on track Ethiopia: Obstacles on road to peace persist, but both parties still on course Ethiopia’s Tigray peace process is continuing to take shape after the federal government restored phone lines and mobile internet to much of ... the northern region last week.
let it rain Kenya, Somalia…latest Horn of Africa climate outlook looks dry The latest climate forecast showing that the greater horn of Africa will experience its fifth consecutive failed rainy season could not have ... come at a worse time for its drought-stricken residents who are now forced to brace for another bout of extreme hunger.
fly zone Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital Mekele Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after a ... shutdown lasting 18 months.
fruitful visit Ethiopia: High-level government team visits Tigray for first time since peace deal A high-level Ethiopian government delegation on Monday made the first visit to the capital of rebel-held Tigray since the signing of a peace ... deal last month aimed at ending a brutal two-year conflict.
difficult task Ethiopia: Abiy’s pick for bank governor faces spiralling inflation and shrinking reserves
market navigation Ethiopia wants to open its banking sector, but it won’t be walk in the park for new entrants
difficult task Ethiopia: Abiy’s pick for bank governor faces spiralling inflation and shrinking reserves
market navigation Ethiopia wants to open its banking sector, but it won’t be walk in the park for new entrants
close to home Ethiopia: WHO’s Tedros speaks out on murder of his uncle in Tigray At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus achieved celebrity status, which is rare among international ... civil servants. His updates on the spread of the virus made headlines worldwide and he hosted figures as diverse as Emmanuel Macron and Lady Gaga to boost the fight against it. His remarks on the Tigray civil war, however, were not always warmly received in his home country Ethiopia. Even so, his latest comments on Tigray show how close to home the conflict has become for him.
hate speech Ethiopia: Activists file $1.6bn case against Facebook over Tigray hate posts An Ethiopian man whose father was murdered during the country's war has joined a lawsuit against Meta that is seeking $1.6 billion from Facebook's ... parent company for allegedly fanning hate speech in Africa.
soul food African restaurants to visit during the US-Africa Leaders Summit With the US-Africa Leaders Summit due to open on Tuesday in Washington, DC, the convening of African governments, civil society, and diaspora ... communities happens against the backdrop of the city’s vibrant African food scene. Here's a top list of where to eat while in town.
Economy booster Ethiopia: Long way to go before the country can build securities exchange from scratch Earlier this year, Ethiopia launched Ethiopia Investment Holdings (EIH), a new sovereign wealth fund, in a bid to spur foreign direct investment ... under a wider programme of privatisation and financial liberalisation. EIH has since announced its intention to establish the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX).
basic services Ethiopia – Tigray: Mekele back on national power grid, says operator The capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region has been reconnected to the national power grid after more than a year of cuts caused by war, the electricity ... operator said on Tuesday.
liberalisation Ethiopia, a new El Dorado for African bankers? A market of more than 100 million inhabitants, where only one-third of those over 25 have a bank or mobile finance account (compared to an average ... of 58.5% in sub-Saharan Africa and 79.5% in neighbouring Kenya). An economy where one public institution, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), alone manages 55% of outstanding credit. A banking industry so inefficient that its costs absorb 56% of its revenues, but where the return on assets is four times higher than that of Moroccan banks…