.h How we made it in Africa Ascent Capital Africa has invested in International Clinical Laboratories, the largest privately-owned medical lab business in Ethiopia. David Owino, founding partner of Nairobi-based private equity firm Ascent Capital Africa, shares his thoughts on investment opportunities in Ethiopia. Interview by Betsy Henderson Ascent has made several investments in Ethiopia; what […]
The company has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 Family, the A350-1000, becoming Africa’s first customer for the aircraft Ethiopian Airlines Group, the flag carrier of Ethiopia, Africa’s largest airline group, has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 Family, […]
There is growing pressure on the British government to return various artifacts and treasures looted from Ethiopia at the end of the 19th century. Two hundred mules and 15 elephants were needed to carry all the looted bounty. As the name “Maqdala 1868” suggests, the stolen treasures are incorporated into the narrative of the British […]
By Jon Abbink From its very inception, Islam has been a trans-continental religion, in this case, helped by thé proximity of thé African Red Sea Coast to thé Arabian heartland where it first emerged. In fact, thé first converts to thé new religion – outside thé close circle of thé Prophet Muhammad – are assumed to […]
Washington has sidelined Africa for too long. The Biden administration should take a new approach. Foreign Policy Aubrey Hruby This article is part of The Biden Transition, Foreign Policy’s ongoing coverage of how U.S. President-elect Joe Biden builds a new White House administration—and what the new team’s policies might be. U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy […]
World Economic Forum by Sean Fleming Senior Writer, Formative Content Every day around 40,000 people move to one of Africa’s cities. There is currently not enough housing stock to go round. This company can 3D-print homes following an affordable, low-carbon process. In Malawi, it has recently 3D-printed a home and a school. There is a […]
Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he met with representatives of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to mediate a dispute over a giant dam Ethiopia is building on a Nile tributary whose waters are vital to all three nations. “The meeting went well and discussions will continue during the day!” Trump tweeted on Wednesday. The US Department […]
Burundi Introduction Burundi is a country in Central-East Africa with a land area of 27,834 square kilometers. Its terrain is mostly hilly and mountainous, with the wooded Mitumba Mountains in the west giving way to a plateau in the east. The highest point in Burundi, as shown on the map, is the 2,670 m high […]
Ethiopian herald by Abebe Woldegiorgis Among the various threats to forests, human activity is the major one. For instance, in rural areas forests are cleared for the expansion of farmlands, for household fuel, construction, and industrial purpose. Moreover, the growing demand for forest products induced by urbanization aggravates the situation, says Kebede Yimam, Vice Commissioner […]
Zimbabwe’s intellectual despot; how Mugabe became Africa’s fallen angel, and an independence leader who built his country up, then helped destroy it The Guardian by David SmithMain image: ‘He will be remembered for the land invasions, the rigged elections, the beatings in the townships and the ineptitude of the courts.’ Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters Three great […]
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