Cupid’s Currency: Global Trade Shapes Addis Ababa’s Valentine’s Day Roses

One rose for 100 Birr. Demand spikes, supply lags, and global exports leave locals navigating leftover blooms. Local buyers pay double as exports dominate.

African Union Commission Signed an AI Partnership MoU with Google

The African Union Commission signed an MoU with Google to advance AI and digital capacity across the continent, aligning with Africa’s Continental AI Strategy and Digital Transformation agenda.

Ethiopian Online Auction Startup Taps into Agent Network to Expand Nationwide

Auction Ethiopia is working to introduce a 100,000-person agent network in the next five years to help sellers, from farmers to small businesses, navigate online auctions on its platform.

Ethio Telecom Enters Streaming Business With teleStream

Ethio Telecom has launched teleStream, an internet-based TV platform offering 60+ live channels and 350 VOD titles, delivered via its fiber network.

From Check-In to Check-Ups: Why Some Addis Ababa Hotels Converted to Hospitals

After COVID-19 hollowed out hospitality, private healthcare stepped in. Hotels with empty rooms found new life as inpatient wards, reimagining urban economics and access to care.

Can ESG Take Root in Ethiopia’s Reforming Economy?

As Ethiopia liberalizes key sectors and opens to foreign capital, global ESG expectations could soon be influencing investor decisions. For now, no comprehensive national framework exists.

Ethiopia Courts OpenAI for Local Academy

Ethiopia’s AI moment: Addis AI Forum brings policymakers, entrepreneurs, and investors together to explore turning AI talent into economic impact.

Hope, Hurdles, and the Long Wait for an Industrial Africa

Africa cannot indefinitely remain an exporter of raw materials. That consensus was clear at a side forum during the AU summit.