…
African Development Bank opens center of excellence for coding
The African Development Bank has opened a second Information and Communications Technology Centre of Excellence at the United…
Ethiopia to host made in Germany-Africa tradeshow
Made in Germany-Africa tradeshow is set to open its doors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from March 2nd to…
Africa needs pro-poor, inclusive recovery efforts
Following the multiple financial, health, and climate crises affecting Africa, countries should accelerate inclusive recovery efforts to boost…
Tension grows in Ethiopia ahead of Orthodox Church protests
As the tension between the Government of Ethiopia and Ethiopian Orthodox Church grows, sub cities in the capital…
Saudi Arabia to launch financial sector conference
The 2nd Edition of the Financial Sector Conference (FSC 2023) is set be held March 15-16, 2023 at…
Germany to host invest in African energy summit
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is set to host the Invest in African Energy Reception at Frankfurter Botschaft…
Astana International Forum to address key global challenges
As the international community moves towards an era of increased polarization and geopolitical division, Kazakhstan launches a new…
Ethio Telecom, Huawei launch innovation program
Ethio Telecom launched the Ethiotel Innovation Program in collaboration with Huawei Ethiopia to empower the nation’s technology-based startups.
Ethiopia secures 182 million euros loan, grant from Italy
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed Ali, held a visit to Italy in Rome on Monday where…
Council urges Ethiopian media to refrain from hate speech
Ethiopia Media Council (EMC) today urged media outlets in the country and outside to stop sensationalizing the internal…
Africa advised to undertake wide-ranging reforms
African countries should institute wide-ranging fiscal reforms to expedite sustainable recovery from multiple crises which have hindered industrialization…
Ethiopian Airlines opens aviation training center in Hawassa
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa, inaugurates a new aviation training center in the city…
Partners to unleash financial inclusion in rural Senegal
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has developed two new public-private partnerships to enhance access to…
UN agency affirms support for Ethiopia’s trade policy agenda
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) – a think tank with specialist expertise in African and international…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Nokia to drive innovation in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, today announced that it has partnered…
African Development Bank approves $50 million to Africa food security
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a dual-currency Trade Finance Line of Credit…
Rystad Energy, Energy Capital and Power ink strategic partnership
Energy Capital & Power (ECP) announces that it has entered into a Strategic Partnership Agreement with independent research…
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…
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…