Uganda declares Ebola Virus disease outbreak
The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus…
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DW Akademie invites film makers from Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda
Starting September 14, 2022, filmmakers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda are invited to apply for film development funding…
Ghana to enhance production of affordable power
Nairobi-based pan African Investment and Credit Risks solutions provider, African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), has signed a Memorandum…
Ethiopia, Uganda call for Nile deal expedite ratification
The Nile Basin countries’ one-day ministerial meeting concluded in Dar eSalam, Tanzania with a call from Ethiopia and…
Global alliance launched to end AIDS in children
Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three…
IMF AFRITAC East steering committee completes 24th meeting
Chaired by Mr. Fikadu Digafe, Vice Governor and Chief Economist of the National Bank of Ethiopia, the International…
Document exposes Uganda’s attempt to destabilize Ethiopia
A leaked document exposed Uganda’s attempt to destabilize Ethiopia by training the armed group Tigray Peoples Liberation Front…
Ethiopia ruling party inaugural assembly opens
Ethiopia’s ruling party, Prosperity Party, which came to power wining the last June general election today held its…
Why Africa is the new frontier for venture capital
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse- Studies show that the practice, skills and knowledge of Venture Capital (VC) in Africa…
Banana waste to protect potato in East Africa from pest
With potato production in East Africa under increasing threat from the invasive and highly destructive potato cyst nematode…
African AgriTech set to receive $2 million award
The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation today announced the 25 teams receiving finalist prizes for the Milken-Motsepe…
Investment in agribusiness, energy grows Ugandan economy
Uganda could grow its economy, create jobs, and strengthen its trade position in East Africa by increasing private…
Ethiopia joins Africans call for permanent seat at UNSC
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia today announced joining other African leaders struggle to get a permanent seat…
Eastern African sub-region to grow 4.9 percent in 2021
A new report produced by the African Development Bank says the Eastern African sub-region’s economy will grow by…
Eastern Africa experts discuss COVID-19 economic impacts in Kigali
Experts assembled in Kigali, Rwanda to reflect on COVID-19 economic impacts and resilience experiences at the sub-continental 25th…
Several African leaders attend Ethiopia’s PM inaugural
Several African countries leaders including presidents of Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Prime Minister of…
Research Institute wins 2021 Africa Food Prize
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize,…
Ethiopia PM urges African leaders to cooperate
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia urges African leaders mainly Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, and Nigeria to cooperate…
AFRAA releases African airlines’ performance updates August 2021
In the month of August 2021, air passenger traffic reached 46.8% compared to same month in 2019 while…
African countries step up investments to fight malaria
African countries mark the third anniversary of the Zero Malaria Starts with Me movement.
Ugandan remittances decline
Recent data from the May Migration and Development Brief shows that remittance flows to Uganda declined by 26…
Africa’s Best Brands unaffected by pandemic
African Business today released its June cover story featuring its exclusive ranking of Africa’s Best Brands. This year’s…
Healthy Heart Africa calls for continued hypertension management
This year, the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and Population Services International (PSI)joined forces with AstraZeneca’s Healthy…
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…
IFC appoints new country manager for East Africa, Malawi
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has appointed Amena Arif as its new Country Manager for…
Sudan arrests senior TPLF militia leader
The Government of Sudan on Monday arrested a senior militia leader of Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) in…
Reuters News agency spreads fake news on Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Reuters News Agency, one of the major global news wire has reported fake…
President Museveni expresses disagreement with Ethiopia’s ethnic federalism
A delegation of Ethiopia led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen has met this morning…
AU takes over Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute from UNSC
The African Union (AU) has taken Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute with Sudan and Egypt from the United nations…
Were Egyptians hungry during frequent droughts in Ethiopia?
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In the past few years the tension between Ethiopia and Egypt has been…