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IGAD: Reflections on a decade-long journey with Ethiopia

The star IGAD has transformed from an organisation that merely focused on drought and disaster as it used to be during its inception in 1986 to that of dealing with regional peace and development matters. It is now one of the eight recognized building blocks of the AU. During the 13th Ordinary Summit of the […]
Kenya: The Gemstone of Africa

DiscoveringKenya, By Gabriella Rouiller Kenya is an amazing destination whose greatness has left no one that had visited it indifferent, and who has served as inspiration to great artists of fashion, design and even cinema. Even Disney has surrendered in its charms! Going from Johannesburg to Kenya can be a challenge for anyone, moving to Africa […]
Does President Donald Trump really deserve the Nobel peace prize?

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced in October that it was awarding the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed “for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.” But when you’re nursing a grudge, last Oct. 11 might as well be today. […]
The Faith of Ethiopia: An Ancient Story Revealed

Christian Headline In early December, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Specifically, the Norwegian Committee cited Ahmed’s “decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.” Prime Minister Ahmed is a Pentecostal Christian and the second African Evangelical in a row to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Kenyan physician […]
10 Utterly Unique and Totally Crazy Things to Do in Ethiopia

It’s now secret, my love for Ethiopia is unmatched. Small pocket, by Steph Startup a conversation with me about this amazing country and you’re likely to regret it; such is my ability to wax lyrical about this totally unique place! For it is totally unique. I’ve travelled across Africa, and even in the countries that […]
Enset, Ethiopia’s wonder crop

“Enset is our food, our clothes, our beds, our houses, our cattle feed, and our plates.” Ethiopian farmars Face2FaceAfrica, By Ama Nunoo Global warming is real and ongoing whether some decide to accept it or not. Society has a role to play to save the planet and it starts with you. Little acts like standing […]
Lower Valley of the Omo

The Omo River (also called Omo-Bottego) in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and it empties into Lake Turkana on the border with Kenya. The river is the principal stream of an endorheic drainage basin, the Turkana Basin. This southwestern corner of Ethiopia is home to seven primary tribes who coexist […]
Bale National Park; Ethiopia’s lesser-known Treasure

The Bale Mountains National Park is located in southeastern Ethiopia, 400km southeast of Addis Ababa and 150km east of Shashemene in the Oromia Regional National State. It belongs to the Bale-Arsi massif, which forms the western section of the southeastern Ethiopian highlands. Nominated in 2009 to UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Tentative List, the Bale Mountains […]
Ethiopia’s Tourism sector is on the rise

Africa News Room Ethiopian Airlines was announced winner of the Selling Travel Agents Choice Awards for “Airline to Africa Ethiopia participated at the 40th World Travel Market (WTM), which took place from Monday 4th November – Wednesday 6th November at ExCeL in London. WTM is the largest business-to-business travel event in the UK and attracts a 50,000-strong crowd […]

Poltics

Abiy and Ramaphosa reset relations

Abiy’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning reforms offer incidental benefits for both Ethiopia and South Africa. Daily Maverick, BY PETER FABRICIUS Apart from the obvious benefits Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed Ali’s reforms have brought to his own country and the region, they have also created the opportunity to revive rather dormant relations between Ethiopia and South Africa. That […]
Ethiopia and Eritrea eye socioeconomic integration

Xinhua The Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders on Thursday vowed to cement recent gains in the rapprochement of bilateral ties as the two former arch-rivals seek to deepen socio-economic integration. This came on Thursday as the visiting Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Ethiopia, accompanied by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and laid a foundation stone […]
Tears and laughter at Nobel ceremony

Tears and laughter at Nobel ceremony News in English The Norwegian Nobel Committee’s carefully orchestrated Peace Prize ceremony dissolved into laughter on Tuesday when the committee’s leader almost forgot to award this year’s prize. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali received it in end, though, as some members of the audience wiped away tears and […]
The way forward is a unification

The Ethiopian Herald By Teshome Though starting from the 4th EPRDF conference there was a call for unification this burning issue was put on the backburner till it started fructifying yesterday. Since 1991 the time EPRDF started leading the country grabbing the reign of power the four sister parties namely TPLF, ADP, ODP, and SEPDM […]
The coming election may unlikely to be a strictly top-down nationwide affair like the past five polls.

