Daily Archives: Mar 5, 2023

Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe dies in car accident

Free State Education MEC Pule Herbert Makgoe, affectionately known as Tate Makgoe and his bodyguard have been killed in a car crash on the N1 outside Winburg in early hours of this morning.Briefing the media on Sunday, Free State Premier, Mxolisi Dukwa...

China Expands Defense Budget 7.2%, Marking Slight Increase

China announced Sunday a 7.2% increase in its defense budget for the coming year, up slightly from last year's 7.1% rate of increase.That marks the eighth consecutive year of single-digit percentage point increases in what is now the world's second-lar...

Conference: Association seeks UN’s support for nation’s SMEs, industries

The Nigerian Association of Small Scale Enterproses and Industrialist has solicited the support of the United Nations towards boosting the Small Scale and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Industrialist sectors in the country.The President of the associati...

Infrastructure critical to Africa’s growth, development – expert

An economist, Hannah Ryder, has urged the next World Bank president to focus on infrastructure in its support to the African continent.According to the economist and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Development Reimagined Firm, infrastructure is crucia...

Ethiopian Officials, Hungary-based Int’l Firm Discuss on Ways to Investing in Energy Sector with Joint Venture

Addis Ababa Foreign Affairs State Minister Ambassador Mesganu Arga, along with Minister of Planning and Development Fitsum Assefa held a business meeting with the co-founder of a Hungarian-based international firm, Equilibrium Capital, Peter Nagy, in D...

PM Abiy Says Partnerships, Investments Essential for LDCs to Graduate

Addis Ababa Prime minister Abiy Ahmed said partnerships and investments are essential for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to graduate. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his delegation are in Doha, Qatar to attend the 5th United Nations Conference on ...

PM Abiy in Qatar to Attend 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries

Addis Ababa Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his delegation are in Doha, Qatar to attend the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), according to the Office of the Prime Minister. LDC5 will take place in Doha, Qatar, from 5...

Ambassador Lakizadeh Says There Are Lot of Untapped Trade, Economic Opportunities Between Ethiopia & Iran

Addis Ababa Iran's Ambassador to Ethiopia Samad Ali Lakizadeh said there are a lot of untapped trade and economic opportunities between the two countries.Speaking to ENA, the ambassador stated that the Iran-Ethiopia relationship is historical, friendly...

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Parents Urge Government Intervention in Overseas Education Scam

Nairobi: Parents of Uasin Gishu County who were affected after their children failed to secure admission to overseas universities despite paying millions to study in Finland and Canada through the Overseas Education Trust scholarship, are pleading for...
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African Innovators Encouraged to Create AI Solutions in Local Languages

Kampala: Managing Director at Microsoft Africa Development Centre, Catherine Muraga, has urged African innovators to develop indigenous AI solutions, with an emphasis on creating AI technologies in local languages such as Kiswahili, Amharic, and Lugan...

Government Finalizes Leasing of Four Sugar Factories to Private Millers

Nairobi: The government has completed the leasing process of four public sugar factories to revive the once-thriving sugar sector in the country. The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Mutahi Kagwe announced that four private ...

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