The Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Addis Ababa University, has inaugurated the Artificial Intelligence University Innovation Pod (AI UniPod), an innovation and research…
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) expressed their intention to co-design the Africa Digital Empowerment and Innovation Hub, marking a significant step…
African policymakers are stepping up calls for greater transparency and fairness in how global credit rating agencies assess sovereign risk, warning that opaque and inconsistent methodologies are costing the continent billions in…
Almost two in five (39%) Ethiopians believe climate change poses them no threat at all, despite evidence suggesting the country is currently at risk from its impacts.
The African Development Bank Group has approved a project to boost local content for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Equatorial Guinea, providing economic diversification to the west-central African country.
BY YANET FANTAYE WOGAYEHU – As part of the recent four-year US$ 3.4 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement reached between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Government of Ethiopia, the…
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the African Development Bank (AfDB), presented today the 2024 Africa Sustainable Development Report (ASDR).
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have just launched the bold and ambitious “timbuktoo” initiative together with African countries.
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – African countries are told to protect their own interest as a continent by properly planning their development using the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) frameworks before…
More than two-thirds of the UN’s targets for sustainable development can benefit directly from digital technologies, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organizers of…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) team up to empower African small businesses, women and young entrepreneurs to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
Policymakers attending the meeting that discussed the partnerships for a free and regulated movement of people in Africa called for stronger collaboration between relevant institutions and governments to address the problems of…
Participants at the 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference have been told that digitalization of trade across the continent can significantly boost free trade in Africa, helping to realize the objectives…
An online design challenge on COVID-19 was launched today to provide Ethiopian youth an opportunity to come up with innovative solutions to tackle current and future challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.