Open Democracy, by René Lefort Local bosses may fill the party-sized hole in Ethiopia’s next election Ethiopia has traditions of local self-government – could they induce voters to look at independent candidates for Parliament?René Lefort25 October 2019 Next year’s elections in Ethiopia will be unlike the previous five polls. The ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People’s […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prizef

CNBC By Vicky McKeever He was awarded the prize Friday for his “efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation and for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.” Ahmed worked with Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki on the peace agreement. “An important premise for the breakthrough was Abiy Ahmed’s unconditional willingness to […]
‘These elections belong to the Ethiopian people.’ US Ambassador Michael Raynor

Ethiopia’s success in conducting the upcoming elections in a credible and safe manner will be a critical step in the reform process By Michael Raynor, US Embassy It’s a great pleasure and honor for me to be here today to highlight the importance of Ethiopia’s ambitious and essential political reforms – and especially the upcoming […]
Ethiopia’s Choice: Poverty through Grievance or Prosperity through Unity

Ethiopian4CM BY LIJ TEODROSE FIKREMARIAM My father used to always respond with this one rejoinder during my youth every time I came home and complained about some injustice that I felt was done against me. So what? In ways I did not have the wisdom to understand, my dad was preparing me for a life […]
COUP-PROOFING ETHIOPIA: HOW THE UNITED STATES CAN PROMOTE STABILITY IN AN IMPORTANT AFRICAN PARTNER

Modern War institute at West Point By Cameron Evers In June, an attempted coup in Ethiopia centered principally in the northern region of Amhara temporarily threw the country into turmoil—and left the army’s chief of staff dead. Against that backdrop, there is credible concern about the risk of further instability surrounding the upcoming 2020 general elections. Ethiopia’s reformist prime […]
Ethiopia needs a new rallying point instead of recycling its painful past

The conversation, By Mohammed Girma, University of Pretoria Ethiopia has survived several dark epochs in its long history. One of them is known as Zemene Mesafint – the era of princes. This period, between the mid-18th and mid-19th century, got its name from the Bible because it mimics the biblical “period of judges” in Israel’s history. Joshua, […]

Business

One the fastest growing airlines in the world to get a $5 billion terminal.

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam on Wednesday said that his airline would look to begin construction on a new $5 billion airport that would enable it to grow well beyond the capacity of its current hub at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Reuters reported that the airport, which Gebremariam believes would allow the carrier to take […]
Ethiopia economy expect to grow 10.8% in 2019/20 -central bank

How we made it in Africa By Vivianne Infante, country representative for Ethiopia at the CDC Group (the UK’s development finance institution) Only a handful of countries worldwide can claim to have achieved a decade-long economic growth rate of 10%. Such a figure would almost always be associated with countries in Asia. Yet Ethiopia, the […]
Ethiopian Skylight set to be Africa’s largest hotel

Voyages Afriq The Ethiopian Skylight hotels in Addis Ababa will soon be biggest in Africa with a room capacity of 1,000. The hotel which was opened nearly a year ago with 375 rooms has begun the second phase on construction 640 additional rooms as part of the eight and night strategic business unit of the […]
IMF deal a boost for Ethiopia’s economic liberalization

EuroEconomy By: Virginia Furness Ethiopia’s IMF deal is a notable step towards addressing its external imbalances and to opening up the country’s economy. Ethiopia’s efforts to open its economy were bolstered in mid-December when the International Monetary Fund agreed a new lending programme which, coupled with the launch of the Addis Ababa stock market in […]
Ethiopia Launches it’s First Satellite

Ethiopia launched its first satellite into space on Friday, as more sub-Saharan African nations strive to develop space programs to advance their development goals and encourage scientific innovation. Before dawn on Friday, senior officials and citizens gathered at the Entoto Observatory and Research Centre just north of the capital Addis Ababa to watch a live […]
Bangladesh; Should we be wary of Ethiopia?

