Business

Ethiopia’s Digital Creator Economy Gets a Boost as JAMI and Arifpay Launch Country’s First Multi-Currency Tipping Platform

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — May 29, 2025 Ethiopia’s fast-growing digital economy just got a major shot in the arm. JAMI, a newly launched content monetization platform founded by local tech entrepreneur Nathan Damtew, has officially partnered with leading fintech company Arifpay to debut the country’s first multi-currency digital tipping service for creators. The platform, unveiled

May 29, 2025 • By Addis Insight

Business

Equal Exchange Ethiopia Government’s plan to align official and black market dollar rates

Ethiopia is taking steps to address the widening gap between the official and black market exchange rates for the U.S. dollar. The government has established a committee made up of representatives from various sectors, including the National Bank of Ethiopia. This move comes as the official exchange rate for one dollar is at 54 birrs,

January 10, 2023 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Filmmaker Merawi Gerima Joins Production Company Serial Pictures for Commercial and Music Video Representation

Production company Serial Pictures has announced the signing of filmmaker Merawi Gerima for commercial, branded entertainment, and music video representation. Gerima, who was born and raised in Washington, DC, is known for his authentic storytelling and focus on important social issues. His work has been described as visually striking and evocative. Gerima recently released his

December 31, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Spotify now available in Ethiopia

The music streaming giant, Spotify, is now available in Ethiopia. The new development allows users in Ethiopia to access over 80 million tracks, including 4.7 million podcasts, for free. Users in Ethiopia will also be able to access Spotify in Amharic. Spotify is the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, with 456 million users,

December 22, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

From organic waste to high-end tech, how European interest is shifting to Africa’s biogas sector

Given the national interest, the critical implementation of the DiBiCoo project is to link the leading European biogas producers to the emerging biogas sector in developing countries. Home to the largest cattle population in Africa, with the largest segment of the people located in rural areas, considered the primary energy consumer, Ethiopia is no stranger

May 27, 2022 • By Emrakel sileshi

Feature

PM Abiy Ahmed among Time 100 Most Influential Persons

In 2019, the Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize to Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his efforts to end his country’s decades-long conflict with neighboring Eritrea. Abiy’s peace treaty with Eritrean dictator Isaias Afwerki inspired hopes for a transformed region, but also planted the seeds for an Ethiopian civil war. In November 2020, Abiy, with Afwerki’s

May 23, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Africa News

Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected as the country’s 10th president

# BREAKING – Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected as the country’s 10th president in a third round of presidential election. President-elect Hassan Sheikh Mohammed led the country before President Formajo. President Mohamed Formajo, who is running for a second term, lost the election. Supporters greeted the result by cheering and firing

May 15, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethiopia Sip One Billion Dollar from Coffee Export

Oumer Hussein, Ethiopia’s Minister of Agriculture, said in a congratulatory tweet that Ethiopian coffee exports had reached a new high of $1 billion in income. The export of around 300,000 tonnes of coffee to the global market contributed to the record-breaking revenue. Once again, China is Ethiopia’s top customer. In 2021, China’s imports of Ethiopian

May 15, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Feature

Government Hospitals Have Stopped Operating Due to Lack of Anesthetics

For the past few weeks, almost all government hospitals have stopped operating due to lack of anesthetics. It is unknown at this time when will the issue get addressed. As a result, thousands of patients are suffering from prolonged surgery. Doctors, too, have begun to listen to patients grievances instead of treating them. The department

May 14, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Feature

Dr. Mesfin Lemma became the first in the world to perform minimally invasive spine surgery

Dr. Mesfin Lemma, spine surgeon at MedStar Orthopaedic Institute, recently became the first in the world to perform minimally invasive spine surgery using the Excelsius3D 3-in-1 intelligent imaging system. Because it shows real-time video in 3D, it allows us to do the surgery more precisely and more minimally invasively. Consolidating cone-beam CT, fluoroscopy, and digital

May 14, 2022 • By Addis Insight