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1 week ago | shega.co | Etenat Awol

At a high-profile CEO networking event hosted by the European Chamber in Ethiopia last month, experts dissected the economic fallout of the Horn of Africa’s escalating port rivalry, centered on the Berbera corridor and the Red Sea crisis. Ethiopia, the sixth largest landlocked country in the world, which relies on Djibouti for around 90% of its port needs, looks to wean off its logistical dependence.

2 weeks ago | shega.co | Etenat Awol

"Poor people often don’t have bad credit histories; they have no credit history. They've been invisible. But now, we can finally see them," says Accion CEO Michael Schlein. Etenat AwolAddis Ababa, EthiopiaBefore becoming Accion’s President and CEO sixteen years ago, Michael Schlein built a career spanning diverse institutions. From shaping policy in the New York City government to holding senior roles at Citigroup and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

2 weeks ago | shega.co | Etenat Awol

Ethiopia’s national digital identification program, Fayda, was the focal point at the opening of ID4Africa 2025 in Addis Ababa, a gathering that brought together over 120 exhibitors and delegates from 105 countries to advance the role of digital ID in inclusive development. Hosted at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, the event was jointly organized by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ethiopian National ID Program in collaboration with ID4Africa and partners.

3 weeks ago | shega.co | Etenat Awol

A high-stakes criminal tax case has resulted in the incarceration of an Ethiopian-American tech CEO behind one of the first private internet service provider licenses in the country. Dawit Birhanu, CEO and co-founder of WebSprix IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd has been imprisoned for the past five months aftera rejection of his bail plea and subsequent maintenance of the ruling by a series of courts.

3 weeks ago | shega.co | Munir Shemsu

A three-year project to boost Ethiopia’s startup ecosystem was signed by the Ministry of Innovation & Technology (MINT) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) last week. The two parties signed a record of discussions, and a document JICA signs with a host country outlining the objectives of a technical cooperation project. Kenuske Oshima, Chief Representative, JICA Ethiopia Office, and Bayissa Badada (PhD), State Minister of Innovation and Technology, signed the agreement.