African Development Bank provides $159 million loan to Ethiopian Airlines
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financing package of $159 million…
Mining and development in Central Africa
In spite of the efforts deployed by countries in Central Africa to incorporate the objectives of the African…
Malawi officials train on mining contract negotiations
A five-day training workshop on the negotiation of mining contracts commenced on December 13 in Lilongwe, Malawi. Convened…
Ethiopia gets first e-booking services for bus transport
In an attempt of solving inconveniences that customers face while travelling from one region to another, Kifiya Financial…
Kenyan IT company tells Ethiopian banks to relax
Fintech, the Pan-African information technology solution provider based in Kenya, vows to finalize installation of cheque authentication and…
Ethiopia says working to boost electricity export
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Ethiopia is working to increase electricity power export to its neighboring countries including…
Africa’s journey towards agriculture revolution
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Dr. Allan Makenzie is born and grown up in the rural village of…
Report highlights Al Shabaab’s changing tactics
The inter-governmental Authority n Development (IGAD), the eight-country trade and development bloc in eastern Africa, has launched a…
Old friends warming for second round war
After Eritrea became an independent nation in 1993, the country was doing well economically and politically. In fact,…
Return tax incentives or export Ethiopia warns agro-processors
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – The Ethiopian government vows to force tax incentive beneficiary manufacturing companies return the…
Azerbaijan tells Africa to urge for UN resolutions implementation
Azerbaijan urges African Union member states to call on the UN to start implementing resolutions of UN Security…
Africa ministers discuss commodity prices plunge
Finance, monetary affairs, economic planning and integration ministers of African countries began discussion in Addis Ababa, this morning…
Ethiopia tax income up 10%
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE-The tax income of Ethiopia over the past six months has increased by 10% compared…
Ethiopian pioneer silk farmer smiling all the way to the bank
For people from certain cultures, touching worms with bare hands is disgusting. Not so for Geleta Hailu, an…
Ethiopia aims learning from Kenya to improve its dairy sector
With aim of transforming Ethiopia’s dairy products using Kenyan experience, Schulze Global Investment (SGI), the United States based…
Partners launch prepaid shopping card in Ethiopia
To boost the number of people in Ethiopia who use electronic payment systems, a technology firm and a…
Ethiopia vows to combat trade misinvoicing
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse –Ethiopia is battling to stop the outflows of billions of dollars every year through…
Ethiopia, Kenya launch $200 million cross-border initiative
The governments of Ethiopia and Kenya, in partnership with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United…
Ethiopia says no intention to allow foreign telecom operators
Speaking at the Economist Ethiopia Summit panel in the capital Addis Ababa this week, an Ethiopian government official…
e-Commerce in Africa on the rise
As e-commerce continues to gain popularity across the African continent, more effort needs to be paid towards facilitating…
Ethiopia to commence Woldiya-Mekelle railway construction
BY ELIAS GEBRESELASSIE WOLDEGEBRIEL After a long period of negotiation, a final signing ceremony for the Wediya- Mekelle…
Ethiopia set to expand airports
Ethiopia is set to expand its airport reach with construction of three airport runways in three major regional…
AU, private traders sign deal on regional free trade
The Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) and the African Union on Thursday signed a partnership…
Ethiopia eyes producing 1, 200 megawatts nuclear energy
Ethiopian government says it would target up to 1,200 Megawatts (MW) of electricity from nuclear energy as part…
Ethiopia struggles to clean up tanneries
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Kasim Yirga was only 19 when he was first recruited by Modjo Tannery…
Helping the ‘collateral victims’ of AIDS
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Sitting on an old mattress in front of a small house in Kimukunda…
Impact of Somali Refugees Influx on Ethiopia
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – WEEKEND READING – A burned tank is left on the side of a…
Ethiopia’s Challenge: Balancing Agriculture with Environmental Protection
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE- Atnafu Endashaw, 12, travels on foot two hours every day from home to school.…
Why I don’t give up on journalism in Ethiopia
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – They say, ‘the most successful people in life are those who do what…
Ethiopians prefer driving home-grown cars
By Luc van Kemenade for newBusinessEthiopia.com With public purchasing power on the rise, Ethiopia’s small but emerging middle…