| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.10.2024 | Ethiopia's Digital Dilemma: Balancing Essential Services and Internet Freedom | Ethiopia stands at a crossroads. On one side, a burgeoning initiative to deliver essential commodities via technology. On the other, a grim reality of internet restrictions that stifle freedom and economic growth. This duality paints a comp... |
| 16.10.2024 | Ethiopia Ranks Lowest for Internet Freedom Among 17 African Nations, As Govt Continues to Impose Internet Shutdowns | Addis Abeba — Ethiopia has received the lowest internet freedom score among 17 African nations assessed in Freedom House's "Freedom on the Net 2024" report, scoring 27 out of 100 and earning a "Not Free" rating.
The repo... |
| 16.10.2024 | Ethiopia: City Municipality Scales Up Tech-Driven Home Delivery of Essential Commodities | Addis Abeba — The Addis Abeba Trade Bureau has reported that 294,000 customers have registered for a technology-driven distribution system of subsidized essential commodities such as sugar, cooking oil, and wheat flour.
This development fol... |
| 23.07.2024 | Ethiopia, UAE Launch '5 Million Ethiopian Coders' Initiative in Addis Abeba | Addis Abeba — A joint initiative between Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) dubbed "5 Million Ethiopian Coders" is launched today in Addis Abeba in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, his deputy Temesgen Tiruneh, a... |
| 15.07.2024 | Ethiopia: Internet Services Resume Across Amhara Region After Near Year-Long Shutdown | Addis Abeba — Data internet services have been restored in 19 cities across Ethiopia's Amhara region, ending a shutdown that began in August 2023.
The outage started following clashes between the non-state militia, Fano, and government secu... |
| 15.05.2024 | Ethiopia, Qatar Senior Commanders Discuss Cooperation in Military Technology | Addis Abeba — A delegation led by Qatar's Military Attaché to Ethiopia, Brigadier General Mohammed Ali Al Hajri met on Tuesday and discussed with Brigadier General Kebede Regasa, Ethiopian Defense University Commander, various issues includ... |
| 09.05.2024 | Ethiopia: Research Exposes Normalization of Gender-Based Online Violence Against Women in Ethiopia | Addis Abeba — A study released by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has documented the widespread technology-facilitated gender-based violence (GBV) targeting women who participate in public discourse in Ethiopia.
The multi-part r... |
| 15.09.2023 | Safaricom’s first year in Ethiopia was tougher than expected | In October 2022, Safaricom entered a new market: Ethiopia. When it did, the public consensus was that it would quickly shake up the house and, in no time, become a household name. Ethiopia is an over 119-million-people neighbour to Kenya —S... |
| 11.08.2023 | Ethiopia: News - Government Set to Award Second Telecom License By End of 2023 | Addis Abeba — Ethiopian authorities have confirmed their plans to award the highly anticipated second telecommunications license before the end of 2023. Balcha Reba, the Director General of the Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA), revea... |
| 03.08.2023 | Tanzania ignores digital IDs as East Africa pushes for wider adoption | Most East African countries are on a path to adopting digital IDs. While others express mixed reactions about the readiness for the documents, others have yet to start conversations about biometric identification.
KYC processes are crucial ... |
| 27.07.2023 | Ethiopia: In-Depth - Safaricom Faces Recruitment, Employee Rights Crisis Despite Promising Entry to Ethiopia Market | Addis Abeba — After years of monopoly by the state owned Ethio telecom, the Ethiopian telecom sector has finally opened up to liberalization with Safaricom Ethiopia becoming the first firm now offering telecom services within the nation. Ho... |
| 18.07.2023 | Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - Ethiopian Government Lifts Internet Restrictions On Major Social Media Platforms | Addis Abeba — After five months of blocking access, the Ethiopian government has finally lifted internet restrictions on major social media platforms. Services such as Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok, and YouTube were all affected by ... |
| 27.06.2023 | East Africa: News - Former MTN Uganda CEO Joins Safaricom Ethiopia As New CEO | Addis Abeba — Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC (STEP) gets a new Chief Executive Officer to replace its outgoing CEO, Anwar Soussa, who will depart the company effective 31st July 2023.
The telecommunication company announced that ... |
| 09.06.2023 | Ethiopia: Safaricom Ethiopia Gets Additional Investment, Loan to Support Affordable Internet, Reliable Mobile Connectivity | Addis Abeba — World Bank Group signing an agreement with Safaricom Ethiopia (Photo: Anuwar Soussa, CEO, Safaricom Ethiopia)
The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) a... |
| 09.06.2023 | Ethiopia: World Bank Group Pledges Support for Safaricom Ethiopia's Internet Expansion | Addis Abeba — The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) have revealed plans to fund the ongoing expansion of Safaricom Ethiopia's telecom network, a landmark developme... |
| 29.05.2023 | Ethiopia: Innovation - Ethiopian Students Won Third Prize in Global Final Huawei ICT Competition in China | Addis Abeba — Ethiopian students won third prize in the 7th Huawei ICT Competition Global Final, which took place in Shenzhen, China, from May 24 to May 28, 2023.
