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The Danish ambassador to Ethiopia, Mette Thygesen, has revealed that the Ethiopian government has failed to give concrete promises on when mobile internet…
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Ethiopia to Raise $58 Million for the Construction of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam
Ethiopian authorities have announced plans to raise 1.8 billion Birr (about $58 million) for the construction of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The Office…
Facebook Suspends Popular Ethiopian News Page Over Coverage of Protests in Amhara and Oromo Regions of Ethiopia
Facebook has suspended the account of popular Ethiopian online news platform Mereja.com for “violating its policies.”
Mereja’s Facebook page was suspended on Thursday for “misleading”…
Ethiopia Blocks Social Media Sites to Prevent Students From Being Distracted During Exams
Ethiopia has restricted access to all social media sites across the country. The shutdown, which began on Saturday, is scheduled to last until Wednesday when…
Winning Numbers of Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam Lottery Announced in Addis Ababa
Ethiopian officials have announced the winners of the Grand Renaissance Dam Lottery, which was created to allow Ethiopian nationals to contribute to the construction of…
Ethiopian Lawmakers Approve the Country’s First Cyber Crime Law
Ethiopian lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country’s first ever cybercrime bill. The bill was presented to parliament in April by the Ministry of Science and…
Uber Launches Operations in Uganda’s Erratic Transport Market
Uber has launched its online transport network service in Uganda following its success in other African countries.
Kampala is the 10th city in Africa where…
Debris From Missing EgyptAir Flight 804 Found in Alexandria
Debris from EgyptAir Flight 804 has been found in Alexandria on Friday. The Airbus 320, which was heading to Cairo from Paris, crashed into the…
Ethiopian Politician Charged With Inciting Violence After Facebook Post About Protests in Oromia
A former spokesman for Ethiopia’s main opposition group the Blue Party has been charged with inciting violence after his Facebook post critical of the government’s…
Kenyan Rescuers Find Baby Unharmed in Rubble of Building 3 Days after Collapse
Kenyan rescuers have found a one-year-old girl hidden in a bucket in the rubble of a residential building that collapsed in Nairobi on Friday.
Rescue…
Ethiopia Looks to Regulate Cyber Offenses With First-Ever Cyber Crime Bill
A draft of Ethiopia’s first ever cyber crime bill has been presented to parliament this week for consideration.
The bill titled Computer Crime Proclamation, which…
Ethiopia Denies Restricting Internet Access to Oromia Region Over Protests
Ethiopia has denied claims that the government deliberately cut Internet access to the Oromia region which has been affected by months of bloody protests.
Bloomberg…
Ethiopian Airlines Nose Gear Collapse Accident Caused by Human Error: Investigations Reveals
An investigation to discover why the nose gear of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-800 aircraft collapsed before takeoff last week, has revealed that the accident…
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to Hold Tenth Meeting About Grand Renaissance Dam This Weekend
Sudan’s capital Khartoum will on Friday host a tripartite meeting involving Egypt and Ethiopia. The meeting, which was postponed last Saturday, a day before it…
Ethiopia Struggles with Frequent Power Cuts After Failed Rains
Ethiopia is experiencing power cuts and this may become a frequent phenomenon as low rainfall has left dams with depleting water levels.
This week, there…
Ethiopia and Uganda to Face-Off in Cecafa Semifinals
Hosts Ethiopia and Uganda will face-off in the semifinals of the 2015 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup on Thursday after defeating Tanzania and Malawi respectively.
Ethiopia…
Kenya bent on flight restrictions to Ebola hit nations amid International pressure
By Olive Burrows
NAIROBI (Capital News) – International pressure is mounting on Kenya to resume flights to West Africa with the World Health Organisation (WHO),…
Ethiopia launches its first science museum
By Zerihun Getachew
ADDIS ABABA (EBC)-The first Science Museum of Ethiopia, which is said to help promoting science and research in the country, has been…
Barclays to provide Uganda with financial aid
By Emmanuel Iruobe
VENTURES AFRICA –(Kampala)- As Africa continues to attract solutions to its infrastructure challenges, the Barclays group has indicated its readiness to fund…
Djbouti: Connecting Africa to the World
By K.O. Peppeh
IDGCONNECT ( Djibouti City)- Djibouti is one of the least prominent nations in Africa today, but this relatively small country nonetheless continues…
Ethiopian banks choose BPC Smartvista for national switching operations
Finextra- BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System payment solutions, has announced that EthSwitch has chosen SmartVista to power its national switching operations…
Ethiopia: Tripartite talks over renaissance dam resumes in Khartoum
The irrigation ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resumed their discussions over the contentious Grand Ethiopia Reniassance Dam (GERD) in Khartoum on Monday after an…
Ethiopia turns to transformers to curb power failure
The Reporter (Addis Ababa) – In a bid to curb the recurrent power cuts, the Ethiopian Electric Services has installed 248 transformers in Addis Ababa…
Kenya bars travelers from Ebola-affected countries
CAPITAL FM (NAIROBI) – The Ministry of Health has, on Saturday evening, announced that it will not allow passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea…
Kenya: Mobile money transfers hit record amount
The Central Bank of Kenya has revealed that mobile money customers made transactions worth about KES 1.1 trillion between January and July this year.
