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Electricity Reshaping Ethiopia’s Economy
By Africa Risk Control – For many years Ethiopia was associated with rapid population growth but limited industrial capacity. Electricity shortages frequently constrained factories, and businesses depended heavily on imported fuel and manufactured goods. Today, the country is entering a differ...
How Morocco Became Africa’s Industrial Gateway to Europe
By Africa Risk Control – Over the past decade, Morocco has undergone one of the most significant economic transformations on the African continent. Known historically for tourism and agriculture, the country is now emerging as a manufacturing hub linking Africa to European markets. At the cent...
Kenya to Help African Embassies to Execute intra-African Deals
On the sidelines of African heads of states, Kenya announced the launch of BiasharaLink and Deal House, two interconnected digital trade platforms designed to empower African embassies as transaction-enabling hubs for trade and investment, marking a new phase of digitally driven economic diplomacy a...
Under AfCFTA, Silence Is Becoming a Business Liability for African SMEs
By BEHAK – For years, many African small and medium enterprises built their reputation quietly. A company focused on production quality, honored contracts, and relied on relationships to grow. Public visibility was often considered secondary — sometimes even unnecessary. In domestic markets,...
Historic Signing Establishes DESSU Corridor Authority to Boost Regional Trade
After a three-month delay, ministers from Djibouti, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda have officially signed an agreement to establish the Djibouti–Ethiopia–South Sudan–Uganda (DESSU) Corridor Authority, marking a major milestone in East African regional integration. The signing ceremony, orig...
UN Agency Chief Told Foreign Investors Not to Focus on Risks, Neglect Africa’s Potential
At the opening of the 9th Africa Business Forum today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Claver Gatete, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), urges foreign investors not to ignore Africa’s potential focusing on the risks. ...
Ethiopia Launches an AI UniPod
The Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Addis Ababa University, has inaugurated the Artificial Intelligence University Innovation Pod (AI UniPod), an innovation and research facility designed to accelerate the country’s...
Request for Expression of Interest for Potential Suppliers
FOR The Supply of digital measurement of fuel in static tankers WFP Ethiopia Office in Addis Ababa CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF EOI: 28 February 2026, 12:00 hrs REFERENCE: EOI-001-2026 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia is seeking formal Expressions of Interest (EOI) from we...
Client: SRS Urban Development and Construction Bureau (SRS UDCB)
Project Names: DEGAHBUR And KEBRIDAHAR Zonal Prisons and Site Work Package Information Field Details Invitation Date Feb16, 2026 Procurement Reference No [SRSUDCB/27-28/18] Procurement Category Works Market Type National Procurement Method Open Procuring Entity SRS Urban Development and Construction...
*Investment Opportunity – Beer Garden Inn hotel & apartments*
The founder of Beer Garden Inn hotel & apartments is offering his entire 25% equity stake for sale as part of his planned retirement. This presents a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial shareholding in one of Ethiopia’s well-established and reputable hospitality businesses. The shares ar...
External Vacancy Announcement
Awash Bank invites competent and qualified candidates for the following positions.                       1. Director – New Head Quarter Building Project Management Directorate   ...
Education NGOs and the Strategic Imperative of Public Visibility
By BEHAK – Education is rarely dramatic. It does not produce instant headlines, immediate stabilization, or rapid statistical shifts. Its outcomes unfold slowly — in classrooms over years, in communities across generations, and in labor markets long after a project cycle ends. For organizati...
Which Sectors Really Work in Mozambique; Which Ones Break Under Pressure
By Africa Risk Control – Mozambique is often presented as a country of broad opportunity, with investment potential spanning energy, agriculture, mining, logistics, and services. In practice, however, sector performance varies sharply. Some sectors absorb shocks and continue operating through ...
Ethiopia removes most of forex access restrictions
Taking a bold move the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), the central bank in charge of regulating the financial system of the country, removes on Wednesday most of decades old restrictions on access to foreign currency (forex) including repatriations of profits by foreign companies without NBE approv...
Report calls for people-centered PPP to close $15 trillion infrastructure gap
A new FII Institute Impact Report developed in collaboration with the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), Kearney, and Voluntary Carbon Market Company (VCM), calls for people-centered public-private partnerships (PPP) to close $15 trillion infrastructure gap The report argued that the ability ...
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