146 teams from 36 countries participated in the tournament. Two teams each wi... |
| 11.05.2023 | Ethiopia Issues Mobile Money License to Safaricom M-Pesa | The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has today issued a mobile money service license to Safaricom M-Pesa Mobile Financial Service Plc, making it the first foreign investor in the industry to get licensed.
The issuance reflects NBE's ongoing ... |
| 18.04.2023 | Beware Sunpay Solutions S.C. – Ethiopian payments firm unable to pay invoices – claims to be a leading fintech | Share this:
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| 09.03.2023 | Amnesty calls on Ethiopia to end social media blackout | Amnesty calls on Ethiopia to end social media blackout
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Amnesty International on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to restore access to social media networks including Facebook, TikTok and Youtube as a blockade on s... |
| 20.12.2022 | Ethiopia: How Killing of Professor Unfolded, Led to U.S.$2 Billion Lawsuit Against Meta | Addis Abeba — Meareg Amare Abreha, 60, a father of four children, and a full-time Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Bahir Dar University, was shot dead in front of his residence around midday on 02 November 2021 in Bahir Dar, the capital... |
| 13.12.2022 | Justice in Ethiopia must not be killed by a peace deal | In early November, the international community welcomed almost unanimously the peace agreement between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed in Pretoria. But while the deal is a positive step, a s... |
| 13.12.2022 | Ethiopia: Ethio Telecom Threatens to Sue Safaricom Ethiopia Over Service Disruptions in Afar Region | Addis Abeba — Ethio Telecom says the service disruption its customers experienced in Semera, the capital city of Afar regional state, on Sunday, 11 December was due to telecom lines installation works being carried out in the area by Safari... |
| 13.12.2022 | Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - Ethio Telecom Threatens to Sue Safaricom Ethiopia Over Service Disruptions in Afar Region | Addis Abeba — Ethio Telecom says the service disruption its customers experienced in Semera, the capital city of Afar regional state, on Sunday, 11 December was due to telecom lines installation works being carried out in the area by Safari... |
| 02.12.2022 | Ethiopia: News - Russia to Increase Cooperation With Ethiopia in Info. Network Security, Digital Skills | Addis Abeba — Russia has announced its desires to increase cooperation with Ethiopia in the fields of digitalization, information network security and digital skills, Ethiopia's Ministry of Innovation and Technology said.
Minister of Innova... |
| 30.11.2022 | Ethiopia: News - UN Hosts Internet Governance Forum in Ethiopia Amid Criticism Over Longest Running Shutdown in Tigray, Frequent Interruptions in Other Parts | Addis Abeba — The UN is hosting in Ethiopia the 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), under the overarching theme of Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future, which started in Addis Abeba on 28 November and lasts until ... |
| 22.11.2022 | Ethiopia: Innovation - Raxio in Ethiopia Becomes First Tier III Certified Data Center After Receiving Certification From Uptime Institute | Addis Abeba — Raxio Data Center in Ethiopia ("ET1") officially became the first Tier III certified independent data center in Ethiopia after receiving the Uptime Institute Tier III Certification on 21 October 2022. "This cert... |
| 17.11.2022 | Ethiopia: Analysis - Excitement, Expectation Drives Safaricom Ethiopia to Nearly a Million Subscribers | Addis Abeba — Since switching on its network and services in Addis Abeba on 07 October, after weeks of network trials in 10 cities across Ethiopia, Safaricom's subscribers have reached nearly a million.
The telco told The Reporter last week... |
| 17.11.2022 | Ethiopia: Innovation - Digitruck Ethiopia Launched, Aims to Enable Rural, Remote Students Benefit From Digital Technology | Addis Abeba — The DigiTruck Ethiopia project, which enables the provision of digital skills training to Ethiopian students, is launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Huawei, and ICOG Anyone Can Code.
Among Huawei's flagsh... |
| 09.11.2022 | Ethiopia: Tigrayan Families Disconnected for Over a Year Cautiously Optimistic About Peace Agreement | Addis Abeba — The Tigray regional state in northern Ethiopia where war has been raging for two years has been under a communications blackout since the Tigrayan forces took control of regional capital Mekelle in June 2021.
The communication... |
| 26.09.2022 | Ethiopia: News - Ethio Telecom Unveils Three-Year Development Strategy | Addis Abeba — The state owned telecom giant, Ethio telecom, has unveiled a three-development strategy called "Lead" covering the period from June 2022 - June 2025 today. The strategy will advance new business streams and solutions... |
| 26.08.2022 | Ethiopia: News - Huawei's Second Round Regional Job Fair Explores Local Talents in Bahir Dar Job Fair | Addis Abeba — Aimed at discovering local talent, Huawei Ethiopia hosted its second-round regional job fair in Bahirdar on 24 and 25 August in Bahir Dar, the capital city of the Amhara regional state.
