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Draft Excise Law Proposes Tax on Airtime

Ethiopians may soon be paying a 5% excise tax on their phone calls and internet usage if a new law

Ethiospur Business Plan Competition Returns with Prizes Up to Half a Million Birr

Aiming to support and award dynamic Ethiopian entrepreneurs looking to scale up their existing businesses, Ethiopia’s Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI)

Former Ethio Telecom CEO Takes Helm at Tele Mobile South Sudan

The former CEO of Ethio Telecom, Andualem Admassie (Ph.D.), has been appointed as the new CEO of Tele Mobile South Sudan (TMSS),

Japanese VC, Kazana to Invest $100 million in Ethiopian Startups

The Tokyo-based venture capital firm Inclusion Japan (ICJ) in partnership with the early-stage startup investor Kazana Fund, is set to

A2SV Receives Funding from Google

Africa to Silicon Valley (A2SV), an Addis Ababa-based Foundation that nurtures tech talent has announced that it has received funding

GoodayOn Goes Premium

GoodayOn, one of Ethiopia’s leading gig connection platforms, has announced the launch of its premium subscription service. The startup, which

Gebeya Raises Pre-series A Funding from Tokyo-based VC Firm

Gebeya Inc., the SaaS-enabled, Pan-African marketplace, today announced a new investment from, a Tokyo-based VC firm,  Inclusion Japan (ICJ). The

Ethio Telecom Reports Exceptional Surge in Internet Users

Yesterday, Ethio Telecom released its half-year report, which showed that the company has increased its data and internet users by