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Visa Everywhere Initiative launched in Ethiopia

global innovation program that tasks fintechs to solve the payment and commerce challenges of tomorrow● Inspiring Ethiopian startups to enhance Fintech propositions and provide solutions for Visa’s network of partners Addis Ababa – February 18, 2021 – Visa, the global leader in payments technology, announced the launch of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) in Ethiopia today. VEI

February 18, 2021 By Addis Insight
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Pragma Partners with Specific Tools & Techniques Ltd. for the Supply and Deployment of Telecom Infrastructure in Ethiopia

PRESS RELEASE: February 2021 Pragma Investment Advisory (“Pragma”) is pleased to announce its partnership with Specific Tools & Techniques Ltd (“ST&T”), a Nigeria-based engineering and facility management company, with the aim of contributing to Ethiopia’s ambitions in building a world-class telecom sector. The partnership will allow the transfer of state-of-the-art practices, innovation and technology by

February 17, 2021 By Addis Insight
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CREATIVE HUB ETHIOPIA CALLS ALL ARTISANS TO APPLY TO THEIR NEW INCUBATION PROGRAM

The Creative Hub Ethiopia is launching its interdisciplinary Open Call today to the public, asking all creatives from various sectors to submit applications until March 1st, 2021. The categories eligible for admission are leather, textile, ICT, industrial & product design as well as fashion. In this first open call, 50 applicants will be selected by a

February 15, 2021 By Addis Insight
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9 Year Old Ryan Kaji Is Highest-Paid Youtube Star For 2019-2020 – $30M

Once seen as merely a hobby and a way to express creativity, content creation video streaming platform YouTube has become a lucrative source of income for those who find success. In 2020, according to data presented by Safe Betting Sites, YouTube’s top earner earned a staggering $29.5M and even more unbelievably, the top spot belongs to

February 15, 2021 By Addis Insight
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Making Sense of the Tigray Crisis

Ethiopia is witnessing a historic tragedy unfolding in one of its northern regions – Tigray. Home to around six million people, out of which 40% live under a social safety net system called the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), the region remains mostly incommunicado with the external world since November 4. The truth of what really happened

February 9, 2021 By Addis Insight
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INVESTMENT BRINGING FASTER, SECURE INTERNET IN ETHIOPIA

January 28, 2021: wingu.africa group limited (“wingu”), the pan East African data centeroperator, and WebSprix, Ethiopia’s Number One private Internet Service Provider (ISP), arepleased to announce a significant minority investment by WebSprix in the local wingubusiness.Mr Anthony Voscarides, wingu Co-Founder and CEO, explained “our two companies have astrong complementary focus on “Shrinking the Digital Divide”,

January 28, 2021 By Addis Insight