Education – NewBusinessEthiopia

Alibaba, UN train African entrepreneurs

July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 newbusiness

Alibaba Business School and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) brought 29 young entrepreneurs from 11 countries across Africa to the Alibaba campus in Hangzhou, China for the third eFounders Fellowship cohort.

Foundation invests $700 billion in Africa’s capacity building

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 newbusiness

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) the sepecialized agency with 40 African member states, says it has invested over $700 billion on capacity development in different African countries since its establishment in 1991.

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba Business School

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 newbusiness

Alibaba Business School and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have brought together 24 Africa-based entrepreneurs to participate in the inaugural eFounders Initiative.

New Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn in at U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 newbusiness

Charge d’Affaires Troy Fitrell administered the oath of service to 39 new Peace Corps Volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today.

Online community launches first African startup academy

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 newbusiness

Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A), an online community platform, today launches VC4A Startup Academy that has three learning courses each focusing on a different life-stage of a starting business.

African IT professionals now ready for global market, Gebeya says

May 21, 2017May 21, 2017 newbusiness

Gebeya, an Ethiopian headquartered company specialized in matching highly skilled and certified African information technology (IT) professionals across the world, graduated its first batch of highly skilled software developers in Ethiopia.