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This Ethiopian App Integrates Traditional Healers into Digital Health Platform

A new telehealth app in Ethiopia is bringing doctors, therapists and licensed traditional healers into the digital health ecosystem. Tena'Adam looks to bridge gaps in the country health sector.

$4M Later, 3M Deliveries in: Ethiopia’s beU Delivery Rides to First Taste of Profit

After nearly 4 years and $4M invested, beU Delivery has reached its first profitable month in May, a major feat in the high-burn, low-margin food delivery space.

Wegagen Capital Goes into Business as Ethiopia’s First Investment Bank

Wegagen Capital Investment Bank S.C. announced the launch of operations last night at the Hilton Addis two months after securing its investment banking license.

UN Project to Bet on Ethiopia’s Emerging Tech Prospects as Crypto miners Seek Predictable Policy

As Ethiopia increasingly becomes a haven for crypto mining the UN’s NTF V project is expanding its focus to include AI, blockchain, and Web3, aiming to engage policy makers and the private sector.

Bill Gates Pledges to Give Away Wealth Over 20 Years, mostly for Africa

In a keynote at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Bill Gates reflected on 25 years of philanthropic work and announced a $200 billion commitment over the next 20 years.

How Enqoy is Chipping Away at Urban Loneliness in Addis, One Meal at a Time

In a city growing faster than its social fabric can keep up, Enqoy offers a simple premise: strangers, one table, shared conversation. The Addis-based startup is using food to fight loneliness.