trickle in Ethiopia: New aid convoys for Tigray after truce New aid convoys were in or on their way to Ethiopia's Tigray region Thursday, humanitarian agencies said, the latest deliveries to take advantage ... of a truce between the country's warring sides.
Dial for dollars Top 500 Companies: Safaricom calling Ethiopia Few companies can claim success on the scale of Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom (#56). Since it was founded, in 1997, it has grown to become ... East Africa’s second most valuable firm in The Africa Report’s Top 500 Companies ranking, with a domestic subscriber base that represents two thirds of Kenyan mobile users. Its market capitalisation of $12.5bn is nearly twice that of the nine next biggest Kenyan companies combined. Article 2/4 of "Africa’s Top 500 Companies"
ethnic cleansing Tigrayans subjected to ‘war crimes’ in Ethiopia, say rights groups Security forces and their allies in a disputed part of conflict-hit northern Ethiopia committed abuses against Tigrayans that amounted to war ... crimes and crimes against humanity, two rights groups said Wednesday.
Hold your fire Congress hits pause on new Ethiopia sanctions as leverage in truce deal The US Congress has teed up new Ethiopia sanctions bills in both chambers but is holding off on passing them into law as it looks for leverage ... to build on last month's truce deal.
Gearing up Ethiopia: Can Ethio Telecom survive Safaricom’s April assault? Ethiopia’s giant state-owned telecoms provider – Ethio Telecom – faces the biggest challenge in its history. In April, its monopoly on ... phone and internet services will come to an end when Kenyan operator Safaricom launches its network. Can the local operator survive?
mistrust abounds Ethiopia – Tigray: What’s changed in one week since declared truce? One week ago, on 24 March, Ethiopia’s government declared a unilateral humanitarian truce, raising hopes that there could be a peaceful resolution ... to its 17 month-long civil war with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
Discreet but outstanding Ethiopia: 10 things to know about new Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew With a 38-year career at the continent's leading airline group, Tewolde GebreMariam's successor is considered efficient and meticulous. ...
all-time low Ethiopia: Despite truce, no aid has entered Tigray where residents are ‘being pushed to the very edge’ It's been just over a week since Ethiopia declared an immediate "humanitarian truce" in Tigray. However, no aid has entered the region that has ... essentially been cut off from the rest of the country since the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) retook most of it from federal forces in June.
one step Ethiopia declares a ‘humanitarian truce effective immediately’ in Tigray Ethiopia has declared an “indefinite humanitarian truce”, stating it will allow aid to start flowing into its embattled Tigray region. ...
Trade-naissance Railways: Tracking East Africa’s trade renaissance East African policy-makers are dreaming of a return to the golden days of rail transport, with smooth-operating corridors linking hinterland ... to the sea.