Ethiopia set to launch first satellite on Friday
EtRSS1, Ethiopia’s first satellite, will be launched next week on Friday morning December 20 around 6 o’clock from…
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African digital economy meeting opens in Addis Ababa
Trade and technology experts from across Africa today met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the first session of…
African fashion creators get digital marketplace
The African Development Bank’s flagship initiative, Fashionomics Africa, launches launches “game changing” digital marketplace for the continent’s fashion…
Ethiopia opens door for China’s eCommerce giant
With the aim of selling its products online, the government of Ethiopia and Alibaba’s Co-founder Jack Ma Foundation…
African Linked creates community for digital citizenship passport
African Linked is set to change the narrative that surrounds the concept of global citizenship by connecting the…
Addis Ababa to host the Africa Fintech Summit
Leading innovators, investors, and policy makers from around the world are set to gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,…
EutelSat eyes introducing satellite Internet to Ethiopia
EutelSat, the French satellite broadcasting service provider, is in discussion with the Ethiopian government to provide Internet service…
Africa advised to embrace artificial intelligence based businesses
African countries are advised to embrace artificial intelligence based new technologies including Blockchain financial technology, instead of banning…
IBA Ethiopia to facilitate creation of 100,000 jobs
A private business incubator in collaboration with government agencies is set to link 150 African innovators with potential…
SAP to grow Ethiopian social enterprises
SAP, enterprise application software company, announced the five social enterprises that will benefit from its 2019 Social Sabbatical,…
Ethio Telcom makes $830 million profit
The only telecommunications service provider in Ethiopia, Ethio Telecom says it has made a total profit of over…
Ethiopian tycoon funds bio-pesticide research
By Mekonnen Teshome – Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi, the 2nd richest business person in Africa next to Aliko Dangote,…
Ethiopia, China to jointly build communications satellite
The governments of Ethiopia and China ink a deal that allows them to jointly build a communications and…
Addis to host digital disruption in agriculture forum
Addis Ababa is set to host Digital Disruption in Agriculture Forum that aims to identify digital tool and…
Korea provides $300 million loan to Ethiopia
The Government of Korea has provided $300 million to the Ethiopian Government for development of science and technology,…
eCommerce at center of global summit
The lack of development aid earmarked to help poorer countries build the infrastructure and skills they need to…
United States helps Ethiopian Food, Drug Administration’s digitization
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) helps the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia to introduce cutting…
Addis Ababa to start issuing digital ID next week
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is set to start issuing digital national identification card (ID) for its…
Ethiopian scientist introduces liquid fertilizer
Ethiopian scientist at Mekele University Veterinary College lecturer, Tinsay Weldegebriel, has introduced a liquid fertilizer that can be…
Report forecasts record high telecom investment in Africa
Following Ethiopian Government decision to liberalize its telecom market by partly privatizing the state owned telecom service provider…
South Korea to partner with Africa on technology
In partnership with the African Development Bank, Korea expressed its readiness to step up technology transfers to Africa,…
Ethio Telecom gets priority for privatization
Ethio Telecom, the state monopoly telecom service provider in Ethiopia is set to be among the first state…
Ethiopia to establish telecom competition regulator
The Council of Ministers of Ethiopia today held extraordinary meeting to approve the draft law for the establishment…
Ethio Telecom collects $593 million revenue
Ethiopia’s state monopoly telecommunication service provider, Ethio Telcom, has earned 16.71 billion birr revenue ($593 million at the…
Ethiopian farmers to get nutrition information via hotline
The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) and Save the Children in Ethiopia agree to deliver nutrition-sensitive agricultural messages…
Addis Ababa installs security cameras
The Information Network Security Agency (INSA) of Ethiopia says it is installing security cameras on the streets of…
Ethiopia assesses Tigray farmers’ access to inputs, credit
Partners involved in an initiative that aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, discuss the performance of…
Ethiopia launches digital proclamations store
The Government of Ethiopia launches today a digital platform that contains all Ethiopian laws and proclamations of the…
Ethiopia to help migrant returnees find jobs
The International Labour Organization’s project “Support the reintegration of returnees in Ethiopia” that lasted for the past four…
Ethiopia to use drones for mineral exploration, oil pipeline safety
The Ministry of Mines and Energy of Ethiopia is set to use drones equipped with cameras for exploration…