The Daily Star Mostafiz Uddin There is much talk of Ethiopia as the next “go to” apparel sourcing location right now, but how much is hearsay and how much should the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry fear this new rival needs scrutiny. The international apparel community is flooded with talk of the growing prowess of […]
Ethiopian Airlines commenced direct flights from Lome, Togo to Houston, Texas

The Sun by Adewale Sanyaolu, Ethiopian Airlines on Monday commenced direct flights into Houston, USA from Lome, Togo as part of efforts to spread its services across major cities in the country. This was even as the Executive Director, Houston Airport, Mario Diaz, disclosed that the commencement of direct flights to Houston by Ethiopian Airlines will […]
The first time in its history IMF set to lend $3 Billion to Ethiopia

The IMF is poised to approve a loan of almost $3bn for Ethiopia as part of a programme to provide balance of payments support for the cash-strapped economy as well as technical assistance for the government’s liberalisation agenda. The loan, which still needs IMF board approval, has been agreed by staff after the fund opened […]
“Astrobus Ethiopia”; carrying astrophysicists, scientists, artists, and innovators to tour eight Ethiopian cities

Global Voice Ethiopian officials say they will launch their first satellite into space this month. In the week leading up to the historic launch, a team of 24 astrophysicists, scientists, artists, and innovators will hop on “Astrobus Ethiopia” and tour eight cities in northern Ethiopia offering hands-on workshops in science and the arts. Departing from Addis Ababa on December […]

Travel

Extreme Ethiopia in pictures
Enigmatic Ethiopia: Africa’s (still) hidden jewel in the crown?

Daily Maverick, by John Battersby Addis Ababa, a seething and rapidly developing African metropolis, is a regular transit stop for north-south travellers and a destination for officials connected to the African Union and its many commissions. While transit travellers benefit from the cheaper rates of Ethiopian Airlines – Africa’s largest and most globally connected national […]
Bale National Park; Ethiopia’s lesser-known Treasure

The Bale Mountains National Park is located in southeastern Ethiopia, 400km southeast of Addis Ababa and 150km east of Shashemene in the Oromia Regional National State. It belongs to the Bale-Arsi massif, which forms the western section of the southeastern Ethiopian highlands. Nominated in 2009 to UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Tentative List, the Bale Mountains […]
Ethiopia’s Tourism sector is on the rise

Africa News Room Ethiopian Airlines was announced winner of the Selling Travel Agents Choice Awards for “Airline to Africa Ethiopia participated at the 40th World Travel Market (WTM), which took place from Monday 4th November – Wednesday 6th November at ExCeL in London. WTM is the largest business-to-business travel event in the UK and attracts a 50,000-strong crowd […]
The Nile Could Be a Window Into the Underworld

GIZMODO Byy Ryan F. Mandelbaum Some scientists think the Nile river might be revealing the mysteries of the mantle beneath it. There’s been debate over the age of the Nile—whether it formed from a river redirecting around 5 million years ago or whether a proto-Nile has flowed through the area for 30 million years. If […]
Enqutatash (እንቁጣጣሽ); An Ethiopian New year

Enqutatash is an Ethiopian (Amharic)word, which represents the Ethiopian New Year. It is called Ri’se Awde Amet (“Head Anniversary”) in Ge’ez, the term preferred by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It occurs on September 11th in the Gregorian Calendar; except for the year preceding a leap year, when it occurs on September 12th. The Ethiopian Calendar Year 2011 Amätä […]
Scientists reveal the face of our oldest direct ancestor who roamed Ethiopia millions of years ago

Independent The 3.8-million-year-old cranium was almost completely preserved meaning scientists could identify never-before-seen facial features 3.8-million-year-old cranium belongs to an adult male who is an ancestor of ‘Lucy’ – one of the world’s most famous fossils The face of our oldest direct ancestor has been revealed for the first time, with scientists calling the 3.8-million-year-old ape-like […]
In the Ethiopian Mountains, Ancient Humans Were Living the High Life

The New York Times, By Carl Zimmer Scientists have discovered what is by far the oldest evidence of human occupation at extreme altitudes: a rock shelter strewn with bones, tools and hearths 11,000 feet above sea level. People lived at the site, in the mountains of Ethiopia, as long as 47,000 years ago. The research, reported on […]
2020 Rough Guide ultimate Trarvel bucket list, 100 BEST PLACES ON EARTH

Rough Guide If you need inspiration on where to travel in 2020, then look no further – Rough Guides’ new book reveals 100 of the most extraordinary places to visit in the world – the ultimate travel bucket list. The Rough Guide to the 100 Best Places on Earth is being published on 1st September and is […]
Behind the Scenes: Grueling Lifestyle Shoot on an Active Volcano in Ethiopia

