VIDEO ― Why can’t Egypt and Ethiopia agree on the Nile dam?
(BBC News) – Sudan and Egypt have hit out at Ethiopia, which has started filling a reservoir behind a controversial new dam on the Blue […]
Month: July 2020
France provides a 12 million euros grant for the restoration and public opening of Addis Ababa National Palace, through the French Development Agency (AFD)
The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided a 12 million euros financing to support the first phase of the restoration and public opening of Addis […]
The 2020 Chicago Marathon cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
Event organizers and the City of Chicago have announced the decision to cancel the 2020 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and all race weekend activities […]
TDB donates $100,000 in Made-in-Ethiopia masks to Ethiopian healthcare workers to fight COVID-19
ADDIS ABABA (TDB) – As part of TDB’s Covid-19 Emergency Response Program (CERP), the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) has donated […]
EVENT ― Ethiopia to host three leather events in 2021
Ethiopia will be hosting three major leather events in 2021: the 5th World Leather Congress, the XXXVI IULTCS Congress 2021, and All Africa Leather Fair […]
First ever Founder Institute Ethiopia startup accelerator opens applications in Addis Ababa
Applications to the first ever Founder Institute Ethiopia are now open, and anyone interested in building a technology company can apply Now, more than ever, […]
WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
The African Union has endorsed the need for Africa to develop a framework to actively engage in the development and access to COVID-19 vaccines. BRAZZAVILLE […]
Preserving Ethiopia’s coffee and forests for a sustainable future
The coffee plant was first spread outside Ethiopia by Arab traders, leading to the name of arabica coffee. Ethiopia’s wild forest coffee plants are a […]
Webber Wentzel and leading Ethiopian law firm, Tadesse Kiros Law Office, announce signing of bilateral agreement
The Johannesburg-based law firm, Webber Wentzel, and leading Ethiopian law firm, Tadesse Kiros Law Office signed a bilateral agreement to formalize a relationship and create […]
African Development Fund approves $165 million grant for Ethiopia’s national COVID-19 emergency response
ABIDJAN (AfDB) – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July 2020 approved a grant of $165.08 million to support […]