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Ethiopia Generates Record High Revenue from Export
The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration of Ethiopia says the country for the first time earned more than $6.7 billion in foreign trade revenue in eight months. The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration announced that it was able to earn $6.76 billion in export revenue in the last eight m...
Over 2.6 Million Businesses in Ethiopia Got Licenses Online in Eight Months
The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration announced that it has provided over 2.6 million online trade registration and licensing services in the past eight months, achieving 110% of its target. Kassahun Gofe (PhD), Minister of Trade and Regional Integration of Ethiopia, stated during the prese...
Bank of China, AfDB review financing framework for Bishoftu Airport
The Ethiopian Airlines Group and the Ministry of Finance have held high-level talks with the Bank of China over financing for the planned Bishoftu International Airport, a $12.5 billion project expected to become Africa’s largest aviation hub. The April 1, 2026 meeting comes as Ethiopia steps up e...
Ethiopia’s Key Travel Destinations: Historical Depth, Geographic Diversity
By BEHAK – Ethiopia’s tourism landscape is not organized around a single dominant attraction, but rather a set of distinct regions, each defined by its own historical, environmental, and cultural characteristics. For visitors, this means that travel within the country is less about moving be...
Ethiopia Forced to Cut Fuel Supply by Half
Following the footsteps of other countries, Ethiopia officiates fuel rationing by cutting its daily supply by more than half. Because of the delay of fuel supply due to the war between Israel, America and Iran, Ethiopia’s daily supply of white diesel has declined by half from 9.2 million liters to...
Pan African Tourism Board, Ethiopia Agree to Boost Tourism Contributions to GDP
The Tanzania-based Pan African Tourism Board, and the Ministry of Tourism of Ethiopia on Monday agreed to deepen partnership and promote sustainable tourism to ultimately boost the contributions of tourism to the GDP of Africa During his meeting with Endegena Abebe (PhD), the state Minister of Touri...
Ethiopia Customs Commission Seizes Contraband Goods, Including Narcotics
Within one week period, the Customs Commission of Ethiopia seized over half a billion Birr contraband goods, including narcotics destined to neighboring countries and smuggled into the country through border towns. The seized contraband goods included new and used clothing, electronics, coffee, cere...
Ethiopia Election Board Allocates Free Media Airtime for Political Parties
The National Election Board of Ethiopia announced allocation of free media airtime for political parties participating in the upcoming general elections of the country. The board has already announced that a total of 46 political parties and more than 35 private candidates have registered to partici...
Addis Ababa Gets New Electric Vehicles Charging Station
The Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU), the state electric power distribution agency, today inaugurated a modern electric vehicle (EV) charging station built at a cost of 170 million Birr in the Kotebe area of the capital, Addis Ababa. The new EV charging station is capable of hosting 24 vehicles at o...
Why Africa needs a decisive pivot towards innovation-led growth
By Claver Gatete – Africa’s growth story over the past two decades is real, but it is not yet transformative. Across the continent, GDP has risen on the back of more workers, more capital and a commodity super-cycle, rather than through genuine gains in productivity and innovation. Too littl...
Ethiopian Airlines, Marriott Bonvoy to Elevate Member Travel Benefits
Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest airline group and Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s award-winning travel programme today announced a strategic partnership that gives travellers more opportunities to earn and redeem points and miles across both hotel stays and flights. Eligible...
Ethiopian Consultative Commission to Convene Tigray’s Agenda Collection in Addis Ababa
The Ethiopian National Consultative Commission announced that it has decided to hold the Tigray Regional State Consultation process in Addis Ababa from April 1-3, 2026, due to the lack of capacity to hold the consultation process in the region. The Ethiopian National Consultative Commission made thi...
Import Substitution Helped Ethiopia Save $5 Billion, Says Minister
Increasing domestic production and substituting imported goods, nearly $5 billion in foreign currency has been saved during the current fiscal year, said Tthe State Minister of Industry of Ethiopia, Mr. Tarekegn Bululta. The State Minister made the remark to a group of journalists from various local...
Ethiopia Secures $3.5 Billion from Minerals Export
The Government of Ethiopia has secured over $3.5 billion revenue from minerals export was over the past 8 months, says the Ministry of Mines of the country. This is mentioned today at a review of the past eight months performance of the mining sector by the Ministry of Mines and its affiliate instit...
World Vision Set to Support 1.4 Million People in South Ethiopia
World Vision Ethiopia has signed a 5.12 billion Birr development agreement with the South Ethiopia regional government for an integrated development program to be conducted over the next five years. The program will benefit more than 1.4 million community members, according to the information from t...
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