Category: East Africa

The African Tech Expo held at the prestigious Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between 7 – 9 September 2022 concluded on a high note as exhibitors and visitors expressed satisfaction at the overall outcome and business leads generated from the event. The inaugural edition of the African Tech Expo attracted exhibitors and visitors from

African Tech Expo 2022 is being held at the iconic Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between 7-9 September 2022. The first event of its kind to be held in Ethiopia, the second most populated country in Africa, has attracted exhibitors from far and wide making it one of the most well attended event in

Now you can live and work amidst amazing beaches, gorgeous rainforests, the world’s third-largest coral reef and beautiful lagoons by applying for a Premium Longstay Visa introduced by Mauritius to attract longterm visitors to the island nation. Mauritius has launched a new long-stay visa for those looking to relocate to the Covid-secure island for work,

The Kenya Private Sector Alliance and The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business are proud to announce collaboration to promote, support and facilitate bilateral trade and investment opportunities from Canada into Kenya. The first engagement will be a virtual trade mission to Kenya from Canada in May. The 3-year agreement MoU was signed today during the Second

Ethiopian Airlines will start constructing a new $5 billion airport later this year, its as the rapidly-expanding carrier outgrows capacity at its current base in Addis Ababa. The airport, which will cover an area of 35 square km, will be built in Bishoftu, a town 39 km south east of the capital, and have the

One of the fastest growing economies in Africa, Ethiopia, has an ambitious plan to cut a green, sustainable path to becoming a middle-income country by 2025. Along the way, the country faces growing urban migration and rising demand for food—challenges that are linked by, and depend on, roads for access, supply and mobility. In 1997,

The East African nation of Ethiopia is ramping up sourcing capabilities, positioning the region (includes neighboring Kenya) as an up-and-coming hub for footwear manufacturing. Low-cost labor pool? Check. Abundant raw materials? Check. Low electricity costs? Check. Shorter lead times to the United States market? Check. Lower minimums? Check. Heavy investment in infrastructure and factory capabilities?

Mobile phone utility is on the rise in Africa, but charging devices can be a struggle, especially in areas with limited access to electricity. Some entrepreneurs have rekindled hopes of millions of people in Rwanda by coming up with solar smart kiosk that serves different purposes like charging phones, internet browsing and mobile money transfer.

The party that emerges as the winner of Kenya’s general election, to be held on 8 August, has an opportunity to supercharge job creation and economic growth by adopting policies that help Small & Medium Businesses to thrive NAIROBI, Kenya – The party that emerges as the winner of Kenya’s general election, to be held on

Boasting the latest technology, the Call Centre complete with embedded data security measures to protect customer information and identity, has been designed to offer Tigo customers dedicated world-class service. DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 12, 2017 — Tigo, Tanzania’s leading Digital Lifestyle company, has announced the opening of a new state of the art Call

Ethiopia has adopted a new system to tackle trade under-invoicing that costs the country an estimated $2 billion every year. Ethiopia Customs and Revenue Authority has linked its new Customs database to global price makers which updates itself automatically. The new system will help detect cases where importers under-invoice the value of their goods in

Rwanda will build a new international airport at a cost of $818 million. The east African nation has signed a deal with Portuguese construction firm Mota-Engil to build the airport at Bugesera. Rwanda’s plans for the new Bugesera International Airport date back to 2011 when it first announced it was seeking bids from the private sector to design, build, finance,

As part of its strategy to reach out to the promising markets of the world, especially the African markets and to promote Dubai and the competitiveness of its business community globally, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened its third international office in Africa in the Mozambican capital of Maputo recently. The new office,

The much anticipated KEDIA Awards – Dubai chapter went off very smoothly on the 6th of May at Dubai’s Spree Club. Starting with the Red Carpet photo-shoot at 7 p.m, the event succeeded in bringing together the very best of Kenyans in the UAE. By 9 p.m, the VIP section was already filled up and

From 29 March, flydubai increases its service from five flights a week to daily to the capital of South Sudan, Juba and three flights a week instead of two to Bujumbura, Burundi. Zanzibar, which has seen excellent demand since the launch of the route in October 2014, will be served with four flights a week

Kenya’s  Broadcasting and Telecommunications Principal Secretary, Sammy Itemere, has announced plans to open up at least three centres in Kenya that will provide free Wi-fi connections to the public. The Kenyan government is scaling up the last few miles of optic connections across the country’s 47 counties, in order to boost Wi-Fi networks. Kenyan government will be partnering with