This…
Uganda: Oil companies submit proposals to build refinery at Lake Albert
Four international petroleum companies have presented proposals to the Ugandan government for the development of the country’s first oil refinery in Buseruka Sub-county, Hoima district,…
Tanzania’s main mobile network service provider to undergo an upgrade
The partially state-owned Tanzania Telecommunication Company Limited (TTCL) has contracted Japan’s NEC Corporation to upgrade its microwave network links across the country’s mainland, as well…
Somtel Telecom to introduce LTE technology into Somalia
One of the largest telecommunication service providers in Somalia, Somtel Telecom, has partnered with France’s Alcatel-Lucent to provide Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in the…
Ethiopia: Court orders police to file charges against incarcerated ‘Zone 9’ bloggers and journalists
A court has directed the police to finalize its investigations and file charges against 6 members of a blogging community ‘Zone 9’, as well 3…
Eritel rolls out 3G technology
Eritrea Telecommunication Services Corporation (Eritel) is upgrading its network to third generation technology (3G).
Local sources say the initiative began about four years ago as…
Ethiopia and Egypt agree to resume discussions over renaissance dam
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Tedros Adhanom, has revealed that an agreement has been reached with the Egyptian government to re-open tripartite talks – with Sudan –…
Uganda coffee export surges
Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has recorded a steady rise in both the volume and value of coffee exports this year.
According to pundits, this…
Egypt’s new president vows not to allow renaissance dam dispute escalate into crisis
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has vowed not permit the protracted diplomatic row with neighbouring Ethiopia evolve into a serious crisis.
He made this comment during his…
Kenya’s largest bakery to invest Sh1 billion in milling facility
Kenblest Group, Kenya’s largest baker, is set to invest about Sh1 billion into the expansion of its milling establishment.
Business Daily Africa has quoted the…
World Bank approves funding for geothermal project in Ethiopia
The Executive Directors of the World Bank have approved a grant of over $200 million to support the Ethiopian government’s Geothermal Sector Development Project.
Reports…
Sudan: Journalists protest against repression
Numerous journalists gathered in front of the premises of the National Council for Press and Publications (NCPP) in Khartoum on Sunday to express their dissent…
Ethiopia and Egypt ready to resume talks over renaissance dam
Officials from Ethiopia and Egypt have voiced willingness to re-engage in negotiations to resolve their dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Tripartite talks…
4G LTE high speed internet to be installed across Rwanda by August
Rwandans will be able to access the internet on 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology by August this year.
The Minister for Youth and Information…
Ethiopia’s textile industry booms
Ethiopia’s clothing sector is experiencing a spate of rapid growth which is set to transform it into one of the most important industries in the…
Kenya: Lawyers call for impeachment of Attorney General over ‘Anglo Leasing scandal’
The Law Society of Kenya have petitioned the country’s legislators to depose Attorney General Githu Muigai.
The lawyers are charging the AG with incompetency after…
Kenya condemns foreign travel alert
Kenyan authorities have criticized a recent travel advisory from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Australia and France this week; which warns against…
Sudan to export electricity to Eritrea
The Government of Sudan has agreed to supply electrical power to neighbouring Eritrea during a visit by President Isaias Afwerki to Khartoum last week.
Reports…
Egypt accuses Ethiopia of delaying resumption of renaissance dam discussions
Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, has accused Ethiopian authorities of stalling the resolution of the renaissance dam dispute after they have failed to respond to…
President Kenyatta urges African journalists to be patriotic
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has called on journalists across the continent to allow patriotism reflect in their reports and portray the continent in…
World Bank approves grant for hydropower project in Burundi
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have agreed to provide $100 to jointly finance the construction of two hydropower stations in Burundi.
The World…
East African countries agree to construct oil refinery in Uganda
East African leaders from Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda have agreed on the process of implementing the construction of a regional oil refinery, which will be…
Ethiopia campaigns to win Egypt’s support for renaissance dam
The Ethiopian government has heightened diplomatic efforts to secure the support of the Egyptian government for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)…
Tendaho One Sugar Mill set to resume operation this month
The Ethiopian Sugar Corporation has revealed that an expansion project on the nation’s largest sugar mill has been completed and the plant is set to…