Graduates from Bahirdar, Gonder, Enjibar... |
| 16.08.2022 | Ethiopia: Analysis - Safaricom Makes Assurance in Wake of Protest From Oromo Activists, Bloggers Over Alleged Employment Discrimination | Addis Abeba — Oromo online activists on Facebook and Twitter are protesting against alleged employment discrimination by Safaricom Telecommunications PLC. The protest is mainly centered around accusations that the company shows discriminato... |
| 06.08.2022 | Ethiopia: Business - Ethiopia State Telecom Giant Launches Three Digital Financial Services With Dashen Bank | Addis Abeba — State owned telecom giant, Ethio-Telecom, in collaboration with Dashen Bank, has on Friday launched three different digital finance services under the motto "Financial Service for All" aimed at benefiting users with ... |
| 27.07.2022 | Ethiopia: Business - Oromia Bank Selects CR2's Bankworld to Advance Digital Banking Transformation Strategy | Addis Abeba — Oromia Bank has selected CR2, one of the world's leading software vendors in the digital banking and payments market, to accelerate and transform its digital banking strategy in the Ethiopian market. The official contract sign... |
| 17.06.2022 | Ethiopia: Innovation - Microsoft, Ministry of Education Collaborate to Help Digitize Education Sector | Addis Abeba — Microsoft has collaborated with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education to implement a Higher Educational Management Information System supporting the successful digital transformation of the education sector.
The Ministry of Educ... |
| 03.06.2022 | Ethiopia: Eziden Kamil Problem-Solving Young Inventor | Addis Abeba — For most of the youths in Ethiopia, connecting to the vibrant economy has never been easy, because financial services are inaccessible for the startups from the lower segment of the economy. Startups also face difficulties in ... |
| 13.05.2022 | Ethiopia: 'Addis Alemayehou Named in 100 Global Tech's Changemakers List | Addis Abeba — Ethiopia's serial entrepreneur and investor Addis Alemayehou was recognized in the Rest of World (RoW)'s 100 Global Tech's Changemakers' list for his contribution to the tech sector amid challenges.
Kazana Group chairman, Addi... |
| 12.05.2022 | Ethiopia: Google Translate Adds 24 Languages, Includes Afaan Oromo, Tigrinya | Addis Abeba — Google announced that it has added 24 new languages to its translation platform, Google Translate, including Afaan Oromo and Tigrinya. These 24 languages are spoken by over 300 million people, incorporating languages spoken by... |
| 03.05.2022 | Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - INSA Says Cyber Attack On GERD, Financial Institutions Foiled | Addis Abeba — Shumete Gizaw (PhD), Director General of Information Network Security Agency (INSA) said that the Agency as thwarted planned cyber attacks targeting the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and major financial institutions. ... |
| 12.04.2022 | Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - Ethio Telecom Signs Partnership Agreement With Five Companies to Make Regular Broadband Services More Accessible | Addis Abeba — Ethio Telecom signed partnership agreement with five companies to make regular broadband services more accessible to its customers. Accordingly, the state owned telecom provider signed partnership agreement with Sky Net IT Sol... |
| 04.04.2022 | Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - Tech Center Graduates, Recognizes Etege Menen Girls' Boarding School Students, Winners of Internet Innovation Competition | Addis Abeba — Abugida Robotics and Technology Center held a graduation and recognition program on Sunday 03 April for Etege Menen Girls only boarding school students and for the winners of an Internet Innovation Competition held in Russia. ... |
| 11.03.2022 | Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - Ethiopian Electric Power Signs Optical Fiber Lease Agreement With Safaricom Ethiopia | Addis Abeba — Ethiopian Electric Power and Safaricom Ethiopia signed a 5 years lease agreement to share optical fiber infrastructure in the country. Ashebir Balcha, CEO of Ethiopian Electric Power, and Anwar Soussa, CEO of Safaricom Ethiopi... |
| 14.07.2019 | Can Abiy Keep Reforming? | Editor’s Note: Ethiopia seemed on the path to reform, but a series of assassinations has rocked the country. Yale's Hilary Matfess warns that the violence may derail the positive changes being made under the leadership of Prime Minister Abi... |
| - | In Ethiopia, mass detention signals shrinking press freedom | On April 26th, an official from the Ethiopian attorney general’s office took to state media to lament what he called a lack of police action in clamping down on disinformation and hate speech.
A number of journalists in the country saw that... |
| - | Analysis: Can Ethiopia’s ‘truce’ end its devastating civil war? | Seventeen months into a brutal civil war, the Ethiopian government announced on Friday that it had declared a unilateral truce, ostensibly to facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid and end the conflict without further bloodshed.
The UN, US... |
