Ethiopia is taking advantage of rising wages in Asia, and its own natural advantages in agriculture and cattle-raising, to build a light-industry base that is being kickstarted by foreign investment. Saygin Dima Textile Share Company, a joint venture between Turkish company Saygin and Ethiopia’s Privatisation and Public Enterprises Supervising Agency, began operations at its … Read more →

Geneva — A quarter of a century ago, Africa was seen as a land of famine. And while much has improved, hunger crises continue to haunt the continent, emerging most recently in the Sahel region and East Africa. As global food prices have spiked repeatedly over the past five years, the resulting rise in hunger, … Read more →

  Africa’s bright future In January, I was at the World Economic Forum in Davos as a Global Shaper representing Ethiopia and the Addis Hub. This meant a very rare and unique opportunity to meet and share experiences with amazing young people from all corners of the world, with impeccable achievements ranging from leading corporations … Read more →

KENYA  will lose its position as the country with the biggest percentage of mobile phone subscribers in the East African region to Ethiopia by 2014. “Even though Kenya remains the largest mobile market — with about 28 million mobile subscribers in the first quarter of 2012 — the country’s share of mobile users declined from 34 … Read more →

Could you volunteer your engineering expertise to help others? The international development charity VSO has launched its first recruitment drive for engineering professors to enter a volunteering programme in Ethiopia. Brian Radcliffe OBE, director of VSO UK and a former educationalist, said: “With cut backs and job losses affecting the UK’s higher education workforce, we’re … Read more →