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Thu, January 23rd, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ethiopian educational mobile app set for launch

Ethiopian startup AhadooTec is set to launch an educational mobile app to make study materials more accessible and to serve as a personalised learning platform, in efforts to boost secondary education in the country. → Read more
Wed, December 18th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Ethiopian bank to get ATMs, PoS by June 2014

The Bank of Abyssinia (BOA) in Ethiopia is set to offer its clients ATM and Point of Sale (PoS) services by June next year in a bid to expand its services. → Read more
Thu, December 5th, 08:30 · Selipha Kihagi

Huawei told to remove telecoms equipment from Ethiopia

Huawei Technologies have been ordered by the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA) to remove the US$13 million telecoms equipment it allegedly imported into the country illegally last year, according to a report. → Read more
Thu, December 5th, 06:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

LG wins UN award for development promotion

LG Electronics has been awarded the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Award by the United Nations (UN) Global Compact Local Network (UNGC), recognising LG’s Hope series of activities promoting sustainable development. → Read more
Wed, December 4th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher

Vodacom preparing for Ethiopian presence

The Vodacom Group will apply for a value-added-services (VAS) license in Ethiopia, potentially joining MTN in the otherwise state-dominated telecommunications sector. → Read more
Fri, November 29th, 15:30 · Selipha Kihagi

Huawei to roll out 4G network in Ethiopia

Huawei Technologies has been picked by the Ethiopian state-run mobile operator Ethio Telecom to roll out a high-speed 4G network across the country’s capital, Addis Ababa. → Read more
Sun, November 24th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 24/11/2013

The StartupBus Africa trip, which began in Harare, Zimbabwe, and rolled into Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, dominated much of the sectors news this week. → Read more
Wed, November 20th, 08:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Radio vital for Ethiopian communication – MirtMirt.com

Radio is the most important form of communication in Ethiopia given its prevalence in households across the country, according to Ethiopian animation media forum MirtMirt.com. → Read more
Mon, November 18th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ethiopian startup launches product listings website

Ethiopian product listings website Dibsr.com is set to launch in beta at the end of the month, removing the need for consumers to travel between numerous shops and facilitating the shopping experience. → Read more
Wed, October 23rd, 05:00 · Winfred Kuria

Ethiopian education bureau to connect schools to Schoolnet

Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa Education Bureau plans to connect all secondary schools in the capital city with the Schoolnet programme during this academic year. → Read more
Tue, October 22nd, 12:40 · Tom Jackson

Telecoms slow down development of Ethiopian tech scene – iceaddis

The underperformance of the Ethiopian telecoms sector and the resultant low bandwidth available in the country is holding back the development of the local tech scene, according to Markos Lemma, co-founder of innovation hub iceaddis. → Read more
Mon, September 16th, 05:00 · Nick Sato

Cisco appoints new general manager for East Africa

Cisco has appointed Sabrina Dar as its new general manager for East Africa, based out of Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
Thu, September 12th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi

CORE banking system to be installed in Ethiopia

Polaris Financial Technology Limited is set to complete installation of a centralised, online, real-time, electronic (CORE) banking solution at the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) by end of September. → Read more
Thu, September 5th, 15:20 · Selipha Kihagi

IBM develops plan to streamline governance in Ethiopia

IBM experts have recommended strategies to make the government of Ethiopia more efficient and strengthen its livestock industry. → Read more
Mon, August 19th, 13:30 · Jack Barton

ZTE completes Ethiopian government’s $1.5 billion broadband deal

Chinese telecommunications company ZTE has completed the second half of a US$1.5 billion deal with the Ethiopian government to expand mobile internet infrastructure. → Read more
Fri, July 26th, 08:13 · Richard Cutcher

Huawei sign deal to double Ethiopia’s mobile subscribers

Huawei Technologies has signed a US$700 million deal with Ethiopia to increase mobile usage and roll out 4G and 3G services. → Read more
Wed, July 17th, 08:39 · Kamau Mbote

AU sets ICT week to celebrate organisation’s 50 years

The African Union (AU) has set aside a week in December for member countries to organise activities surrounding the ICT sector on the continent as part of the Africa Union Jubilee celebrations. → Read more
Wed, June 26th, 11:08 · Tom Jackson

Samsung partners with Ethiopian government on infrastructure

Samsung and the Ethiopian government have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of infrastructure in the East African country. → Read more
Mon, June 17th, 10:07 · Gabriella Mulligan

LG launches Ethiopian vaccination initiative

LG Electronics has launched an initiative to provide cholera vaccinations to at least 20,000 Ethiopians to mark International Day of the African Child. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 13:06 · Igor Hobotov

LG Electronics to open a technical training college in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian government has announced LG Electronics will set up a technical training college in the country, giving a young workforce a chance to learn the trade. → Read more