Ethiopian Airlines Suspends Flights to Mekelle, Axum and Shire as Tigray Tensions Escalate
The national carrier halted services to Tigray’s three main airports after reports that Tigrayan forces took control of Mekelle airport amid renewed fighting in...
Ethiopia’s $500 Million Kumruk Gold Mine Is Days From a Historic First Pour
Allied Gold has connected the western Ethiopia mine to the national grid, crushed its first ore and entered the final stages of commissioning —...
A Payment Gateway Is Not a Remittance Licence
Amein Eskinder
September 16, 2026
What Payza and Ping Express teach us about card-funded remittances, regulatory responsibility, and the questions every customer and partner should ask.
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From Operational Ruin to Economic Engine: Inside MIDROC Investment Group’s Turnaround
Once weighed down by stalled projects, unpaid obligations and fragmented management, MIDROC Investment Group says a sweeping internal restructuring has transformed Ethiopia’s largest private...
How Ethiopian Airlines Built an African Empire Emirates and Qatar Still Struggle to Match
Ethiopian Airlines does not have Dubai’s wealth or Doha’s luxury image. Yet across Africa, it has built something richer Gulf carriers have struggled to...
Ethiopia’s Deal Maker: How Tewodros Ashenafi Built a Career at the Center of Big Business
From oil exploration and Ambo Mineral Water to a billion-dollar tobacco privatization and private digital finance, Tewodros Ashenafi’s career offers a revealing window into...