Peta pixel DL CADE Photographer Joey L. is known for pushing himself to capture stunning imagery. From his documentary work on the frontlines of the fight against ISIS, to A-list celebrity and commercial work, he never shies away from a physical or creative challenge. His most recent commercial shoot was both. The ad campaign featured the ZAAF Collection, a premium […]
A mosaic of 5000 history grows as Ethiopian Cultural Garden nears complition

By Lynn Ischay, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — From across the street, Ernesto “Ernie” Spinelli looks like a 20-something kid: black pant legs pulled up unevenly to the knees, ball cap on backward with curls spilling everywhere, well-defined calf muscles ending in fashionable work shoes. The 70-year-old on the scaffolding at Cleveland’s new Ethiopian Cultural Garden would laugh at that notion. […]
The other Lava Lake on Mount Michael, Ethiopia

Earth observatory Even with modern scientific tools, there are still some parts of our planet that stay mostly hidden from human eyes. The crater floor of Mount Michael, an active volcano in the South Sandwich Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean, is one of those places. On most days the crater on Saunders Island is […]
Have you ever found yourself standing in a foreign land complaining about the excessive number of tourists?

Life Hypocritical as this undoubtedly is, it masks an inconvenient paradox of modern travel – many of us would like to see the marvels of the world while avoiding the crowds of others who wish to do the same. This challenge has only become harder over recent decades as falling costs of flying, an expanding […]
Ten SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT ETHIOPIA

By Taz Liffman, Interpid Travel Ethiopia may not be the first place you think of when booking your next holiday, but it should be. The country has been at peace for more than 15 years and its economy is one of the fastest growing in the world. Add to this a staggering diversity of landscapes, kaleidoscope […]
Let’s journeys through a land truly like no other — the place where man first walked on the earth

A colorful nation and home for more than 80 nation nationalities and peoples, believed to be the cradle of human civilization, Ethiopia is one of Africa’s most beguiling destinations. The only country on the continent never to be colonized, it wears its ancient past with pride and has largely shrugged off a turbulent recent history. […]

Africa

Abiy and Ramaphosa reset relations

Abiy’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning reforms offer incidental benefits for both Ethiopia and South Africa. Daily Maverick, BY PETER FABRICIUS Apart from the obvious benefits Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed Ali’s reforms have brought to his own country and the region, they have also created the opportunity to revive rather dormant relations between Ethiopia and South Africa. That […]
Race to build the tallest tower in Africa

CGTN Currently, the distinction of being Africa’s tallest building belongs to The Leonardo, in Johannesburg’s upmarket Sandton neighborhood. The skyscraper stands 234m high but projects underway in several other countries will all rise above the Leonardo. Construction of the 250m-high Mohammed VI Tower in the Moroccan capital of Rabat started a year ago. Once completed, […]
IGAD: Reflections on a decade-long journey with Ethiopia

The star IGAD has transformed from an organisation that merely focused on drought and disaster as it used to be during its inception in 1986 to that of dealing with regional peace and development matters. It is now one of the eight recognized building blocks of the AU. During the 13th Ordinary Summit of the […]
FORESIGHT AFRICA Top priorities for the continent 2020-2030

Brookings institutes By Brahima S. Coulibaly The new year 2020 marks the beginning of a promising decade for Africa. Through at least the first half of the decade, economic growth across Africa will continue to outperform that of other regions, with the continent continuing to be home to seven of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies.1 […]
Trophy hunting threatens to silence the prides of Africa.

The Hill By Cyril Christo “The so-called civilized people? They had no excuse. They hunted for what they called ‘trophies,’ for the excitement of it, for pleasure, in fact.” —Romain Gary, “The Roots of Heaven,” 1956. Ever since I heard my first lion roar in the outback of the Chyulu Hills in Kenya in 1975, I […]
Kenya: The Gemstone of Africa

DiscoveringKenya, By Gabriella Rouiller Kenya is an amazing destination whose greatness has left no one that had visited it indifferent, and who has served as inspiration to great artists of fashion, design and even cinema. Even Disney has surrendered in its charms! Going from Johannesburg to Kenya can be a challenge for anyone, moving to Africa […]
Kigali: Africa’s most inviting city

