Ethiopia secures 50 billion Birr from tax dodgers, contrabandists
Out of the total 336.7 billion Birr annual tax income of Ethiopia for the budget year concluded July 7, 2022, about 50.7 billion Birr (close to one billion US dollar) is secured…
Foundation to scale up Covid-19 vaccinations in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Rockefeller Foundation announces the launch of the Vaccination Action Network (VAN), a $7.4 million locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative designed to engage public health decision-makers across Sub-Saharan Africa and bolster their efforts…
Ethiopia’s coffee export earnings increase 22 percent
Annual export earnings of Ethiopia from coffee export has increased by 22 percent to $1.4 billion during the Ethiopian calendar year concluded July 7, 2022.
Global alliance launched to end AIDS in children
Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three quarters (76%) are receiving antiretrovirals, according to the data that has just been released…
IFC, Absa Bank partner to deliver affordable housing in South Africa
To increase access to affordable housing in South Africa, IFC and Absa Bank Limited, one of the leading providers of residential mortgages in the country, have partnered to support the expansion of…
Ethiopian Airlines orders Africa’s first A350-1000 Airbus plane
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the flag carrier of Ethiopia, has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 Family, the A350-1000, becoming Africa’s first customer for the…
Rwanda, Senegal issue vaccination certificates using SMART health card
This week the Governments of Rwanda and Senegal began issuing vaccination certificates for COVID-19 using the SMART Health Card standard.
Spanish agency president disappointed by Ethiopian Government
The President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Spain, Ms Paula Gil, expresses her ‘great diaspointment’ for not being able to visit families MSF Spain staff killed in Tigray region of Ethiopia.
US Ambassador visits U.S. Investments in Adama, Ethiopia
The United States Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, visited healthcare infrastructure in Adama City in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.
UAE to provide lifesaving nutrition supplies to Ethiopia
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government, through the Famine Relief Fund, has made a USD$6 million contribution to UNICEF’s humanitarian response for children in Ethiopia.
US, Russia top officials set to arrive Ethiopia today
The recently appointed US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer, and Russia Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, are set to arrive Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today.
Hybrid-electric aircraft completes 1,880 miles test flight
The Ampaire hybrid-electric EEL demonstrator aircraft today completed a 1,880 statute mile mission from Los Angeles to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where it will be on display at EAA AirVenture’s most prominent location—Boeing Plaza.
Ethiopia deputy PM meets Switzerland Ambassador
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnnen met on Thursday, the Ambassador of Switzerland in Ethiopia, Ambassador Tamara Mona.
Raxio data center set to improve Ethiopia’s financial services
Raxio Ethiopia, the nation’s first hyperscale ready Tier III carrier neutral data centre, today hosted Executives of Ethiopian financial institutions to discuss business and technology challenges and share solutions from which the…