EconomicsAddis Ababa to Host Nordic-Africa EV Summit in September as Norway and Ethiopia Compare Notes on Electric Vehicles.Norway got to 98 percent electric new car sales in 30 years through incentives.Jul 9, 2026•Kana Newsroom
BusinessAfrica's Green Economy Summit Connects 500 Investors to 140 Projects in First Impact Report. Jul 8, 2026•Kana Newsroom
TechnologyEthiopia, UAE Expand Coding Initiative to Seven Million Participants Jul 7, 2026•Kana Newsroom
BusinessEthiopia Opens Conference Resort With 1,300-Seat Hall and Floating Restaurant at Arba Minch — Two Hours From Addis Ababa, on the Edge of Africa's Rift Valley Lakes.Jul 6, 2026•Kana Newsroom
EconomicsIMF Sends Ethiopia $200 Million Early to Help with Middle East War-Related CostsJul 6, 2026•Kana Newsroom
BusinessAfrica's Green Economy Summit Connects 500 Investors to 140 Projects in First Impact Report. Africa needs between $144 billion and $250 billion a year in climate financing to meet its energy transition and adaptation targets by 2030.Jul 8, 2026•Kana Newsroom
TechnologyEthiopia, UAE Expand Coding Initiative to Seven Million Participants A UAE-backed push to train young Ethiopian coders hit its target early.Jul 7, 2026•Kana Newsroom
BusinessEthiopia Opens Conference Resort With 1,300-Seat Hall and Floating Restaurant at Arba Minch — Two Hours From Addis Ababa, on the Edge of Africa's Rift Valley Lakes.The Resort opened on July 4 as part of the Dine for Generation programme. Ethiopia hosted 204 international conferences last year and earned $5.2 billion from tourism.Jul 6, 2026•Kana Newsroom
EconomicsIMF Sends Ethiopia $200 Million Early to Help with Middle East War-Related CostsEarly IMF disbursement helps Ethiopia absorb rising fuel and fertiliser costs linked to the Middle East conflict.Jul 6, 2026•Kana Newsroom
BusinessCBE Preps 1.09 Trillion Birr in Loans for New Budget Year, a 68.7 Percent Jump from last year.CBE's new loan pool is worth roughly 57 cents of every birr in Ethiopia's national budget.Jul 6, 2026•Kana Newsroom
EconomicsThe World Bank Approves $750 Million for Kenya to Strengthen Public Financial Management and Governance.Kenya's debt is 68% of GDP, with 86% of tax revenue going to debt, wages, and county transfers. The $750 million loan also comes with governance conditions. Jul 6, 2026•Kana Newsroom
EconomicsEthiopia’s Railway to the Sea Carried 9 Percent of Its Exports Two Years Ago. Now It Carries 50 Percent.The Ethio-Djibouti Railway is expanding with new wagons, a logistics hub near the coffee belt, and online bookings. Trucks still move 84% of Ethiopia’s trade.Jul 1, 2026•Kana Newsroom