By Vicky Karantzavelou ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, announce that it has availed its mobile application in the apple store and Google Play for customer to download on their mobile phones and use it to transact with the airline for many of its products and...
HERNDON, VA. (PRWEB)- VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced that Dalkom Somalia has installed an iDirect Hub and will leverage iDirect’s series remotes to provide high-speed satellite connectivity in Somalia. The new iDirect network will enable Dalkom Somalia to scale its service more cost-effectively, expand end...
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Khalid Abdelaziz ISTANBUL/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Turkey will rebuild a ruined Ottoman port city on Sudan’s Red Sea coast and construct a naval dock to maintain civilian and military vessels, Sudan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, as Ankara expands military and economic ties in Africa. The restoration at Suakin was agreed during...
DUBAI, UAE, — The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), a multilateral financial institution established by African governments and institutional investors, have signed a US$100-Million agreement and a EUR 50-Million Murabaha agreement with the aim of facilitating and financing exports...
By Chinedu Eze and Demola Ojo Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines, on Saturday made history as it transported its passengers from the Bole International Airport Addis Ababa to the Murtala International Airport Lagos on a Boeing B777-300 ER plane operated by an all-female crew. The crew was made up of Captain Amsale Gualu, First...
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The budget approved by Somalia’s parliament this week is in line with fiscal reforms the government committed to when it entered an International Monetary Fund programme in May, an IMF official told Reuters. Somalia is now on its second 12-month IMF staff-monitored programme after decades of war and turmoil, and adherence to...
The leading aviation group and the fastest growing airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines has launched an Android-based mobile application. The new mobile app encompasses an array of features that enhance customers’ travel experience with simplified and end-to-end options for flight booking and management. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines remarked, “In the age of ‘the internet of...
By Zeenat Hansrod There are aspects of Somalia that never make the headlines. A tech savvy Somalia. driven by a global diaspora returningr home, bringing innovative projects with them. iRise Hub incubator in Mogadishu is one of them. iRise Hub is a tech incubator for start-ups and a co-working space for young tech entrepreneurs. A tech hub...
By Fasika Tadesse Ethiopian Airlines, the national carrier, moves further to conquer the hotel industry through the construction of a 637-key five-star hotel in the capital. The hotel costs the Company about 2.5 billion Br. The hotel will also have a duty-free shop, cultural shop, an aviation museum and parking lots built on a 22,410sqm...
A joint initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will boost agriculture value chains and enhance drought resilience in Nigeria, Somalia and Uganda. The initiative is part of a broad coalition to boost collaboration between the two institutions in agriculture, water and sanitation. The combined active portfolio of both...