Africa gets partners to combat climate disasters
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) has added a crucial partner to its portfolio by formally teaming up with…
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DRC, Mozambique and Zambia secure power interconnection fund
The NEPAD-IPPF (Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility) has approved US $3.88 million in grants to the Governments of the…
Key facts about tourism in Ethiopia
Ethiopia generates substantial income from its tourism sector. The country received over 900,000 visitors in 2015. In the…
Asoko Insight opens Ethiopia research office
Africa’s largest corporate data provider, Asoko Insight, has formally established operations in Ethiopia with the opening of its…
Geneva set to host 5th Africa CEO Forum
The 5th edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM will take place from 20 – 21 March in Geneva…
How to help fund your business
While bootstrapping has proven itself to be successful over the years, it’s not always entrepreneurs’ preferred choice for…
Ethiopian Ailines, Air Namibia sign code-sharing agreement
Ethiopian Airlines and Air Namibia concluded a code-sharing agreement that covers Ethiopian thrice weekly services to Windhoek and…
Mobile advertising trojans top mobile malware threat in 2016 – new report
Mobile Advertising Trojans Exploiting Super-User Rights Became the Top Mobile Malware Threat in 2016, says new report by…
Sudan discusses power project with African Development Bank
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina who visited Garri Power Station located in Khartoum,…
Ethiopian Airlines wins 2017 African Cargo Airline Award
Ethiopian Wins African Cargo Airline of the Year Award February 28, 2017 Ethiopian Airlines, the largest cargo operator…
How to find your first office
If you’ve never bought an office before then you should know that it’s not quite the same as…
Dashen Breweries donates $2.2 million to Amhara Region
Dashen Breweries Share Company over the weekend donated 50 million birr (around $2.2 million) to Amhara Region Youth…
Capital flows to Kenya’s renewable energy increasing – report
Capital inflows into the Kenyan renewable sector have been steadily increasing in recent months, according to Asoko Insight,…
Summit in Kenya set to discuss about Somali refugees
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will hold a special Summit on Durable Solutions for Somali Refugees on…
Six African countries launch regional livestock development project
Six African countries along with two international development partners launched a continental project- Africa Sustainable Livestock 2015 (ASL)…
Dakar set to host regional meeting on the youth
Preparations are underway for the 18th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa to be held in…
Ramada officiates its presence in Ethiopia
Wyndham Hotel Group, one of the largest hotel groups with more than 8,000 hotels in partnership with ADM…
Ethiopia expects boosting textiles revenue tenfold to one billion dollar
Increasing its current earnings from textiles export by tenfold, Ethiopian government expects to generate one billion dollars per…
Lenovo top executives visit Ethiopia
The top executives of Lenovo, the top global manufacturer of computers, tablets and mobile devices, visit Addis Ababa,…
Ethiopian pastoralists receive insurance compensation for livestock loss
Oromia Insurance Company (OIC) on Saturday payout 1.6 million birr in livestock insurance compensation to 1,474 pastoralists in…
South Sudanese refugees set to get new shelter in Ethiopia
The International organization for Migration (IOM) is set to begin building the first transitional shelters for South Sudanese…
Youth employment training strategies in Africa needs new approach- research
Ugandan youth researcher Sarah Bafumda (right) shares information from the research behind Invisible Lives: Understanding Youth Livelihoods in…
AccorHotels set to open three hotels in Addis Ababa
AccorHotels, world-leading hotel operator, has entered into 3 partnerships with Ethiopian investors for the construction and management of…
UN agency establishes African Corridor Management Alliance
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is holding a…
Afreximbank partners with Ecobank to finance trade, investment in Africa
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group partnered to…
Gulf Air, Agoda launch new partnership
Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, today announced a partnership between the airline’s FalconFlyer Loyalty Programme…
Third round Dashen-Arsenal grassroots coaching concludes in Addis Ababa
The third round of Dashen-Arsenal Grassroots Coaching session is concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia over the weekend.
Eleven million people face severe hunger in Horn of Africa
BY GETU TEMESGEN – Prolonged and worsening drought conditions across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya means that more than…
Land grabbing main driver of conflicts in Africa, new research reveals
Sixty-three percent of disputes related to private sector land and natural resource investments in Africa began when communities…
Tunisia economy set to grow by 2.5% in 2017
With significant macroeconomic challenges, Tunisia’s economy is expected to grow up to 2.5% in 2017 from 1.3% in…