A MULTIMILLION dollar investment by some World Bank members is a major step in reforming the telecommunications sector, accelerating digital transformation and inclusion in Ethiopia. Safaricom has welcomed the investment by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) following the equity investment and guarantee into the mobile network operator. Peter Ndegwa,… Continue reading Ethiopia Flagship Telecoms Project Secures $1 Billion
Author: ADANE BIKILA
Ethiopian Farmers Benefit from Climate-Smart Initiatives
RURAL households in Ethiopia are to sustainably improve their incomes as well as food and nutrition security following a grant agreement of US$106,54 million. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Ethiopian government signed the Participatory Agriculture and ClimateTransformation Programme (PACT) grant agreement. “The grant comes at a critical time for the country,… Continue reading Ethiopian Farmers Benefit from Climate-Smart Initiatives
Millions of kids out of school in Ethiopia
MORE than 3,5 million children are out of school in Ethiopia, in what is one of the world’s worst educationcrises. Over 2,3 million of these minors remain out of class in the north despite last November’s peace agreement ending two years of conflict in the Tigray region. Reconstruction of damaged buildings is yet to commence.… Continue reading Millions of kids out of school in Ethiopia