‘Lyrical lushness’ wins Nigeria 2021 African Poetry Prize
Suicide, sexuality and HIV/AIDS are some of the searing subjects Nigerian, Othuke Umokoro, writes about in his 2021…
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AGRA launches center for Africa’s agriculture leaders
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), with support from the German Development Cooperation through KfW…
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…
New machine learning tool to help Ethiopia track livestock diseases
A New machine learning tool being developed is set to help Ethiopia track animal diseases, mainly livestock diseases…
ILRI introduces French chicken with Ethiopian farmers
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has introduced to Ethiopian farmers a more…
Performance of Ethiopia’s livestock, meat, leather industry
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Ethiopia is known as the top African country for having huge amount of…
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…
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…
Armed conflicts fuels human rights violations
Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing…
Ethiopia earns $500 million from coffee export
Ethiopia earns about $500 million dollars from export of coffee over the first eight months of Ethiopia’s current…
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 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 jails Nigerian for cocaine trafficking
Ethiopian court sent to jail a Nigerian national for entering the country carrying 175 grams of narcotic drug…
Ethiopia targets full water, sanitation access
The Government of Ethiopia has set an ambitious target to provide full water, sanitation and electricity access to…
Ethiopia reacts to European ‘weak antimoney laundering regime’ list
The government of Ethiopia reacted today to the European Commission list of third countries with weak antimoney laundering…
Over half a million babies die in conflict zones, report says
At least 550,000 babies are thought to have died as a result of armed conflict between 2013 and…
UN urges Africa to create 60 million jobs in pharmaceuticals
African continent can create jobs to 60 million in drug industries if the continent invest in the manufacturing…
28 countries join Single Africa Air Transport Market
The number of Africa countries that joined Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) has reached 28 says, the…
Burkina Faso, Mauritania set to host military exercises
Burkina Faso and Mauritania are set to host the 2019 Flintlock 2019, an annual African-led, integrated military and…
Ethiopia detains 56 foreigners for cocaine, cannabis trafficking
The narcotic division of Federal Police of Ethiopia has arrested 56 foreigners from 15 different countries involved in…
Experts caution against immunization stagnation in Africa
Global immunization experts urged African countries to strengthen their routine immunization.
Emirates launches additional flights to African countries
From Casablanca, Morocco; Abuja, Nigeria; to Accra, Ghana; Conakry, Guinea; and Dakar, Senegal,Emirates is set to deploy additional…
Half of worlds poor live in 5 countries including Ethiopia
A new World Bank report reveals that out of the world’s 736 million extreme poor in 2015, 368…
Aviation Security Week discusses responses to terrorist mobility, emerging threats
The security of global air transport operations took an important step forward this week, with a series of…
Novartis to introduce affordable chronicle diseases’ treatment to Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Novartis, a global healthcare company based in Switzerland, is set to introduce a…
Global Reporting Initiative gets new board of directors
The Amsterdam based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has appointed Bekeme Olowola, Founder and Chief Executive of CSR-in-Action, headquartered…
Nigeria says free Africa trade propels greater development
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has huge potential to move Africa to dizzy heights of development…
Nigeria set to host Africa Trade Forum
Nigeria is is set to host the 2018 edition of Africa Trade Forum from 2-3 November, 2018.
First Bank of Nigeria, Clickatell drive financial inclusion using WhatsApp
Clickatell promotes Financial Inclusion in Nigeria by enabling FirstBank to launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp.
Women owned enterprises in Nigeria secure $50 million
The African Development Bank has approved a $50 million line of credit to Nigeria’s Fidelity Bank Plc to…