Ethiopia Introduces Digital Government Services Delivery Using Bus
The Government of Ethiopia today launched a new digital government services delivery system using a bus.
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Ethio Telecom Launches Toll Road Payment System via Tele Birr
In collaboration with the Ethiopian Toll Roads Enterprise, Ethio Telecom today launched a digital payment system for expressway users.
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Over 2.6 Million Businesses in Ethiopia Got Licenses Online in Eight Months
The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration announced that it has provided over 2.6 million online trade registration and licensing services in the past eight months, achieving 110% of its target.
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Ethiopia National Digital ID Users Surpass 37 million
By Yordanos Tadesse – The total number of Ethiopia’s national digital identification (ID) known as Fayda, users have reached 37.5 million people.
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Kenya to Help African Embassies to Execute intra-African Deals
On the sidelines of African heads of states, Kenya announced the launch of BiasharaLink and Deal House, two interconnected digital trade platforms designed to empower African embassies as transaction-enabling hubs for trade and investment, marking a new phase of digitally driven economic diplomacy across the continent.
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Ethiopia Launches an AI UniPod
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 facility designed to accelerate the country’s digital transformation.
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Report calls for people-centered PPP to close $15 trillion infrastructure gap
A new FII Institute Impact Report developed in collaboration with the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), Kearney, and Voluntary Carbon Market Company (VCM), calls for people-centered public-private partnerships (PPP) to close $15 trillion infrastructure gap
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Silicon Savannah: Investing In Kenya’s Technology, Infrastructure Landscape
By Africa Risk Control East Africa Desk – Kenya, often referred to as the “Silicon Savannah,” has emerged as East Africa’s leading hub for technology and infrastructure development.
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Partnership set to promote Web3 startups across Africa
SquirrelPR, Africa’s pioneer PR management software, has entered into a strategic partnership with Syncthesis Innovation Hub, a leading communications and ecosystem enabler, to accelerate the visibility, credibility, and growth of Web3 startups across Africa.
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African Development Bank, Aerosense set to advance drone technology in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Aerosense Inc have signed an agreement to advance cooperation and projects in drone technology in Africa. Aerosense Inc. is a leading Japanese company engaged in drone manufacturing.
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Ethiopia’s telecom sector growth, challenges and future prospects
By Melaku Kinfegabriel – Ethiopia’s telecom sector is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by liberalization, infrastructure expansion, and digital innovation.
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UNDP, China academy intend to drive Africa’s digital transformation
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 toward accelerating digital transformation across the continent.
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Africa pushes for inclusive internet governance
More than 1,000 delegates from across the continent and beyond gathered in Dar es Salaam for the 14th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF), a platform committed to shaping inclusive and locally driven digital policies in Africa.
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World’s largest tech summit opens in Vancouver
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – VAINCOUVER, CANADA – Web Summit, largest tech conference in the world, is opened colorfully this evening in the beautiful port town of Vancouver, Canada.
