Life of an Ethiopian woman pilot in Dubai
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse _ On the International Women’s Day, March 8, an Ethiopian woman pilot, who has been working as captain for Emirates for the past seven years, tells African girls…
Growth opportunities for African telecoms operators
By Mariam Abdullahi- While the telco industry may have seen its traditional revenue streams decline further in 2018, thanks in part to the popularity of over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp that…
How Djibouti becomes world class commercial, logistics hub
A year ago, on February 22nd 2018, the State of Djibouti prematurely terminated the concession for the Doraleh container port, awarded in 2006 to Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT), a company essentially controlled…
Djibouti exploiting its advantages
ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Djibouti has registered remarkable economic growth over the past decade, mainly after its ports began handling Ethiopia’s import and export trade.
From rural town to Ethiopia’s industrial hub
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Tigist Kebede, 38, resides in Sebeta where she and her husband launched TGA Leather, about three years ago. As the demand for their leather products both local…
How Zambia loses billions of dollars in illicit outflows
By Kalima Nkonde – The untold story of Zambia’s excessive debt and low foreign reserves is the negative impact that illicit financial flows have had and continue to have on the country.
Increasing water access for livestock in Africa’s arid lands
By Martin Ager – Africa has belts of arid and semi-arid land both north and south of the Equator with an average annual rainfall of less than 500mm per year.
Ethiopian former rebels going to the bush again?
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Last week Mekelle University, which is found in the northern part of Ethiopia Tigray Region, has organized a conference. One of the papers presented at the conference…
Migration – the great issue of our era
By António Vitorino – Migration is the great issue of our era. Migration With Dignity (#WithDignity) is the theme of 2018’s International Migrants Day, which we observe on Tuesday (18 December).
Time to Realize Nelson Mandela’s Vision
By President Akufo-Addo of Ghana, and Prime Minister Erna Soldberg of Norway– While we come from different countries, with different cultures, languages, food, and weather, we are co-chairs of the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable…
New African magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential Africans
For the first time since publishing the list, there is an equal amount of men and women featuring in this year’s one hundred. Although this year’s listing is dominated by entries from…
African trade agreement: Catalyst for growth
By Vera Songwe and Mamadou Biteye – Africa is growing, but not fast enough. In order for more than 400 million Africans to rise out of poverty, continued economic growth across Africa’s…
Military, transport helicopters of 21st century
By Col. Jamal Ahmed – I watched recently a video review of some of the best helicopters and I was amazed about how the technology is advancing. Based on that review I…
What next for PM Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia?
By Aregu Balleh– Well, it has been a tumultuous six months: the hope and the fear; the ups and downs; the support and the opposition. With the fever of change gripping the…