Weaving demography, peace and security nexus in the Sahel
BY MABINGUE NGOM – “The Sahel is facing one of the fastest-growing displacement crises in the world –…
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African economies to experience lower growth in 2020
Most of African economies will be likely to experience lower growth lower than expected growth in 2020 compared…
UN agency launches report on extractive sector governance
Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Friday launched…
Ethiopian Cargo wins an award
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest network cargo operator and multiaward winner, has been crowned with the…
Africa loses millions of dollars to aflatoxins
By Tandong Calistus Jong – Africa cumulatively loses more than 670 million US Dollars annually in lost exports…
Africa needs modern African statistical systems, Ethiopian President
The seventh meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom7) opened virtually on Tuesday with a clarion call…
Team Europe supports Africa’s COVID-19 response
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through the African Union, today received the third…
Exponential growth possible for Africa’s automotive industry
The development of regional value chains could see new vehicle sales increase from 1 million to 5 million…
Meeting stresses private sector role in post-pandemic development
Delegates representing African finance and development ministries, and the private creditor community virtually met to discuss the role…
AfCFTA urged to ensure level playing field for African sugar producers
The African Sugar Development Task Force (ASDTF) called on the African Continental Free Trade Area to ensure a…
African leaders advised to prioritize digital transformation
Participants attending a virtual session of the African World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Implementation Meeting on…
Ethiopian Civil Aviation leads African safety audit
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) coordinated validation mission that carried out an audit assessment in the Ethiopian…
Africa’s Forex Markets Growing Rapidly
By Justin Weinger – Anyone who lives in Africa and uses forex trading platforms regularly already knows how…
Promoting online safety in Ethiopia
The exponential increase in internet, smartphone and mobile network usage over the past few years, which accelerated during…
Africa-China Solidarity is Indispensable to defeat COVID-19
PRESS RELEASE- The Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew called for solidarity between Africa and…
Confronting COVID-19: lessons from Ebola – OPINION
By Mabingue Ngom – The world is facing unprecedented times. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic currently afflicting our world…
Mastercard provides $40 million to Africa COVID-19 response
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Mastercard Foundation have partnered to respond to COVID-19.…
Deliver Addis expands to online marketplace
Deliver Addis (Universal Courier Services PLC), the pioneer e-commerce company in Ethiopia primarily enraged in food delivery, now…
Number of coronavirus in Ethiopia jumps to 398
The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) infected people in Ethiopia jumps to 398 after the country reported nine…
Over half COVID-19 patients in Ethiopia recover
Out of the total 140 coronavirus (COVID-19) infected people found in Ethiopia, more than half (75) have recovered…
COVID-19 can accelerate African regional integration
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be coordinated and targeted at livelihoods to prevent an upsurge…
Africa: Spared of the worst, or bracing for the worst?
BY AREGU B. WONDIMUNEH – Poor healthcare infrastructure and fragile economy, among other things leave Africa in an…
Chinese tycoon to mobilize medical experts against COVID-19
Jack Ma, the founder of Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Group, who has been donating medical supplies to…
400,000 additional lives at risk of malaria
The Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership to End Malaria calls on countries to act now to save almost…
Innovative tech, connectivity key to fighting COVID-19 in Africa
Dealing with the health and economic challenges of COVID-19 has made one point abundantly clear for African countries…
Ethiopia to mobilize $1.5 billion for tackling COVID-19 impact
The national ministerial committee of Ethiopia established to address coronavirus (COVID-19) related challenges said it is working to…
IMF approves immediate debt service relief for 25 countries
With the aim of helping the poorest countries fight against the spread of COVID-19, the International Monetary Fund…
UN says COVID-19 impact on African cities acute
As part of its analysis to inform COVID-19 policy responses, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), calls…
Ethiopia pardons additional 12,500 prisoners
To avoid suffocation and avoid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in jails the Southern region of Ethiopia decided…
Jack Ma Foundation invites Africans to apply for grant
The Jack Ma Foundation is set to officially launch the second edition of the “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH)…