Global trade grew $300 billion in 2025 first half
Global trade expanded by an estimated $300 billion in the first half of 2025, despite a slower pace of growth, according to the latest Global Trade Update released on 8 July by…
African cities deepen fiscal reform efforts
Urban areas across Africa are growing at a remarkable pace, but many city governments are being asked to deliver more with limited fiscal space and constrained access to capital.
ILTM Africa opens doors to inbound, outbound luxury travel
ILTM (Invitation-only Luxury Travel Market) Africa today announced a major expansion for its 2026 event, becoming the first luxury travel marketplace on the continent to serve both inbound and dedicated outbound opportunities…
UN agency supports Africa’s call for global financial reform
At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), African countries made a strong case for overhauling the global financial system to reflect current development realities and risks.
A push for development-centric finance
The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) concluded on 3 July in Sevilla, Spain, with more than 15,000 participants and a renewed global resolve to mobilize finance at scale, put…
European Union special representatives visit Ethiopia
Annette Weber and João Cravinho, the European Union Special Representatives (EUSR) for the Horn of Africa and for the Sahel, respectively, visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week.
Skytrax named Saudia Best Airline Staff Service
Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has been named “Best Airline Staff Service” at the prestigious 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards, held today at the 55th edition of the Paris…
Saudia expands Egyptian network for 2025
Saudia is strengthening its regional presence and further extending its international network throughout the summer of 2025, with a strong focus on the Egyptian market.
Ethiopian Airlines launches cargo flight to Urumqi, China
Ethiopian Airlines launched its new twice-weekly cargo flight service between Addis Ababa and Urumqi, China.
Educational leadership, change management workshop held in Addis
As the state-owned universities such as the Addis Ababa University become autonomous from government interventions, the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences conducted a workshop Educational…
It’s time for Africa to embrace nuclear energy
By Claver Gatete – Across the continent, a staggering 600 million people remain without access to electricity, a number that translates into significant energy poverty, particularly in rural Africa, where 70-80 million…
Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1 billion people
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising industry interference challenges tobacco policies and control efforts.
US-Iran tension exposes decline of dollar’s safe haven status
The financial markets’ reaction to intensifying US-Iran tensions has revealed a sharp erosion of the US dollar’s safe haven status, warns Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory deVere Group, as investors…
From asteroid mining to democratizing quantum
The World Economic Forum today announces the 2025 cohort of its technology pioneers community, a group of 100 early-stage companies from 28 countries driving innovation across industries and borders.