U.S. Borax introduces mobile crop guide to help agronomists
U.S. Borax Inc, part of Rio Tinto, has launched a mobile crop guide to help agronomists, growers and…
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange’s coffee transaction doubles
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) traded 33,528 tons of coffee, sesame and white pea beans worth 1.7 Billion birr…
New Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn in at U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa
Charge d’Affaires Troy Fitrell administered the oath of service to 39 new Peace Corps Volunteers at the U.S.…
UN calls for a Global New Deal to address inequality
A new report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) calls for a Global New…
African Development Bank pledges $540 million for Chad
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is set to provide $540 million for Chad’s new National Development Plan…
Life expectancy increases in Ethiopia, diarrhea, TB remain burdens
Life expectancy is growing in Ethiopia but the country continues to struggle with communicable diseases like diarrhea and…
Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea become Africa 50 shareholders
Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo have become shareholders of Africa50, an initiative of African Development Bank…
Economic Commission for Africa boss pledges support to Chad
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday pledgessupport to Chad’s National…
African leaders unite to modernize hydromet services
African leaders come together this week for action on modernizing weather and climate services, which inextricably link the…
Coke Studio Africa 2017 launches in Ethiopia
Coca-Cola Company celebrates the official launch of its music flagship Coke Studio Africa 2017 in Ethiopia. Being broadcasted…
Online community launches first African startup academy
Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A), an online community platform, today launches VC4A Startup Academy that has three learning…
Abidjan to host unlocking solar capital Africa’ conference
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, is set to host ‘Unlocking Solar Capital Africa’ conference in October 2017, which focuses on…
Internet set to go through major surgery in October
With the aim of making the Internet more secure and protect from hackers, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names…
BRICS spirit to light up future cooperation
By Cao Pengcheng Chinese President Xi Jinping summarized the connotation of the BRICS spirit in his keynote speech…
African smallholders can seize $1 trillion food market- report
The power of entrepreneurs and the free market is driving Africa’s economic growth from food production, as business…
Dubai introduces self-cooling sunbed
The world’s first self-cooling sunbed will be unveiled in the Middle East for the first time this month…
UN food agency chiefs visit drought-hit Ethiopia
The heads of the United Nations food agencies made a joint call for greater investment in long-term activities…
Ethiopian Airlines, Sabre extend partnership
Extending its business relations with Sabre Corporation, the United States based global travel technology provider, Ethiopian Airlines has…
African Development Bank Group appoints five new directors
With the aim of improving its performance, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group appoints five new directors with…
United States official set to visit Ethiopia
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mark Green is set to visit Ethiopia…
Ethiopian Airlines set to commence direct flight to Sao Paulo
Ethiopian Airlines Group is set to start direct flight to Sao Paulo, Brazil in mid-September, the Airline said.
Ugandan companies win Women Energy Challenge 2017
Two women owned businesses in Uganda won the 2017 Women in Energy Challenge. The challenge is a collaboration…
African Development Bank pushes for clothing value chain with Fashionomics Africa
Some stakeholders in the textile and clothing industry have described Fashionomics Africa as a veritable platform to tap…
First international travel, tourism expo opens in Hawassa
Hawassa, one of the fastest growing cities of Ethiopia with dozens of indegineous tribes, host an international tourism…
Cape Town set to host 2017 Africa Oil Week
ITE, organiser of top international oil and gas events, is pleased to announce details of the programme for…
Mettā launches second applications for African fashion product lab
Mettā, a global members’ club for entrepreneurs that connects people, calls for applications to join its second cohort…
East African airlines score more customer satisfaction
A new study finds East African carriers, such as Ethiopian Airlines, RwandAir and Kenya Airways, score significantly more…
Lagos slumps as travel to Africa displays double-digit growth
Lagos witnessed substantial declines in both domestic and international capacity, mainly because Arik Air is cutting 53% of…
Ethiopia introduces pedestrian penalties to cut road traffic accident
Ethiopian government has introduced a new directive that penalizes pedestrians who violate road traffic conducts.
60,000 Angolans set to benefit from a new project
The Government of Angola and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launch a project that will generate…