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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
This notice is placed by UNECA. The accuracy, reliability and completeness of the contents of furnished information is the responsibility of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. You are therefore requested to direct all queries regarding this EOI to United Nations Economic Commission for A...
INVITATION FOR OPEN BID
No Item Description Bid Reference No. Bid Closing Date & Time Bid Opening Date & Time   Development of a Financial Services Price Comparator Tool NBE/ICB/S/01/2026/27 September 24, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. September  24, 2026 at 10:30 A.M.  Background The National Bank of Ethiopia (...
INITIATIVE AFRICA (IA)CALL FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Baseline Study ConsultantCSIF II Consortium-Wide Baseline Study Initiative Africa (IA), together with its consortium partners, invites applications from qualified individual consultants to design, coordinate, analyze and report a consortium-wide baseline study for the project “Advancing Social...
Regional implementation failures turn new compensation proclamation into new bottleneck
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has revealed that ongoing and planned energy projects are facing severe operational bottlenecks due to complex compensation disputes. According to the state-owned utility, systemic legal and procedural gaps in compensation frameworks have resulted in billions of birr b...
Somalia’s Supreme Court Annuls Galmudug Election Results
Somalia’s Supreme Court on Monday annulled the results of parliamentary and local council elections in Galmudug and ordered a fresh vote, ruling that serious violations had undermined the legality and integrity of the July 30 polls. Chief Justice Bashe Yusuf Ahmed said the simultaneous elections f...
New Banana Introduced to Farmers in Gamo South Ethiopia
In the Gamo Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, 75,000 hectares of land are cultivated with bananas, creating employment opportunities in the sector for more than 28,000 people. Bananas account for 63 percent of the total fruit cultivation in the zone. The area produces 312,000 tons of banana...
African Countries Urged to Endorse Borrowers’ Club
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse / Nairobi, Kenya – As the debt burden of African countries continues to impact the lives of hundreds of millions of citizens in the continent, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) urged the citizens to put pressure on their government and endorse ̶...
Malvinas: The Strength of a Just Cause
Only a few weeks ago, the Question of the Malvinas Islands once again took centre stage on the international agenda. The Organization of American States (OAS), the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C24), and the States Parties and Associated States of Mercosur reiterated their call...
International Coalition of 25 Partners Issues Urgent Joint Warning as Tigray Peace Talks Stall
A coalition of 25 international partners has issued a strong joint statement backing the African Union-led mediation efforts in northern Ethiopia, warning that a renewed conflict would bring catastrophic consequences to a region still reeling from one of Africa’s deadliest modern wars. The sta...
Number of Participating Banks Drops Sharply from 28 to 5 in August FX Auctions
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has released the results for its foreign exchange auctions held throughout August 2026, pointing to a notable contraction in commercial bank participation toward the end of the month. The downward trend in lender engagement is clearly visible across the cent...
A Beacon of Hope Ignited in Gondar: The Remarkable Social Mission of 17-Year-Old Lahen Asefa Jejaw
S PEC I A L F E AT U R E R E P O R T Focus: Diaspora Youth Engagement & Education Infrastructure in Ethiopia The contributions of the diaspora community to their homeland are multifaceted. While many choose to invest in commerce or traditional philanthropic projects, 17-year-old high school seni...
Africa bears 25% of global disease burden yet contributes under 4% to clinical trials, AKUH warns
Health sector leaders from the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Nairobi, have issued a stark warning regarding Africa’s heavy reliance on external health expertise and research, cautioning that the status quo places the continent at severe risk. Speaking at a high-level media briefing in Addis...
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