Ethiopia

Rebels in Ethiopia's Tigray region are drawing on ancient Islamic history in an Arabic-language propaganda push to garner solidarity among Muslims online for their battle against the government

It has been officially announced that the country will host the 17th African Digital Economy Forum in 2022, with a key focus on addressing bottlenecks in the expansion of internet infrastructure and services in Africa

The #NoMore movement, born to denounce the media campaign and interference by the West against the country and African in general, has been now joined by influential artist Akon; the hashtag has been top trending for weeks

Israeli citizens of Ethiopian origin demonstrated to ask the Israeli government to save the remaining Jews in the country; among the demonstrators was also the Ethiopian-born Minister of Integration, one of over 140.000 Jews of Ethiopian origin

The Ethiopian Mass Media Professionals Association (EMMPA) has called on foreign and local media institutions to desist from unprofessional reporting in order to protect unnecessary chaos and public safety and be responsible in their role as journalists

Goh Betoch Bank, the first private mortgage bank, officially commenced operations with the opening of its first branch in Addis Ababa; it will serve businesses or individuals to engage in the construction, repair and improvement of their residential home

The office of the First Lady has inaugurated an industrial bread and flour factory in Addis Ababa, with a capacity to bake one million loaves and produces 72 tonnes of flour per day

A new trend is gaining momentum in Addis Ababa: entire urban surfaces are painted blue, from modern buildings to historic ones; according to many architects and art historians, it's another stage in the race towards an artificial modernity

A tender has been launched for private investors to buy a 40% stake in the state-owned telecom service provider, Ethio Telecom, which with around 45 million subscribers is one of the country's most profitable companies

WFP expands emergency response as conflict escalates in northern Ethiopia; the institution declares unprecedented US$426 million funding gap for its operations and appeals for funds to meet the needs of 12 million people this year