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Beyond the Map: Reimagining African Cities through Art

A map is usually something we use to find our way. It tells us...

Addis Gessesse, Visionary Who Elevated Ethiopian Music to the World Stage, Passes Away

The global music industry and the Ethiopian diaspora are in deep mourning following the sudden passing of visionary...

How Abel Tesfaye Became the World’s Highest-Paid Musician

For the global music industry, 2025 was a year of historic financial shifting. But for Ethiopians everywhere, it...

Disconnected by Design: Why Christopher Nolan and Haile Gerima Reject the Smartphone

In an era where the smartphone is treated as an extension of the human hand, choosing to step...

Federal High Court Grants Bail to Teddy Afro’s Assistant Manager and Co-Defendants

ADDIS ABABA — The Federal High Court issued its final ruling this afternoon regarding the bail requests of...
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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Signs 27.8 Billion Birr Loan Deal to Fund Housing for Ethiopian Airlines Employees

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has signed a 27.8 billion birr loan agreement with Ethiopian Airlines to support the construction of residential housing...

iShowSpeed Is Bringing His World Tour to Africa — and Ethiopia Is One of the Stops

There is a certain electricity that follows iShowSpeed wherever he goes: a mix of unpredictability, humor, chaos, vulnerability, and the kind of raw energy...

EthSwitch Unveils ‘EthioPay’ as Ethiopia’s National Brand for Instant Digital Payments

EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national financial switch operator, has officially launched EthioPay, a unified national brand for instant digital payment services. The initiative aims to bring...

Gursha launches Ethiopia’s first supermarket cash-back platform as digital payments hit an inflection point

Ethiopia has seen restaurant coupon apps, delivery platforms, and a growing number of digital wallets. What it hasn’t had—until now—is a cash-back rewards platform...

UAE launches US$1 billion ‘AI for Development’ initiative to advance digital infrastructure across Africa

Addis Ababa, 18th December, 2025 (WAM) -- The UAE has announced the launch of the 'AI for Development' initiative, worth US$1 billion, to support...

This Ethiopian EdTech Startup Went Offline-First—and Enrolled Half of the Country’s Freshman Students

When the team behind Zegju first launched their platform, it followed a common edtech pattern: a web-based learning service built around notes, exercises, and...
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