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 overhaul of the global financial system as part of a global deal to secure…
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 Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 kicked off at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa,…
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 pan-African insurer, Africa Trade Insurance Agency – ATI, after paying a capital subscription 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 environment to attract private sector participation in one of the largest free trade areas…
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 projects along the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor.
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 Funds with investors, officially launched at the West Africa Deal Summit held in Accra…
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 to provide high-speed internet access to nearly 40 million people across Latin America and…
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 25th -26th 2023.
Zimbabwe vows to end debt burden
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reassured development partners and creditors that his government is committed to the implementation of key reforms critical to resolving the country’s nearly $8.3 billion of debts and…
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 2023, a nationwide innovation competition in Ethiopia.
Infrastructure investment accelerates AfCFTA implementation
Africa should promote supportive policies and infrastructure development to attract green investment and boost trade through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Acting Executive Secretary, Antonio…
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 to get such a permit in the populous nation.
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 its newest model, the Spark 10 series, marking yet another milestone for the company…
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 Amharic translation of the fourth edition of the world’s most comprehensive, practical source for…