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Somalia reaches agreement with regional party leaders on elections

( 3 minutes read) ·        Somalia’s foreign minister informed the U.N. Security Council  recently that an agreement has been reached between the...

Ethiopia upset about US decision to impose visa restrictions

Reacting to the US decision to impose visa restrictions on its citizens and to restrict economic and security assistance, Ethiopia has stated that...

Safaricom shares ride high on Ethiopian telecoms operating licence

After the announcement by the Ethiopian authorities that the Safaricom-led consortium has bagged the $850 million (Sh91.7 billion) auction to acquire new telecom...

Seychelles use cinnamon bark harvest to rehabilitate prisoners

(3 minutes read) ·        Prisoners in Seychelles are being allowed to take part in a project to harvest cinnamon bark, which is...

ASR launches reinsurer business from Mauritius

(3 minutes read) ·        Africa Specialty Risks (ASR)  announced launch of  a fully capitalized and licensed reinsurer based in Mauritius ·     ...

Tanzania joins the East African Community One Network Area

Tanzania has finally joined the East African Community One Network Area, which ensures cheaper calls across the bloc due to harmonised calling rates...

Biden Administration mulling sanctions on Ethiopia

(4 minutes read) ·        The  Biden  Administration  is mulling economic sanctions against Ethiopia, according to some reports appearing in the international media · ...

Ethiotelecom sets up a new data center

 (3 minutes read) ·        Ethiotelecom, has inaugurated an advanced modular data center, which entailed  a cost of US$3.5 million ·       ...

US issues visa restrictions for those responsible for Tigray crisis

To push resolution of the crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the United States has announced restrictions on economic and security assistance. ...

Safaricom won the tender for running Ethiopian telecom

( 4 minutes read) ·        The Ethiopian government has announced recently that Safaricom   has been awarded a telecommunications license to operate in...

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