What Ethiopia offers to a million diaspora coming home
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – About a week ago the Government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia has invited one million Ethiopians in the diaspora to come home and celebrate Ethiopian…
Zambia launches national airways venturing with Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines has finalized preparations for the launch of Zambia’s National Carrier in a joint venture with Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC).
Behind desperation of U.S, allies about Africa
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Most of the latest actions and decisions of the United States and its Western allies in some African countries, mainly in the Horn of Africa, shows how…
ECA to scale up assistance on poverty, vulnerability reduction
African policymakers have recommended strategic policy mandates for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to support member States in tackling poverty and vulnerability for the COVID-19 recovery and delivering a…
Small businesses attend continental trade fair
Over thirty Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) participated in the Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF), which took place in Durban, South Africa, this week.
Financiers discuss trade initiatives after Covid-19
Multilateral financial institutions on Tuesday discussed their role in promoting trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), an ambitious plan to create the world’s largest free trade zone since the…
IFC to boost Africa’s digital infrastructure
To support universal and affordable broadband access in Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to expand data center capacity and the rollout of fiber-optic cable on the…
Africa’s NDCs journey, imperative for climate finance innovation
The African Development Bank and partner institutions of the Africa NDC Hub have published a flagship report on the status of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Africa and the imperative for climate…
Leaders gather for climate adaptation at COP26
African and other global leaders came together at COP26 in Glasgow yesterday for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Summit, the largest summit to date on climate adaptation.
UN agency establishes $30 billion debt sustainability fund for Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) announces at COP 26 it is establishing a Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) that could reach $30 billion to support sovereign African Eurobond liquidity…
Africa to experience steep drop in staple crops by 2050
Staple crops in eight African countries could decrease by as much as 80 percent by 2050 in some areas if temperatures continue to rise due to climate change.
Africa’s second plant breeding conference kicks off in Rwanda
Scientists, entrepreneurs, institutional leaders and students from Africa and beyond are meeting this week in Kigali, Rwanda and online for the second continental African Plant Breeders Association Conference.
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flight to Enugu, Nigeria
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest pan African airline, has resumed weekly passenger services to Enugu, Nigeria from 09 October 2021. The flights are operated on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Ethiopian Airlines honored with multiple awards
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa, has been honored with four awards at the SKYTRAX 2021 World Airline Awards.