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Ethiopian Startups Chase Green Innovation. Investors Stay Away

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Rooftops in the outskirts of Addis Ababa shine with solar panels, but most Ethiopian climate startups still remain stuck in pilot mode. The missing ingredient appears not to be ideas, but finance.

September 9, 2025
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Mikiyas Mulugeta G. Yohannes (PhD) is a Consultant at the Centre for African Leadership Studies (CALS)/XHub-Addis.

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