Liberia’s small enterprises secure $20 million funding
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to provide $20 million to boost lending to small and medium-sized enterprises…
Ethiopia investigating corrupt officials, tracking stashed money abroad
Ethiopian government is conducting investigation of corrupt government officials, who are suspected of being engaged in elicit financial…
Continental bank bans Robert Akika Ngong for fraudulent practice
The office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank (AfDB) found Ngong to have engaged in…
Ethiopia promises to ratify African Continental Free Trade area deal
During the official opening of the 51st African Conference of Ministers responsible for economy development on Monday, Dr.…
Angolan farmers secure funding to improve food security
A new financial agreement, signed today between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Angola, is to…
Partners to solve Africa’s $331 billion SME Finance Gap
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Small and Micro Enterprises (SME) Finance Forum propose a solution that will…
Guinea set to improve 65,000 rural households incomes
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Guinea signed a new financial agreement today…
Rwanda, Niger ratify African free trade bill
By Omer Redi – The governments of Rwanda and Niger have joined Kenya and Ghana in ratifying the…
UN urges Africa to invest in corruption prevention
Africa needs to invest in corruption prevention strategies if the continent is to achieve sustainable development that will…
Report stresses agriculture’s significance in transforming African economy
A new report, entitled, Agriculture, Powering Africa’s Economic Transformation’, by the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) –…
Foundation expresses concern on Capacity for Realization of African Free Trade Agreement
The African Capacity Building Foundations (ACBF) concern that lack of ratification and implementation capacity for the African Continental…
Africa, China experts to discuss power interconnection in Africa
Energy experts from Africa and China are set to meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss power interconnection…
Ministers call for bold action to drive Africa free trade
The potential for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to become a powerful tool for driving industrialization,…
Germany promotes agricultural mechanization technologies in Ethiopia
The German Development Cooperation (GIZ) today host a field day in Ethiopia at the Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center…
Embassy celebrates United States’ National Day in Ethiopia
The United States Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday celebrates America’s 242nd national day at the embassy…
African Union calls on members to follow Kenya, Ghana footsteps
As Kenya and Ghana take the lead, the African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki calls on member states to…
Ethiopia revokes gold mining license of MIDROC Gold
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Natural Gas has suspended gold mining license of MIDROC Ethiopia’s Legadembi Gold…
Why Ethiopia needs to investigate fake biofuel investments
In Summary – In 2007 Ethiopia introduced biofuel development strategy. Not long after, the non-oil producing country began…
Ethiopian Airlines partners with Air Côte d’Ivoire
Ethiopian Airlines, one of the largest Aviation Group in Africa and Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national flag carrier…
USAID Continue Fight against HIV in Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) concluded its Mulu Most at Risk Populations Project to combat…
Korea helps to improve rural people lives in Cote D’Ivoire
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Yamoussoukro, Cote D’Ivoire – Multiple projects financed by the Korean government and implemented…
Addis Ababa host first African GS1 healthcare conference
Healthcare regulators from all over the world join international organisations to discuss fighting the spread of fake drugs…
South Africa set to host Africa Investment Forum 2018
South Africa has endorsed the African Development Bank’s November 2018 Africa Investment Forum as a world-class initiative that…
CHINT Electric banned for dishonesty in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania projects
African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption found CHINT Electric to have engaged in numerous misrepresentations…
Morocco, Nigerian, Kenya banks become 2018 African Banker Awards nominees
The 2018 African Bankers Award shortlists strong banks from Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya. Ecobank, Standard Bank and Standard…
Mastercard, Unilever to introduce Digital Lending Platform in Africa
Mastercard and Unilever extend partnership to help micro entrepreneurs in Africa and other regions overcome the cash constraints…
African Development Bank set to engage African media intensively
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – In an attempt to showcase the success of development projects…
United States expresses concern over Burundi’s referendum
The United States expressed its concern about the transparency of the upcoming referendum in Burundi.
Experts set to discuss regional fisheries, aquaculture strategy
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set organized a two days meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to…
Cairo to Cape Town road boosts cross-border economies
Rehema Tukai grew up in Kondoa and works in Dodoma, Tanzania’s capital city. Until now, visiting her family…