Tuberculosis deaths increase during COVID-19 pandemic
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from TB (including 187 000 among HIV positive people),…
Future Investment Initiative summit opens in Riyadh
The sixth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) began on Tuesday in Riyadh, under the theme of ‘Investing in Humanity: Enabling a New Global Order’, with groundbreaking discussions, major announcements, and…
Somali region of Ethiopia MP shot dead
Juweria Mohammed Ibrahim, Somali region of Ethiopia member of parliament (MP) and the ruling Prosperity Party is shot dead at Jigjiga Airport in the capital of Somali region of Ethiopia.
Rule of Law Index ranked Ethiopia 123rd
For the fifth year in a row, the rule of law has declined globally, and ranked Ethiopia 123rd out of 140 countries, according to the 2022 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of…
AU begins peace talk to end violence in Tigray, Ethiopia
As part of the ongoing African Union (AU)-led process to assist the Government of Ethiopia and Tigray peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) resolve the violence in Tigray region of Ethiopia, African Union Commission…
Ethiopia applauds UNESCO’s support to preserve its national heritage
The Government of Ethiopia has expressed its appreciation to United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in helping the country preserve its natinal heritage.
ZTE wins most innovative network award
ZTE Corporation, a global leading provider of information and communication technology solutions, today announced that it has won the “Most Innovative Network Slicing Use Case” Award and the “Most Innovative Private Network…
Volvo Group spins out new company Fyrqom AB
Volvo Group, Qamcom Group and the inventor Roman Iustin form a new start-up company, Fyrqom AB.
Urban Revival exhibition opens in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
As part of the celebrations of 125 years of cooperation between France and Ethiopia, the French Embassy and the City of Dire Dawa, under the patronage of the Ethiopian Minister of Tourism,…
New report highlights food processing role for Africa’s development
Food processing is the “missing link” in reducing poverty by half and ending hunger by 2025, a new report has revealed.
Africa urged to invest in solid statistical systems
Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Demeke Mekonnen, has called on the community of African statisticians and data experts to come up with a roadmap for the reform…
Nissan introduces e-POWER technology to South Africa
Nissan brings its revolutionary new technology, local favourites, and industry expertise to the first-ever South African Auto Week – and attendees will get to experience this all first-hand.
New app to cut money sending cost from Europe to Uganda
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Inpay, a cross-border payments company, and its subsidiary company Eurogiro, a global postal cross-border payments network, have joined forces to make the cost of…
TPLF lost major town before peace talks commence
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) today liberated the town of Adigrat in Tigray region after days of combating with Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters.