From Bidi Bidi in Uganda to Dollo Ado in Ethiopia, refugee families are proving that economic opportunity can be as important as humanitarian assistance NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When Viola fled South Sudan with her one-year-old daughter, survival was her only concern. The journey to Uganda’s Bidi …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Ugandan Embassy in Addis Ababa has concluded a landmark ten-day Familiarisation (FAM) trip that brought together an Ethiopian delegation comprising media influencers, tour operators, travel professionals, content creators and prospective investors. The trip, from 23rd May to 2nd June, aimed …
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The whole northern region of Tigray, which has been trying to recover from a brutal civil war that ended in 2022, has been totally excluded from the poll NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ethiopia’s general election takes place on Monday (June 1) as conflict rages in parts of …
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Several countries in East and Southern Africa—including Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa—remain among the high TB-burden settings globally COMMENT | ALEMNEW DAGNEW | In many high-income countries, even a small number of tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses can generate headlines and prompt a rapid public health response. Recent situations in …
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ADDIS ABABA, | Xinhua | The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced Friday that more than nine million voters have registered during the past week to take part in the country’s upcoming general election, scheduled for June 1. While addressing the media, NEBE Chairperson Melatwork Hailu said more than …
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ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has acknowledged the confirmation by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) of a Marburg virus disease outbreak in Jinka, southern Ethiopia. Further epidemiological investigations and laboratory analysis are underway, and …
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Equity Group is also accelerating its entry strategy. In September, Equity Group chief executive James Mwangi met with officials from the Ethiopian Investment Commission to discuss licensing and operational frameworks, according to Semafor Africa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Ethiopia’s banking market, once sealed off to foreign participation, has …
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COMMENT | MAHLET AYELE BEYECHA – CONNECT2AFRICA | On the occasion of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s 49th birthday (August 15), Ethiopia’s leader finds himself as one of the most praised and criticized figures in contemporary Africa. Few African leaders in recent memory have risen to power—and governed—under such intense expectation, …
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Filmed as a feature documentary over four years inside Ethiopia’s flagship Chinese-built industrial park, Made in Ethiopia follows the lives of a farmer, a factory worker, and a Chinese manager. Their stories reveal what industrialisation feels like when experienced from the ground, not just measured in economic growth. SPECIAL REPORT …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The call for Africa to move beyond being merely a supplier of raw materials in the global coffee industry is growing stronger in coffee-producing countries like Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda. One of Kenya’s strategies to achieve this goal has been the formation of smallholder coffee …
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