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One of the leading private clinical pathology laboratories in Ethiopia, International Clinical Laboratories (ICL and Cerba Lancet Africa signed an agreement to upgrade the clinical pathology services in Ethiopia to enable healthcare providers to deliver essential medical support to patients throughout the country. ICL, which has served more than 3 million patients over the past […]

King Charles III is under pressure to give Ethiopia its sacred tabot, which represents the ark of the Covenant figuratively. The King is renowned for being sympathetic to the Eastern Churches, despite the fact that he will now have to deal with a number of pressing issues. An appeal to the new monarch for the

Sudanese officials last week quarantined Ethiopian refugees at the Al-Tunaydbah camp in the country’s east, following the discovery of three cases of monkeypox, which brought the total number of cases in the nation to 17. According to data from the national refugee commission, the camp is home to predominantly Ethiopian refugees, who number roughly 25,000.

Ethiopian Airlines has been chosen as the main investor and partner for Nigeria’s forthcoming national airline, the African nation has confirmed. Nigeria Air has been under formation for some time and has been gradually moving toward a full launch, subject to partner support. The biggest airline in Africa, Ethiopian, has recently demonstrated a readiness to

The third water filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is scheduled to finish in the next few hours, bringing the reservoir’s elevation to 600 meters above sea level. Engineers and dam workers are currently awaiting the historic event, which will increase the reservoir’s total water storage to 22 billion cubic meters. Egypt has

World Cooperation Industries Forum (WCI Forum) , which will be held in Ankara this September, will feature 1,250 traders and businesspeople from Africa, including 100 from Ethiopia. On September 14-15, 2022, Ankara, Turkey will play host to the WCI Gathering, an international business forum. The objective of this international business forum is to promote Turkish

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) says its number of customers has reached 36 million, almost a third of Ethiopia’s population. The figure makes the financial giant the largest bank in Africa in terms of number of customers. Last year, 2.9 million people have opened an account at CBE, according to Abie Sano, president of the

Unrestricted prospects in digital financial services will soon be available thanks to a new bill for foreign investors and international businesses. Following a promise made by federal officials last year to open up the market to foreign investors, the draft proclamation was passed by the council of ministers last week. This action will make it

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) promises to review Ethiopia’s eligibility for new credit facility in place of the concessional loan expired in Sept 2022. It however depends on the debt restructuring that is being reviewed by the country’s major creditors, particularly China. Executives of IMF pledged to reinstate the facility expired last year if the

The United States extends 55 million dollars financial aid to help two million Ethiopian farmers affected by the food insecurity crisis caused by the war between Russia and Ukraine. It is funding that comes as many experience food insecurity challenges caused by the escalating price of commodities due to the war. It is part of