Ethiopia reports largest daily coronavirus positive
The number of people infected by coronavirus (COVID-19) has dramatically increased over the last two days increasing the…
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Locust invasion “extremely alarming” in Kenya, Ethiopia
The spread of dessert locust worm in Eastern Africa has continued posing severe danger to food production in…
Conflicts in Greater Karamoja worsen food insecurity
Armed conflicts in cross-border areas in the Greater Karamoja Cluster that encompasses the south-western parts of Ethiopia, north-western…
China donates face masks to Gabon, Ghana, Congo
With a the aim of helping African countries combat the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese giant online trading company Alibaba…
Ethiopia reports one additional coronavirus patient
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia today announced that it has found one more coronavirus (COVID-19) patient.
Bringing transparency, efficiency to renewable energy in Kenya
The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) is a State Corporation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
IGAD Secretary urges member states fight COVID-19 together
The Executive Secretary of Inter-Governmental Authority of Development (IGAD), whose member are in the Horn of Africa namely,…
New drug to rescue leishmaniasis patients in Africa
Leishmaniasis patients in Eastern Africa may soon benefit from a new drug set to be developed by collaboration…
Innovate For Life announces finalists from Ethiopia, Kenya
Innovate for Life in partnership with The Elsevier Foundation, Mettā Nairobi and Accenture Development Partnerships announced the finalists…
Ethiopia shuts schools to stop coronavirus spread
The Government of Ethiopia today announced shutting all schools for two weeks across the country to prevent to…
Kenya confirms first Coronavirus case
Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe confirmed the first Coronavirus case, a Kenyan national who recently returned home…
U.S. provides $10 million to fight locust in East Africa
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $10 million in…
Sudan calls for joint investment on the Nile
Without joint planning and investment, Nile Basin countries miss-out on opportunities of development that benefits the Nile people,…
Smuggling donkeys from Ethiopia to Kenya increasing
Smuggling of donkeys from Ethiopia to Kenya has been increasing over the past six months making busy customs…
Ethiopia to host agriculture ministers’ forum on locust outbreak
Agriculture ministers of from locus outbreak affected eastern African countries Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are set to meet…
Banking expansion in Ethiopia, inherent shortcomings
BY ABEBE WOLDE GIORGIS – Currently, the banking industry in Ethiopia is growing rapidly in terms of accessibility,…
Ethiopia to launch artificial intelligence development center
The Government of Ethiopia is set to establish artificial intelligence (AI) research and development center that helps startups…
Ethiopia deploys four planes to fight locust
The Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia says it has deployed four pesticides spraying planes in four directions to…
Ethiopian leather company to penetrate East African market
Ethio international footwear Cluster Cooperative society Ltd has planned to export its leather products to Kenya, Rwanda and…
U.S. African Affairs official to visit Ethiopia
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Tibor Nagy is set to arrive Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week for an…
Ethiopia police seizes cannabis on route to Kenya
Ethiopian police and customs officers seized a truck carrying cannabis and trying to smuggle it to the neighboring…
Ethiopia ranks top in illiteracy in eastern Africa
Ethiopia ranks top in eastern Africa having the largest number of illiterate people – over 57% illiterate women…
African free trade can create 2 million jobs, doubles growth
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Asmara, Eritrea – The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
Regional integration experts’ meeting opens in Asmara
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Asmara, Eritrea – Experts from across the 14 eastern Africa courtiers have gathered…
Ethiopia, Kenya to explore grain trade opportunities
Kenya and Ethiopia set to explore bilateral grain trade opportunities and investments to bridge cross border trade gap…
Foreign direct investment turns to foreign direct exploitation
Africa is being exploited by foreign multinational companies in the name of attracting foreign direct investment, which in…
Africans exploitation continues by design
Poverty in Africa and exploitation of Africans labor and natural resources has continued to this day not by…
British territories facilitate stealing of Africa’s tax money
British and its territories are the top destinations of the money multinationals are stealing from Africa countries by…
Africa advised to embrace artificial intelligence based businesses
African countries are advised to embrace artificial intelligence based new technologies including Blockchain financial technology, instead of banning…
Africa needs disruptive tax policy to tax digital businesses
Panelists of the 7th Pan African Conference on tax and Illicit financial flows, stress that Africa needs disruptive…