Ethio Telecom’s IPO Left Hanging with Just 10.7% of Shares Sold

Six months after launching Ethiopia’s first IPO, Ethio Telecom sold just over 10.7 million of its 100 million shares, raising 3.2 billion birr from over 47,377 investors.

Wax and Wonder: Handmade Candles Spark a Craft Movement in Ethiopia

In a world increasingly drawn to handmade, a few local entrepreneurs in Ethiopia are shining with an integrated supply chain of locally made candles.

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.

Why Ethiopia’s Digital Learning Dream Needs an Update to Reach Out-of-School Children.

Access to education in Ethiopia is facing a nexus of challenges with an increasing number of students finding themselves out of schools. Can technology help minimize the fallout?

As Ethiopia Eyes a Plastic Ban, Paper Entrepreneurs Like Kirtas See a Green Opportunity

Kirtas, a local company specialized in repurposing Addis Ababa's paper waste into homeware and packaging eyes a boom in demand for its recycled paper bags as policy phases out plastic.

Germany’s Terahash to Raise $5M for 10MW Bitcoin Mining Facility in Ethiopia

Terahash , a German Bitcoin mining firm spun off from the family-owned Klager Group, is raising $5 million for a 10 MW facility near Addis Ababa set to open over the next three months.