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EU Backs €8 Million Sub-Saharan Arts Program Eyeing Cultural Pact, Creative Ties

Connect & Create, an €8 million EU backed cultural initiative will offer grants, mobility funding, and institutional support to artists and cultural professionals across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ethiopia’s Enkopa Summit Returns, Championing Deals, Innovation, and Enterprise

The Enkopa Summit, Ethiopia’s standout private-sector business event, where partnerships are formed and ideas become ventures is returning this October 9–10. Commerce. Technology. Deals.

Enat Bank Disburses 1.4 billion Birr in Collateral-Free Loans to Women Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia

Enat Bank disbursed over 1.4 billion Birr in collateral-free loans to nearly 22,000 women through its Malefiya digital credit platform powered by AI-based credit scoring from Kifiya’s Qena system.

BirrLink Receives Payment Gateway License from National Bank of Ethiopia

After over a decade in digitization, reengineering and BPO services, Faris Technologies is leveraging its institutional experience to launch a new payment gateway operator under subsidiary BirrLink.

Digital Banking and Capital Markets: Ethiopia’s Next Leap in Financial Inclusion

The convergence of Ethiopia’s first securities exchange with mobile banking adoption could democratize capital market access. The realization of capital markets that serve everyone is within reach.

Ethiopian Developer Launches a Centralized Portal for Ad Placements on Telegram

Ethiopian developer launched Kelemat Ads, a portal which connects businesses with Telegram channels through a searchable portal, offering ad booking, automation, and payment via Telebirr.

Beemi Raises $1M to Scale Ethiopia’s First Gamified Livestreaming Platform Across Africa

Beemi, Ethiopia’s first gamified livestreaming platform which transforms streams into interactive experiences and real-time storefronts, raised $1M in a seed funding round as it scales across Africa.

Ethiopia’s Digital Bureaucracy Faces Reality Check as EU-Funded BEIC Project Wraps Up

EU funded €7.2M BEIC project formally concludes, having digitized core public services and created platforms to streamline bureaucratic bottlenecks. Will Ethiopia's institutions manage on their own?