Technology

Ethiopia Doubles Down on AI With 42% Budget Boost to Government Institute

Ethiopia’s latest federal budget allocates 1.13 billion Birr to the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute a 42% increase from the last fiscal year, signaling increased focus for the technology.

From Scarcity to Strategy: How Sosena Terefe is Powering Africa’s Digital Future

Sosena Terefe didn’t wait for perfect conditions to build a tech company in Ethiopia. In 2016, ETM Software was born from a simple mission: build digital tools that actually work for Ethiopia.

Animation to AI: Ethiopia’s Habesha Creative Lab Launches with Diverse First Cohort of Fourteen Ventures

Fourteen creative ventures have been selected for the first cohort of the Habesha Creative Lab from a pool of over 100 applicants.

Ethio-Djibouti Railway Goes Digital, Demands Fayda Registration for Travel Tickets

Fayda National ID registrations have become mandatory to book travel tickets from the Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway S.C (EDR) for Ethiopians.

"I was interning at 26 and I was the oldest intern" – Yonas Beshawred Founder of StackShare

As the Habeshas in Tech tour wrapped up its eight-city expedition in Addis Ababa, Yonas Beshwared founder of the group and former CEO of Stackshare sat down for an exclusive interview with Shega.

Agritech Startup Aims to Raise Farming Productivity in Ethiopia with Innovative Device

Ethiopia’s economy is dependent on agriculture, which accounts for 40 percent of the nation’s GDP, 72 percent of product exports,

In Jimma, Dynamo is Teaching Children Robotics in Afaan Oromoo

Students in elementary and high school go through the theoretical concepts of math and physics but barely understand the real-life

Addis Software, Building High-End Products for International Market

Addis Software joined the Ethiopian market hoping to prove that it’s possible to develop high-end software products for the International