By Abdulkadir Hussein Primary consumer who facilitates profitable market but devoid of return For imports of human consumption and use, the populations living in the regions which constitute Southwest Sate of Somalia have always depended primarily on the goods and … Continued
ACCRA, Ghana, The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has signed an $830,000 technical assistance grant agreement for Ethiopia. The funds will help mainstream climate risk management, gender and resilience into economic planning and development in the country’s Ziway-Shallah sub-Basin. The signing … Continued
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to extend the duration of a crucial aid package to Somalia, a senior official said, following a long-overdue presidential election last weekend. The three-year $400-million (380-million-euro) aid package from the IMF had been set … Continued
Aptech Africa recently commissioned a solar powered reverse osmosis water treatment plant in Caynabo, Somaliland. This project was funded by UNDP and used a reverse osmosis system supplied by Genius Water. The system has a nominal flow is 6m3/s. The … Continued
Stunned residents of the northern Somali city of Hargeisa were struggling to pick up the pieces Sunday after a massive inferno destroyed the central market, and with it the livelihoods of thousands. The mayor of Hargeisa, capital of the breakaway … Continued
The Democratic Republic of Congo joined the East African Community, bringing the regional trading bloc’s market size to a quarter of the continent’s population and providing it with access to the Atlantic Ocean. The mineral-rich nation became the EAC’s seventh … Continued
ROME, Italy, APO Group- Renewed funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) will support ongoing efforts to build the resilience of riverine farmers in the Jowhar corridor by improving water access and management to boost productivity. The Government … Continued
Ethiopian Airlines has named Mesfin Tasew Bekele, its former chief operating officer and the current head of its joint-venture carrier ASKY Airlines, as its new chief executive. He will succeed Tewolde GebreMariam, whose early retirement due to ill-health was announced by the … Continued
ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam, who transformed the airline into Africa’s biggest carrier, said on Wednesday he had resigned to focus on his medical treatment. In an internal memo to employees seen by Reuters he said … Continued
Addis Ababa – Africa should seize the fast-developing digital market space so as to boost access to goods and services across the continent, Monique Nsanzabaganwa, deputy chairperson of the AU Commission, said. The AU Commission deputy chief made the remarks … Continued
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — Ethiopia’s national air carrier, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Air Djibouti and Djibouti Industrial Park Operation (IDIPO) to commence sea-air multimodal transportation. In a press statement, ET disclosed the agreement will … Continued
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest aviation group, has signed an initial agreement with Boeing to order five of its newest freighter jets, the 777-8s, to expand its cargo operations. The deal to order the freighter version of the 777X will enable Ethiopian Airlines to … Continued
