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.
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…
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.
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 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 launched its new twice-weekly cargo flight service between Addis Ababa and Urumqi, China.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
Addis Ababa Police last night (Saturday June 21, 2025) detained two journalists, Andualem Sisay Gessesse, Founder and Managing Editor of New Business Ethiopia, and Wudneh Zenebe, former Journalist for Addis Fortune and…
Ethiopian Airlines plans to enhance its domestic operations with the latest evolution of the renowned two Twin Otter 300-G Aircraft Orders from De Havilland Canada.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) expressed their intention to co-design the Africa Digital Empowerment and Innovation Hub, marking a significant step…