THE ambitious Abidjan-Lagos highway project is set to become a game-changer for West Africa, connecting five major countries and fostering regional integration by 2030. Stretching 1,028 kilometres, the coastal motorway will link Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, creating…
ETHIOPIA is set to welcome its first green hospital, the Roha Medical Campus (RMC), a $130 million multi-specialty facility under construction in Addis Ababa. The hospital recently achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first healthcare project in Ethiopia to gain…
THE Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) has announced that Ethiopia’s first free trade zone, the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone, is now fully operational. This development is set to attract international manufacturing companies to Ethiopia, strengthening the East African…
AFTER 156 years, the shield of Emperor Tewodros II, looted by British forces during the 1868 Magdala War, has been returned to Ethiopia. The ceremonial handover, a historic event, was attended by representatives from the Ethiopian Heritage Protection Authority and…
ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused some foreign embassies of undermining the country’s economy through black market foreign currency dealings. Addressing the House of People’s Representatives, Abiy alleged that certain embassies have been engaging in unauthorised foreign exchange transactions,…
ETHIOPIA’S digital sector could inject 1.3 trillion birr (around $10.9bn) into the country’s GDP by 2028, according to a new report by the GSMA, the global association for mobile network operators. The Ethiopian Digital Economy Report projects that digital advancements will help…
THE Ethiopian government has recognised the Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway for its significant contribution to the country’s expanding export-import trade. The 752-km railway, a vital link between the two countries, has been praised for its fast-growing role in promoting socio-economic development. The Ethio-Djibouti…
Ethiopia parliament has approved Taye Astike Selassie as the new president, replacing Sahle-Work Zewde, the country’s first female head of state. Taye, who has served as foreign minister since February, steps into the largely ceremonial role, while political power remains…
ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has inaugurated the Chinese-built Lemi National Cement Factory, the country’s largest of its kind with a production capacity of 150,000 quintals (15,000 tonnes) per day. Inaugurating the mega cement factory on Saturday, Abiy said…
THE brutal rape and murder of seven-year-old Heaven Awot in Bahir Dar, Amhara region, has sparked widespread outrage across Ethiopia, with many decrying the 25-year prison sentence handed to her attacker, Getnet Baye, as far too lenient. Heaven was…
