Over 300 visually impaired in Ethiopia set to get new school
The Office of the First Lady of Ethiopia said by investing 400 million Birr it is building a school for people with low vision and blindness problem.
Ethiopia inaugurates grand library in Addis Ababa
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia today inaugurated grand public library built in Addis Ababa Arat killo area.
TPLF vandalizes, steals Wollo University campuses
The fighters of Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF), which is designated as a terrorist group by Ethiopian Parliament, has demolished Wollo University campuses by vandalizing and stealing properties worth 10 billion Birr…
Intentional investment in girls’ education vital
The British Council in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Government of Canada and the South Africa Commission for Gender Equality…
ECA, ICC launch centre of entrepreneurship in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Chamber of Commerce have jointly launched Centres of Entrepreneurship in Africa, under the theme, ‘Creating Livelihoods for Inclusion’.
University of Rwanda, Mastercard Foundation launch $55 million partnership
The Mastercard Foundation and University of Rwanda today announced a 10-year, $55 million partnership to enable higher education access for 1,200 young Africans — with a focus on women pursuing STEM, young…
Foundation laid to build East Africa TVET center of excellence
A foundation stone has been laid today to build the East Africa Region Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Center of Excellence in Addis Ababa.
P.M Abiy Ahmed inaugurates ‘African Leadership Excellence Academy’
Designed to develop world class leadership as part of Ethiopia’s Vision for Prosperity (#VisionForProsperity), P.M Abiy Ahmed today inaugurates the ‘African Leadership Excellence Academy’.
SAP extends digital skills build to Lusophone Africa
SAP’s flagship digital skills build initiative the Young Professionals Program is celebrating its first-ever graduates from Lusophone Africa.
Leeds Equity, Genius SIS partner to expand virtual learning
Leeds Equity Partners, the private equity firm dedicated exclusively to investing in the Knowledge Industries, and Genius SIS LLC (“Genius” or the “Company”), announced today that Leeds Equity has made a significant…
Robotel signs a strategic alliance to develop a digital curriculum to teach Arabic
Robotel, developer of the SmartClass teaching platform and leader in the development of digital curriculum to teach various languages, and Nexus Learn Arabic, a UK based startup dedicated to change the way…
U.S. to help improve English language skills in Ethiopia
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia announced the launch of “Helen’s Journey,” a radio drama to help improve English language skills in Ethiopia.
New fund to nurture Africa’s reading culture
The International Publishers Association (IPA) will today begin accepting proposals for projects to develop reading culture beyond the classroom in Africa, with grants from the $200,000 Africa Publishing Innovation Fund (APIF) on…
ECA engages media in data production, sharing
The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday hosted a webinar on the need to improve relationship between producers of statistics and the media in…