Ethiopia to deport seven UN diplomats
The Government of Ethiopia today announced its decision to deport seven UN officials who were found in interfering…
September 2021
Digital transactions in Ethiopia to represent 39 percent GDP by 2025
A new report forecasts that the size of digitally transacted economic activities in Ethiopia will grow to 3…
Andela Announces $200 million investment led by SoftBank
Andela, the global network for remote engineering talent, today announced $200 million in Series E financing that values…
Geneva, Barbados set to host UN trade conference
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will open the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and…
Ethiopian Airlines honored with multiple awards
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa, has been honored with four awards at the SKYTRAX 2021…
Azerbaijan Republic Commemoration Day held in Ethiopia
The Embassy of Azerbaijan in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia host an event in to commemorate Azerbaijan Republic Commemoration of…
New report reflects on electricity market regulatory assessment in Africa
A High-Level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE) held last week on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly,…
Leaked document exposes TPLF plan to attack first Ethiopian army
A leaked strategic document prepared by TPLF in October 2020, reveals that TPLF has planned to attack first…
Addis Ababa City appoints Adanech Abebe as mayor
The Addis Ababa City Council today appointed Adanech Abebe to serve as the Mayor of the capital of…
The Netherlands, ITC to enhance trade competitiveness in African countries
The Government of the Netherlands and the International Trade Centre (ITC) signed today a four-year partnership agreement to…
Africa’s private sector driver of global trade with Africa?
Africa’s private sector is the weakest link in advancing regional and global trade and investments in Africa. Foreign…
Addis Ababa deploys 27,000 civilian crime informants
With the aim of combating economic sabotage and related crimes by affiliates of Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF),…
U.S. donates Johnson & Johnson vaccines to Ethiopia
The United States presented 453,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 single-shot vaccine today to the people…
Pay enough for rural small-scale farmers IFAD boss urges
It is an outrage that rural small-scale farmers in developing countries, who grow a third of our global…
Ethiopia repatriates 443 individuals from Saudi Arabia
The Government of Ethiopia on Tuesday repatriated 443 Ethiopians from Saudi Arabia who were facing hardship in Saudi…
GVG to provide payments interoperability solution for Governments
Global Voice Group (GVG), a leading regulatory technology developer and Big Data Analytics organisation, today launched TransFin, its…
Global food systems must be disrupted and changed – new IFAD report
Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, yet there…
Germany provides 271.200 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia
The German Federal Government provided 271.200 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia as part of Germany’s efforts to ensure…
WHO appoints Gordon Brown as Ambassador for Global Health Financing
The World Health Organization today announced the appointment of The Rt Hon Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of…
Djibouti based investors to establish abattoir in Ethiopia
In a bid to best exploit & add value to the untapped massive livestock resource in Ethiopia, Djibouti…
Morocco to establish $3.7 billion fertilizer factory in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian gas and Moroccan phosphoric acid natural resources, the Government of Ethiopia signed a Joint Development Agreement with…
Ethiopia PM Abiy writes open letter to President Joe Biden
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed writes an open letter to the United States President Joe Biden criticizing…
Abidjan set to host Africa Investment Forum
The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from the 1-3 of…
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…
UN says 428 aid trucks missing in rebels-controlled Tigray
The majority of the trucks that delivered food and other aid to rebels-controlled Tigray region of Ethiopia have…
Ethiopia prepares to establish government of the people
The successful conclusion of Ethiopia’s recent general election is monumental for Ethiopia in the country’s journey to democratizing…
Policy to fortify foods transforms Ethiopia’s health, GDP
Ethiopia’s Government spending of $3.8 million over the next 10 years could save tens of thousands of lives,…
Ethiopia, Kenya sign operations manual for Moyale One Stop Border Post
The Government of Ethiopia and neighboring Kenya through the Ethiopia Customs Commission and the Border Control and Operation…
African Development Bank approves $50 million for Standard Chartered Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $50 million Trade Finance Unfunded…
Report finds stark disparities in COVID-19 impacts
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its fifth annual Goalkeepers Report, featuring an updated global dataset…