BBC, By Bert Archer I was sitting on the terrace of La Brioche, a popular bakery-cafe in Kigali’s Gacuriro neighbourhood. It was twilight – the streetlights were coming on, and the first hint of cool wafted through the air after a sweltering autumn day. As I sat with my cappuccino and demi-baguette reading a collection of […]
Four East African countries will held election this year that gauge, test and determine the democratic health of the region

The East African, By Fred Doluoch Four countries in East Africa namely Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Burundi will have presidential and parliamentary elections. which will gauge, test and determine the democratic health of their politics. Tanzania It is a country that has been a paragon of peace and peaceful political transition since Independence. The ruling […]
The Eternal Nile Is Even More Ancient Than We Thought

EOS By Mary Caperton Morton If you had traveled the length of the Nile River 30 million years ago, you would have followed much the same 6,650-kilometer course that you would today. The river has been flowing from its headwaters in the Ethiopian Highlands to its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea for about 6 times longer […]
Countries in the East and Horn of Africa are pioneers pledging to find long-term solutions for refugees

The East African, by Clementine Nkweta-Salami Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya and Somalia host the majority of the six million refugees on the African continent. I have witnessed first-hand the devastation of being forced to flee your home and live in exile, sometimes for decades. I have also seen the generosity and humanity of communities, often […]
Here are the five things that helped shape Africa in 2019.

by David Pilling As this goes out, Beyoncé and 500 other mainly African-American celebrities are expected to head to Ghana for the culmination of the Year of Return. Part marketing ploy, part genuine initiative to forge closer understanding between Ghana and the African diaspora, the event marks the 400th anniversary of the start of the transatlantic slave […]
Big business and big government have a long history of exploiting Africa and its people.

JERRY HILDENBRAND, Android Central Recently Google, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla and other tech companies were named in a lawsuit that claims each knew that forced child labor is being used to mine the cobalt that goes into a lithium-ion battery. The cobalt in question is being mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and if history is […]
Borderless continent, that is where the Africa future lies

The East African By MUKHISA KITUYI At a time when the multilateral system is under siege and media speculation about Brexit and whether the European Union is in decline is widespread, the African Union is quietly deepening economic, social, and political ties. Africa has embarked on a journey of transformational change: while the international media […]
The African continent will be hardest hit by climate change.

BBC , By Richard Washington Africa is more vulnerable than any other region to the world’s changing weather patterns, explains climate specialist Richard Washington. The African continent will be hardest hit by climate change. There are four key reasons for this: First, African society is very closely coupled with the climate system; hundreds of millions […]
Africa’s first completely solar-powered village could be model for renewable resource to the continent

CNN Near Morocco’s sunny Atlantic coast, the tiny community of Id Mjahdi is being touted as Africa’s first completely solar-powered village. Solar power has the potential to become one of Africa’s top energy sources, according to the International Energy Agency, but more infrastructure needs to be installed — of all solar power in use globally, […]

World

IGAD: Reflections on a decade-long journey with Ethiopia

The star IGAD has transformed from an organisation that merely focused on drought and disaster as it used to be during its inception in 1986 to that of dealing with regional peace and development matters. It is now one of the eight recognized building blocks of the AU. During the 13th Ordinary Summit of the […]
Kenya: The Gemstone of Africa

DiscoveringKenya, By Gabriella Rouiller Kenya is an amazing destination whose greatness has left no one that had visited it indifferent, and who has served as inspiration to great artists of fashion, design and even cinema. Even Disney has surrendered in its charms! Going from Johannesburg to Kenya can be a challenge for anyone, moving to Africa […]
Does President Donald Trump really deserve the Nobel peace prize?

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced in October that it was awarding the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed “for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.” But when you’re nursing a grudge, last Oct. 11 might as well be today. […]
The Faith of Ethiopia: An Ancient Story Revealed

Christian Headline In early December, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Specifically, the Norwegian Committee cited Ahmed’s “decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.” Prime Minister Ahmed is a Pentecostal Christian and the second African Evangelical in a row to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Kenyan physician […]

