In a significant operational recovery, state-owned Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics (ESL) has resumed handling the country's petroleum imports, including from new international suppliers. This marks a historic first, as Ethiopia has now sourced fuel from within Africa.
The Ethiopian government has diversified its procurement strategy to include West Asian markets and ports in western India. This shift comes amid disruptions to traditional oil supply routes and rising domestic demand, particularly for jet fuel. The demand for jet fuel is largely driven by Bole International Airport's role as a major African aviation hub and the extensive operations of Ethiopian Airlines, a leading carrier on the continent.
A recent breakthrough saw Ethiopia import jet fuel from a terminal in Nigeria, operated by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery at Dangote Quays, Lekki, owned by billionaire Aliko Dangote.
This development represents a...
In this interview with Capital’s Groum Abate, Raliat Sunmonu, Vice President for Middle East and Africa at Accion Advisory, discusses the organization’s push to expand inclusive finance in Ethiopia through partnerships with banks, fintechs and other local actors. She highlights efforts to support women-led MSMEs, refugees and smallholder farmers, while also pointing to the policy and infrastructure changes needed...
In this written interview with Capital, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, outlines the steady expansion of UAE-Africa economic relations and the growing importance of Ethiopia within that partnership. He points to logistics, infrastructure, clean energy, agriculture and long-term regulatory certainty as the main pillars behind the continued momentum. The minister also highlights major...
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Sale of Unserviceable Touchscreen Displays and UPS
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) invites interested bidders to participate in a closed bid exercise for the sale of unserviceable touchscreen displays and UPS.
The bid items are to be sold “as is, where is” without recourse to warranties of any kind. Bid with some information will be available from 29...
Partner with GIZ PSD-E to scale ICT, BPO, or digital content solutions in Ethiopia.
GIZ’s Private Sector Development Ethiopia (PSD-E) Project, implemented on behalf of the German Government invites legally-registered private companies to apply for the Transformative Company Support Programme in the field of Digital Economy. The programme seeks ambitious companies with scalable business models that contribute to job creation,...
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their...
In Addis Ababa—the sprawling metro capital of Ethiopia, located in the altitudinous highlands of East Africa, nearly 9000 miles away from Oakland—a skate revolution is afoot.
Earlier this year, French Canadian skater Mike Boisvert (known online as The Skate Nomad) traversed the African city and documented its youthful scene, ultimately declaring it “the next skate heaven” of the continent. The...
The Ethiopian creative sector has achieved a significant breakthrough on the continental stage, securing two prestigious trophies at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) held in Lagos, Nigeria. As one of Africa’s most prestigious platforms celebrating excellence in African film and television, the AMVCA provided a global spotlight for Ethiopian storytelling. The event brought together the biggest...
By our staff reporter
The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) has provided a strategic financing package to Invictus Investment Company PLC (ADX: INVICTUS), a prominent agro-food enterprise operating in the Middle East and Africa. The package, structured as an acquisition finance and revolving credit facility, aims to support Invictus Investment’s expansion into new markets and strengthen its working capital position as it scales operations.
This financing agreement builds on the existing partnership between MCB and Invictus Investment and underscores a shared commitment to advancing food security...
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Wingu Africa has launched Wingu Cloud Exchange (WCX), a locally hosted private cloud platform designed for the wider East African region.WCX gives organisations a secure, compliant, cost-effective, and easy-to-use alternative to offshore cloud services. With transparent local-currency pricing, rapid deployment, and instant scalability, it enables businesses to grow workloads without complexity or unpredictable costs. Launching first in Tanzania, the platform will gradually roll out across all Wingu markets, including Ethiopia and Djibouti.
WCX includes Wingu Compute, Wingu Kubernetes, Wingu Drive, and Wingu...