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”,

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Heineken Revamps its Signature Beer

In its effort to excite its consumers, Heineken Ethiopia has presented its Walia beer with a new taste and look to meet and grow the current demand and increase its consumer base in the Ethiopian market. With the goal of reaching customer satisfaction, the new Walia is brewed with 100% Pure Malt. Pure Malt is

Fed Govt Issues No-Flight List Following Armed Conflict

The Government of Ethiopia has issued a no-flight list and is preventing people on the list from traveling abroad. Names had been given to officials at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, beginning from last night, to search for specific individuals from the international passengers’ list and take them out. Sources at the Airport have also

Roadblock Against Ethiopian Gunmen, Shifta, Continues in Eastern Sudan

A Sudanese high way close to the Ethiopian border, El Gedaref-El Galabat highway, has been closed for the fifth day in a row by the local community in protest against the fatal shooting of a farmer by Ethiopian gunmen last week. The protesters demand that the attackers be brought to justice as soon as possible.

City Inks 15million Dollar Deal to Reduce Traffic Accidents

The Addis Ababa city administration signed a 15 million dollar cooperation agreement with Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries in the capital. The agreement signed yesterday, October 27, 2020, is part of a global 240 million dollar technical support that will last until 2025. The Addis Ababa City

New Book Interrogates the Reform

The launching event for a new book dubbed Ethiopia in the Wake of Political Reforms was held today, October 22, 2020, at Ras Mekonnen Hall, Addis Ababa University. The book that brought together over twenty contributors from a multi-disciplinary team of scholars and practitioners in the areas of political and economic reform, federalism, and nation-building, as well

Dashen Partners with MIDROC Subsidiaries, Launches new E-payment Cards

Dashen Bank, one of the oldest private commercial banks in the country, partnered with two MIDROC Technology Group members, Queens Supermarket and Addis Home Depot, to launch a new e-payment gift card. The card, which uses prepaid stored-value money, allows its holders to pay for purchases at all branches of the two stores. The e-payment

Ethiopia in Talks over the Homecoming of Looted Treasures

The Embassy of Ethiopia in the UK has started talks with The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, over returning looted treasures in its collections, including a gold crown and royal wedding dress, taken from the country more than 150 years ago. The talks are part of the V&A’s move to “decolonize” its collections

2000 Ethiopia’s Falash await Israel Parliament Vote to Determine Fate

The Israeli parliament, The Knesset, will vote on Monday, October 12, 2020, on bringing 2,000 members of the Falash Mura community in Ethiopia to Israel, with expenses expected to reach 51 million dollars.  “Six months ago, I promised to bring the remaining members of Ethiopia’s Jewish community to Israel. On Monday, I will present the