East Africa

AllAfrica News: East Africa

Sudan: Detained Sudanese Refugees in Niger 'Subjected to Inhumane and Degrading Treatment'
[Radio Dabanga] Niger Agadez -Some 400 Sudanese refugees detained in Niger claim to have been subjected to cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment. They were arrested during the break-up of their sit-in in Agadez two weeks ago.
Kenya: Kalonzo, Governors Face Off in Ukambani Over BBI Meetings
[Nation] A fresh political confrontation looms between governors from Ukambani region and Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka over campaigns for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
Tanzania: Human Rights Lawyer Detained in 'Outrageous' Attempt to Silence Government Critics
[AI London] Tito Elia Magoti and co-accused Theodory Giyani charged with leading organised crime

West Africa

AllAfrica News: West Africa

Africa: UK Budgets £127 Million to Support Nigeria, Other African Countries
[Premium Times] The UK has recently announced its commitment to support Nigeria and other African countries with about £127 million.
Nigeria: Supreme Court Upholds Ortom's Election As Benue Governor
[Premium Times] The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the re-election of Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) as the governor of Benue State.
Nigeria: Minister Urges Nigerian Youth to Prioritise ICT Skills Over University Degree
[Premium Times] The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has urged Nigerian youth to give priority to acquiring information technology skills over having university degrees.

South Africa

AllAfrica News: South Africa

SA Army Officers Accused of Reign of Terror in Lesotho January 21, 2020
[Lesotho Times] MAKHOAKHOENG villagers in Butha-Buthe district say they are living in fear of officers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) who are carrying out a reign of terror in their area and stealing their livestock.
Three Suspects Arrested With Sheep Carcasses January 21, 2020
[SAPS] Three male suspects aged 22-31 were arrested yesterday, 20 January 2020 in Makhanda, after they were found with an illegal firearm, three sheep carcasses, and sheep skins.
KZN to Roll Out Drought Emergency Plan January 21, 2020
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation in KwaZulu-Natal is set to roll out an Emergency Drought Mitigation Plan in areas affected by drought in the province.

North Africa

AllAfrica News: North Africa

Tunisia: BCT Announces Official Launch of Regulatory Sandbox January 21, 2020
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) announced on Tuesday in Tunis the official launch of the Regulatory Sandbox, defined as a test environment to monitor the experimentation of innovative solutions proposed by Fintechs (financial technology companies) on a small scale and with voluntary customers.
Tunisia: Tailor-Made Start-Up Creation Programme to Be Launched, January 29 in Tunis January 21, 2020
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Tech Booster Tunisia 2020, a tailor-made start-up creation programme, will be launched on January 29 in Tunis during the 2nd edition of Tech-Days, announces the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII) on its website.
Morocco: Morocco and Poland Present Credentials January 21, 2020
[New Dawn] The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Henry B. Fahnbulleh has reiterated Liberia's commitment to strengthening ties with friendly nations across the world in the interest of its citizens aimed at fostering global cooperation.

Centeral Africa

AllAfrica News: Central Africa

Nigeria: Equatorial Guinea to Replicate Nigeria's Modular Refinery January 21, 2020
[This Day] Owerri -Equatorial Guinea has expressed its willingness to tap into Nigeria's modular refinery to increase the country's participation in the oil and gas industry.
Rwanda: President Kagame's Remarks At King's College London January 21, 2020
[New Times] Good morning to you and thank you for the kind introduction, as well as the invitation to join you today. I am honoured to be at King's College London and appreciate all of you for taking the time to be here on a busy Tuesday morning.
Botswana: When Successors Rebel Against Their Mentors - Mauritania, Angola, Botswana January 21, 2020
[The Patriot] Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has become the latest leader on the African continent to fall out with his 'anointed' successor, over control of the ruling party.

Ethiopia

AllAfrica News: Ethiopia

Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan Turn to Crowdfunding to Finance Lapsset January 21, 2020
[East African] Kenya and its landlocked neighbours, Ethiopia and South Sudan, will use crowdfunding to raise the billions of shillings required to build infrastructure linking their economies.
Minister of Defense Affirms Importance of Security Cooperation With Ethiopia January 21, 2020
[SNA] Khartoum -The Minister of Defense, Lt.Gen. Jamal Omar, has asserted on the eternal Sudanese-Ethiopian relations, stressing the importance of the mutual cooperation to benefit from the recourses of the two countries to achieve the common interests.
Abiy and Ramaphosa Re-Set Relations January 20, 2020
[ISS] Apart from the obvious benefits Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed Ali's reforms have brought to his own country and the region, they have also created the opportunity to revive rather dormant relations between Ethiopia and South Africa.