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August 1 2019

China,Ethiopia and Sri Lanka trilateral partnership under the South-South cooperation modality held in Addis

Xinhua ADDIS ABABA, — Officials from Ethiopia, China and Sri Lanka on Wednesday vowed to spur trilateral partnership under the South-South cooperation modality in the renewable energy technologies sector. They disclosed the joint commitments in the renewable energy technologies sector here on Wednesday during a high-level workshop, which focused on a trilateral South-South cooperation that […]

May 1 2019

Former Ethereum Co-Founder and the Founder of Cardano announced the launch of “Atala” Blockchain for African countries.

Forbes, by Rachel Wolfson Former Ethereum Co-Founder, Founder of Cardano and CEO of IOHK, Charles Hoskinson, announced the launch of an enterprise blockchain framework that aims to provide financial services to billions of people living in African countries. Known as “Atala” (named after a butterfly that resides in Florida), IOHK’s framework is intended to serve […]

July 19 2019

Orange, MTN, Vodacom lead companies eager to access Ethiopia’s Telecom industry

Bloomberg, By Thomas Seal, Nizar Manek, and Angelina Rascouet Yabsira Tadesse had no trouble getting a new SIM card when he popped into an Ethio Telecom store in northern Addis Ababa the other day. He still thinks it’s terrible that the state-owned behemoth is the only option for phone and internet users in a country of 100 […]

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October 11 2018

The Chinese phone giant that beat Apple to Africa, CNN

One of China’s biggest smartphone makers has never sold a handset in the country. Yet thousands of miles away, it dominates markets across Africa. Unknown in the West, Transsion has left global players like Samsung and Apple trailing in its wake in a continent that’s home to more than a billion people. In cities like Lagos, Nairobi and […]

February 5 2019

Ethiopia’s Industrial Parks: Hard Yards, but what’s the alternative?

Daily Maverick, By Greg Mills As Africa’s population doubles over the next generation to more than 2-billion people, might industrial parks – free trade zones by another name – offer some answer to the jobs that will be necessary? Ethiopia, where this writer has been researching the subject, offers some pointers. Hawassa. Some 270km south […]

August 23 2017

AI-powered language tool LangBot wins Seedstars Ethiopia

LangBot, a gamified and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered language teaching chatbot, has been named the winner of the Ethiopian leg of global early-stage startups competition Seedstars World, earning the chance to pitch at the grand final in Switzerland next year. Seedstars World, which is hosting local events across Africa ahead of the global final, has already […]

July 6 2019

AWASH – WELDIA RAILWAY DREAM PROJECT

LOCATION Awash, Woldia, Ethiopia Yapi Merkezi was awarded the EPC contract for the Awash Woldia/Hara Gebeya railway project in June 2012. Image courtesy of Yapi Merkezi. The 400km-long railway line will connect Awash and Woldia in Ethiopia. Image courtesy of Yapi Merkezi. Artist’s rendition of the Kombolcha station. Image courtesy of Yapi Merkezi. Yapi Merkezi […]

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June 18 2019

Ethiopia is looking for $2.2 billion in investment to bring its telecoms infrastructure up to modern standards

Reuters, By Alan Burkitt-Gray Ethiopia will ask for tenders for new telecoms licences in September, with new competitors to Ethio Telecom to be announced before the end of 2019. The country has decided on a fast process to introduce a competitive telecoms market, following the approval of a new law in early June. Ethiopia is […]

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December 20 2018

Ethiopia’s iGuide seeks to help investors discover opportunities in the country

Ethiopia’s online investment guide, iGuide, which seeks to help investors discover opportunities in the country, business costs, key procedures and laws they may need to know before committing their money, was officially unveiled in Addis Ababa Wednesday. The web-based investment promotion tool was launched in the presence of Mr. Shumete Gizaw, Ethiopia’s Minister of Innovation […]

December 23 2018

Amole, a digital payments system will give new market entrants a run for their money.

Last year, Safaricom Chief Executive Bob Collymore told the British newspaper Financial Times that the company was looking to export the M-Pesa brand to other countries in East and West Africa. Analysts expected the company to announce an impending entry into Ethiopia this year, especially following new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s effort to liberalize the country’s political and economic […]

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