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Ethiopian Airlines Expands Regional Connectivity with New Twin Otter Aircraft from Canada
A Meeting on the Tarmac
When Canada’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Nicolas Simard, met Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew on the tarmac of Addis Ababa...
When Fintech Meets Nation-Building: Chapa’s MyGERD Case Study
On September 9, 2025, Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—a generational project now recognized as Africa’s largest hydroelectric facility. The ceremony...
The Dam Builder: The Life, Work, and Tragic Death of Simegnew Bekele
I. The Making of an Engineer
In Ethiopia’s modern history, few individuals so fully embodied a nation’s aspirations as Simegnew Bekele Aynalem. Born in a...
Ethiopia Unveils $30 Billion Infrastructure Push, Including Nuclear Plant
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia is preparing to launch six large-scale infrastructure projects worth an estimated $30 billion, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a...
Three Voices, One River: Gigi Shibabaw, Teddy Afro, and Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin
Introduction: The River as National Epic
The Abay, Ethiopia’s name for the Blue Nile, doesn’t simply flow across landscapes; it flows through identity. It is...
EIB Global Partners with Ethiopian Banks to Unlock Climate Finance
The European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, has signed technical assistance agreements with Zemen Bank SC, Dashen Bank SC and Hibret Bank in...