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6May By Africa BusinessNo Comments
Ethiopia News

Coronavirus – Africa: The Chairperson of the AUC welcomes the USA decision for waiver of intellectual property rights for Covid19 vaccines

Download logoThe 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 United States of America, alongside more than 100 countries, to help end the most devastating global public health crisis in living memory, by supporting the South Africa and India-led proposal to temporarily suspend rules on intellectual property rights on Covid19 vaccines. The Chairperson further urges all countries that have not yet done so, to urgently support this historic initiative of multilateral cooperation t...
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Some Archaeology Discoveries In Africa
28Apr By Shahina ParvinNo Comments
archaeology, Ethiopia News, South Africa News, Sudan News, Tanzania News

Some Archaeology Discoveries In Africa

2-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Discovered: How Were Humans Back Then? Ancient Artifacts and findings in Kalahari. Archaeologists discover new site in East Africa. Medieval Beads: The Truth behind the African Trade Routes. The Oldest Bedding Found in South Africa. South African 'lost city' found using laser technology. The 2021 year. 2-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Discovered: How Were Humans Back Then? The Olduvai Gorge / Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania has always been one of the most important paleoanthropological sites all around the world. It has given such proofs that paves the understanding of early human evolution. It is because many groups of scientists have been finding hundreds of fossilized bones and stone tools in this area which are from millions of years ago. Ewass Oldupa, the w...
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15Apr By Africa BusinessNo Comments
Ethiopia News, Fintech, travel

Zemen Bank and Mastercard partner to launch Ethiopia’s first contactless Platinum Mastercard Prepaid Travel Card

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 either of the two major currencies, namely U.S. Dollars and Euros, based on their travel destination. The card is also the first contactless card issued in Ethiopia. Dereje Zebene, Chief Executive Officer of Zemen Bank, emphasized the benefits of the new card and acknowledged the decision of the central bank to allow banks to start issuing travel cards: “We are delighted to see this product address our customers’ needs for overseas t...
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17Mar By Africa BusinessNo Comments
Ethiopia News

AEB and EBC Channels Now Exclusively Broadcast via Ethiosat at 57 degrees East

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 most popular channels such as EBS, ETV News and FANA TV. The variety of lifestyle, news, sport and educational channels – more than 90 channels, out of which 21 are in high definition (HD) – from 57 degrees East, offers unmatched quality and convenience previously not experienced by Ethiopians. In December 2020, the Ethiopian Government announced that all satellite TV channels should be moved ...
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Deal making slows across Africa but post-pandemic opportunities look interesting
6Feb By Africa BusinessNo Comments
Ethiopia News, Ghana News, Kenya News, Main, Mauritius News, Mozambique News, Nigeria News, South Africa News

Deal making slows across Africa but post-pandemic opportunities look interesting

Deal making activity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) dropped in the second half of 2020 (H2 2020), when compared to the second half of 2019 (H2 2019) and year-on-year, deals were also down in both volume and value compared to 2019. As the continent gears up for post-pandemic recovery in 2021, the opportunities presented by free trade across the continent, foreign investment opportunities due to new partnerships and trade relationships, as well as the post-pandemic focus on technology, healthcare and renewable energy, will be key factors in attracting valuable mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity to the region. Further, South Africa’s deal volume and value both dropped in 2020, with the industrials and healthcare sector attracting the biggest investments. Ghana stood out as a country that...
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Top Destinations in East Africa that You Should Visit
23Jan By Ana LopezNo Comments
Africa Travel, Ethiopia News, Kenya News, Tanzania News

Top Destinations in East Africa that You Should Visit

The appeal of East Africa has led to an increased number of direct international flights into the Region. Europe and the USA are providing the most tourists at present, but numbers are increasing both from within elsewhere in Africa and from Asia and the Far East. Those who decide on East Africa as a tourist destination will not regret their choice. Kenya The World first saw Africa’s stunning wildlife in documentaries filmed in East Africa. The popularity of Kenya Safari Tours increased as air travel became more widespread and that popularity has been maintained to this day. It is not surprising because the battles between predators and their prey species are compulsive. The annual wildebeest migration where zebras join in in significant numbers is another spectacle that is captivating. Th...
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