MultiChoice shortlists 11 start-ups to pitch for international funding and take their small businesses to the next level At a time when unemployment challenges and economic instability are high, small and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs) are proving to be the engines of economic growth and job creation throughout the African continent. In recognition of the critical […]
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The TAW (Tech African Women) program, launched by the UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) in partnership with Betacube, closed its 3-day Ethiopian bootcamp on September 9th, 2022. The event was organized in partnership with AdoreAddis and the two Ethiopian winning startups were each awarded the program’s participation prize of $2,000. The selection process […]
The TAW (Tech African Women) program, launched by the UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) in partnership with Betacube, closed its 3-day Tanzanian bootcamp on the 31st of August 2022. The two Tanzanian winning startups were awarded the program’s participation prize, with $2,000 for the first winner Ujana. The selection was based on the […]
By Lerisha Naidu, Partner, Angelo Tzarevski, Associate Director, Sphesihle Nxumalo, Associate and Zareenah Rasool, Associate, Competition & Antitrust Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg Baker McKenzie’s latest Africa Competition Report 2022 provides a detailed analysis and overview of recent developments in competition law enforcement and competition policy in 32 African jurisdictions and regional bodies. The Report outlines how, over […]
Last year’s edition of the Kearney Annual Global Cities report provided a revealing overview of urban centres amid the unprecedented public health catastrophe of the COVID-19 outbreak. A stark snapshot was painted of a volatile, increasingly fragmented environment characterized by fierce competition among cities for status, a situation acutely exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. “The […]
By Virusha Subban, Partner and Head of Indirect Tax, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg On 2 November 2021, US President Joe Biden announced that three African countries would be terminated from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference program, unless they took urgent action to meet statutory eligibility criteria by 1 January 2022. The three […]
FSD Africa, the UK Government’s flagship financial sector programme in Africa, and Parhelion, a UK-based specialist energy and climate risk finance advisory company, have today announced plans to launch a first-of-its-kind underwriting facility, backed by East African insurers, to de-risk early-stage development of geothermal energy projects with the capacity to significantly expand electricity access and energy sector […]
By Angelo Tzarevski, Associate Director, and Zareenah Rasool, Candidate Attorney, Competition & Antitrust Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg Competition policy continues to be viewed by regulators as a key driver of economic growth globally. Across Africa, competition policy enforcement is increasingly being employed as a tool to boost economic performance and promote the revitalization of trade […]
Promoting film production in the Global South From September 14, 2021, filmmakers from Tanzania and Uganda are invited to apply for film development funding and training offered by DW Akademie. The German media development organization DW Akademie is looking for filmmakers from Uganda and Tanzania who have already made one or more films and would like […]
SITA has announced a new technology deployment offering passengers enhanced check-in and bag drop self-services with Ethiopian Airlines at Bole International Airport (ADD). The deployment, which features SITA Smart Path Drop & Fly baggage solution, has been implemented in the new extension of the check-in area with international passengers of Ethiopian Airlines benefitting from the service. SITA’s […]
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (4,677,798), deaths (125,890) and recoveries (4,232,974) by region: Central (166,788 cases; 2,640 deaths; 151,994 recoveries): Burundi (4,282; 6; 3,655), Cameroon (74,946; 1,152; 70,497), CAR (6,992; 96; 6,442), Chad (4,897; 173; 4,677), Congo (11,343; 148; 10,191), DRC (30,511; 775; 26,601), Equatorial Guinea (7,694; 112; 7,279), Gabon (23,799; 143; […]
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has welcomed an €8 million contribution from the European Union (EU) that will enable countries in the Horn of Africa to maintain a state of readiness in the face of a possible resurgence of Desert Locusts. The European Commission announced […]
Daily: Laboratory test: 5,722 Cases: 695 Severe cases: 659 New deaths: 27 Recovery: 2,241 Total: Laboratory test: 2,634,674 Active cases: 45,619 Total cases: 264,367 Total deaths: 3,938 Total recovery: 214,808 Total vaccinated: 1,397,647 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo
Daily: Laboratory test: 5,303 Cases: 485 Severe cases: 740 New deaths: 17 Recovery: 1,716 Total: Laboratory test: 2,620,593 Active cases: 48,782 Total cases: 262,702 Total deaths: 3,888 Total recovery: 210,030 Total vaccinated: 1,295,723 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo
Daily: Laboratory test: 4,914 Cases: 663 Severe cases: 748 New deaths: 27 Recovery: 2,050 Total: Laboratory test: 2,604,376 Active cases: 51,520 Total cases: 260,802 Total deaths: 3,822 Total recovery: 205,458 Total vaccinated: 1,237,826 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo
Download logo The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the announcement of the United States of America to support South Africa and India’s call for the temporary waiver of intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization. The Chairperson commends this important show of global leadership by the […]
Daily: Laboratory test: 5,733 Cases: 785 Severe cases: 777 New deaths: 23 Recovery: 729 Total: Laboratory test: 2,599,462 Active cases: 52,934 Total cases: 260,139 Total deaths: 3,795 Total recovery: 203,408 Total vaccinated: 1,215,934 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo
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Daily: Laboratory test: 3,638 Cases: 541 Severe cases: 822 New deaths: 15 Recovery: 1,523 Total: Laboratory test: 2,593,729 Active cases: 52,901 Total cases: 259,354 Total deaths: 3,772 Total recovery: 202,679 Total vaccinated: 1,194,578 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo
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Country’s first prepaid and contactless travel card will enable Ethiopians to travel with USD or EUR currencies Zemen Bank has announced a partnership with Mastercard that will see the introduction of the first ever Mastercard branded prepaid contactless travel card in Ethiopia. Zemen Mastercard prepaid travel cards will enable cardholders to use cards with […]
Both private and public broadcasting associations in Ethiopia have responded to the government’s call to migrate their channels SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, announced today that the Ethiosat platform is now broadcasting all channels of the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB) and the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) exclusively, including many of Ethiopia’s […]