Commercial Bank of Ethiopia struggles to make profit in Djibouti
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Djibouti – Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), which reopened its branch in Djibouti…
Moving Africa Free Trade Area deal with quick win solutions
A total of 44 African nations signed the landmark African Continental Free Trade agreement earlier this year, with…
Kuriftu goes continental pioneered by ex-Ethiopian refugee in Sudan
By Adualem Sisay Gessesse – Born in Arsi and grown up in Desse area of Ethiopia, Mr. Tadiwos,…
Meridian gets trade financing for Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe operations
The African Development Bank through its Trade Finance operations has signed a US$20 million facility to finance Meridian’s…
Africa’s accelerated economic growth comes to an end
Africa’s “easy decade” of accelerated economic growth is coming to an end, and only accelerated job creation and…
International trade fair opens in Djibouti
With the aim of promoting Djibouti as investment and tourist destination, the second international Djibouti trade fair opens…
Time to Realize Nelson Mandela’s Vision
By President Akufo-Addo of Ghana, and Prime Minister Erna Soldberg of Norway– While we come from different countries,…
Djibouti targets Ethiopian tourists
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Djibouti-Following the commencement of the newly built Ethiopia – Djibouti railway transport and…
Sierra Leone secures $172 million from IMF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a new 43 months arrangement for…
Africa50 lauches report on investing in natural gas in Africans
Africa50, in partnership with Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) has announced the U.S. launch of the gas report Investing…
Aviation Security Week discusses responses to terrorist mobility, emerging threats
The security of global air transport operations took an important step forward this week, with a series of…
Uited States to assist Africa control diseases
The United States and the African Union Commission signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) that reaffirms commitment to…
Kenya secures funding for solar energy development
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $18.17 million senior loan to the 40 MWac (50MWp) Kopere…
African Union, United States officials met in Addis Ababa
The African Union (AU) Commission and the United States of America convened the 6th annual High Level Dialogue…
New African magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential Africans
For the first time since publishing the list, there is an equal amount of men and women featuring…
Ethiopia, United States officials discuss security cooperation
The officials of the United States led by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy have…
Novartis to introduce affordable chronicle diseases’ treatment to Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Novartis, a global healthcare company based in Switzerland, is set to introduce a…
Ethiopia’s TruLuv Granola joins Next 100 African Startups
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Egyptian Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation (MIIC) have selected Ethiopia’s…
Africa urges private sector to invest in transboundary infrastructure
A senior adviser on regional integration and trade at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has…
Addis Ababa takes over Dubai as top Sub-Saharan gateway
The extraordinary rise of Ethiopia as a destination and a transfer hub for long-haul travel to Sub-Saharan Africa…
Emirates to introduce world’s first biometric path
Emirates is gearing up to launch the world’s first “biometric path” which will offer its customers a smooth…
U.S. top official arrives Addis Ababa
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy arrives in Addis Ababa today.
UN official advices Ethiopia to ease laws hampering African traders
The government of Ethiopia needs to harmonize it financial rules and regulations with the rest of African countries…
Ethiopia, UK agree to expand bilateral cooperation
The State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Mrs. Hirut Zemene received Ms. Harriett Baldwin, Director for Africa…
UN agency urges African countries to sign the Luxembourg Protocol
Railways are the key to open and free trade across Africa and their development is critical to the…
Ethiopian Airlines wins best Africa airlines award
Ethiopian Airlines wins 2018 Best Airlines in Africa Award for the 7th year in a row from African…
Addis Ababa to host continental trade meeting
African countries seeking to reduce the cost, time and complexity of interregional and international trade in goods will…
Blue economy at center of Nairobi conference
The two-day event kicks off today with focus on the priorities and challenges of establishing a sustainable blue…
UN advices Africa to utilize untapped tourism potential
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Kigali, Rwanda – A study conducted commissioned by the United Nations Economic Commission…
Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money
Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers, Orange Group and MTN Group, today announced a…