Djibouti Telecom set to bring high-speed connection to East Africa
Djibouti Telecom, East Africa’s leading telecom operator, announced today that it has joined its IP network with Hurricane…
United States strikes al-Shabaab logistics in Somalia
The United Sates government said its forces have conducted a precision airstrike in southern Somalia on Sunday. Eight…
Kigali to host seventh Africa hotel investment forum
The seventh edition of Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) is set to take place in Kigali, from October…
EU Bank helps 4 million Africans get telecom services
The European Union (EU) Bank is set to build 1000 new solar-powered mobile phone base stations to help…
How homegrown innovation solves Africa’s most pressing challenges
By Brett Parker – By now, I am convinced that you have heard of M-Pesa, the popular and…
High level panel on migration in Africa launched in Monrovia
Chaired by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, a High Level Panel on Migration (HLPM) in Africa is…
Africa becoming center of global trade
Africa is increasingly moving to the center stage of global trade as its total trade tops $1 trillion…
Why Africa worries about food in the era of Nano technology
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Ahmedabad, India The world has passed various development stages to reach where we…
Teddy Afro joins campaign on fathers’ role for child development
Singer Teddy Afro and Athlete Gebregziabher Gebremariam of Ethiopia as well as David Beckham join several global super…
AccorHotels set to operate Nairobi’s Tune Hotel
AccorHotels, the global hotel chain, announced today the signing of a management agreement to operate the currently branded…
Global economic spirits riving, research says
Nearly a decade after the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, a new Pew Research Center survey…
Ethiopian Airlines, NGOs partner for humanitarian flight
Ethiopian Airlines partnered with Boeing and three non-profit organizations to deliver 6.5 tons of humanitarian aids for St.…
Africa, Europe call for full implementation of Paris Agreement
Reaffirming their strong commitment to full implementation of the Paris Agreement, the European Union and the African Union…
Ethiopian Airlines wins African Airline 2017 Award
Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, said it has won the African Aviation ‘African Airline of the Year’…
Hotel development in Africa rises 13% in 2017
Hotel development activity in Africa increases in the face of the continent’s economic problems, showing a 13% increase…
Control Risk says Businesses not taking cyber security seriously
The latest cyber security analysis from Control Risks reveals that key decision makers do not have confidence in…
Japan invites Africa, India to use $4 billion investment fund
BY ANDUALEM SISAY – AHMEDABAD, INDIA – Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) invites African and Indian companies…
Ethiopian Airlines adds flight to Seychelles
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable African airline, is set to add a 6th weekly flight…
Cisco, IBM partner to tackle cybercrime
Cisco and IBM Security today announced they are working together to address the growing global threat of cybercrime.
Hilton receives Ethiopia’s Hotel 2017 award
Hilton Addis Ababa receives ‘Ethiopia’s Hotel of the Year 2017’ awarded by International Hotel Network Global Awards.
United States construct referral public health laboratory in Ethiopia
Agencies of the United States government inaugurated regional referral public health laboratory in Ethiopia and handed over to…
African Development Bank approves programs for next year
Concluding their 2017 annual meetings in Ahmedabad, India, the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB)…
African chambers of commerce discusses cross border trade
The Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) discussed ways…
Rockefeller Foundation president visits Ethiopia
Building on the Rockefeller Foundation’s deep commitment to Ethiopia, President of the Foundation Dr. Rajiv J. Shah makes…
Ethiopia gets loan to provide water, sanitation to 3 million people
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Ethiopia signed loan and grant agreements to the tune of $5.6…
200 million people in Africa set to get clean energy
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has embarked on a fund-raising drive to finance the expansion of energy with…
International Finance Corporation partners with AfDB
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group reached…
Development bank extends $10.5 billion loan in one year
Accelerating its investments in Africa, the African Development Bank said has approved a total of $10.5 billion in…
African Development Bank calls for investment in Africa’s future
The 52nd African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings open today in Ahmedabad, India, calling on the need for…
Report urges African countries to design better strategies to unlock entrepreneurs potential
African governments need to design better strategies in order to unlock the potential of African entrepreneurs and accelerate…