NBE Approves Wegagen’s Non-Collateralized Digital Loans Platform Efoyta Targeting a Million Customers

Wegagen Bank’s Efoyta digital lending platform gets the green light from the National Bank of Ethiopia. Over 2.7 billion Birr disbursed in pilot phase, now going national. Kifiya's Qena powers it.

Tech Solutions for Ethiopian Farmers Must Be Practical, Experts Call out Agri-Tech Paradox

Despite agriculture making up 35% of Ethiopia’s GDP and over 75% of jobs, the sector remains largely untouched by practical digital transformation. Experts say tech is skipping the farmer in Ethiopia.

A Music Graduate Leads a Grassroots Crusade for Stray Dogs in Addis Ababa

Rediet Sisay turned one rescued stray into a 70-dog grassroots shelter operation. With no license or major funding, she’s created a haven called Hatchi, powered by community and social media.

Smart City Push: E-School Portal to Cover All Public Schools in Addis Ababa by Next Year

The Addis Ababa City Innovation Bureau is working to onboard all public schools onto its E-school management portal by next year, paving the way for citywide digital registration.

Ethio-Life, Lumina Launch Digital Life Insurance Platform, Tapping Underinsured Ethiopian Market

Ethio-Life & General Insurance S.C and Lumia Technologies launched a digital life insurance platform. Lumina uses Fayda national ID for registration and offers claims of up to 750,000 Birr.

Data Makes the Invisible Visible: Michael Schlein on Leveraging Technology for an Inclusive Financial Architecture

"Poor people often don’t have bad credit histories; they have no credit history. They've been invisible. But now, we can finally see them," says Accion CEO Michael Schlein.

SantimPay Joins Ethiopia’s Digital Remittance Market with FrankRemit

SantimPay and Bank of Abyssinia have partnered to launch FrankRemit, a new digital remittance service offering instant, zero-fee international transfers to Ethiopia.

“Not Just a Target, but a Promise”: Ethiopia Commits to Universal Digital ID by 2027

At the ID4Africa 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia positioned its national digital ID, Fayda, as a model for inclusive digital transformation. Over 120 vendors from 105 countries gathered in the capital.