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Ethiopia and Switzerland sign a double taxation avoidance agreement

Finance Minister of Ethiopia Ahmed Shide announced the signing of the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Ethiopia and Switzerland. The agreement was finalised...

Ethiopian exports at record high

(3 minutes read)   ·        Ethiopia’s exports clocked US $3.62 billion in the fiscal year ended on July 7, 2021, which is reported to be a historical...

MOU signed between the UK and Kenya to set up a digital trade corridor

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), an NGO based in Kenya and the UK-based Institute of Export and International Trade ((IOE&IT),  have signed a memorandum...

Somalia’s elections delayed; will complete in time, say authorities

(3 minutes read) ·        The start of the elections in Somalia has been delayed amidst a political crisis that has  been going on in that country...

Orange of France may bid for Ethio stakes

(2 minutes read) ·        The French telecom giant Orange has shown an interest in buying a stake from the partial privatization of Ethiopia's state-owned telecom services...

Ethiopia signs two grant agreements with the African Development Bank

Ethiopia has signed two grant agreements worth 118.1 million USD with the African Development Bank (African Development Fund) to support two projects. Revealing...

Ethiopia celebrates second filling of GERD

(3 minutes read) ·        Ethiopia celebrated the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). A large number of government supporters gathered at Meskel Square...

US military conducts air strike in Somalia

 (4 minutes read) The US military conducted an airstrike against Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab jihadists on Tuesday in Somalia It is the first since President...

Ethiopia completes the second phase of filling of GERD despite protests

· According to Ethiopian state media, the country has successfully completed the second phase of filling the controversial mega-dam project on the Nile, Grand...

The Tanzania Railways Corporation signs deal with Hyundai Rotem

A contract between The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) and Hyundai Rotem has been signed to facilitate training of Tanzanian engineers on how to...

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