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Ethiopia Lightly Treads Crypto Prospects as Foreign Investors Eye Bitcoin’s Next Darling

The rapid growth of Bitcoin mining in Ethiopia has caught the attention of several prospective investors looking to establish a foothold in the country.

Economist Turned Engineer Secures 18.6 million Br for Tigray-Based Manufacturing Enterprise

Mearg Gebremedin, founder of MG and an economist by training, set out on an entrepreneurial journey in a bid to help his wife’s bakery.

Addis Pay Caps Three Year Fintech Journey with a Nod from Ethiopia’s Central Bank

Nearly three years after being licensed by the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), Addispay Financial Technology S.C has received a final greenlight for a commercial payment gateway.

AU Development Agency Crafts $18.2 M Pharmaceutical Roadmap Amid Global Funding Squeeze

While Africa shoulders 25% of the world's global burden of disease, the continent manufactures just around 3% of its medicine supply.

Dashen Bank, Accion, & Mastercard to Launch Innovation Hub for Ethiopian MSMEs

Dashen Bank, has partnered with global nonprofit Accion and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to build an innovation hub that focuses on women-owned MSMEs.

Having Trouble Using Ethiopian Languages on AI? This Open-Source Dataset Might Have a Fix

iCog has debuted Leyu Ai, an open-source voice dataset that includes Amharic, Afaan Oromo, Tigrinya, Af-Somali, and Sidama languages.