The MasterCard Foundation’s ‘Young Africa Works’ initiative
The foundation has allocated USD 300 million for the initiative to be used over five years.
Council of Ministers approves the receipt of USD 1.13 billion in loans
The loans are going to be used to finance four development projects that the government is undertaking.
Ethiopia’s Startup Act
The Startup Act would see the establishment of a National Startup Council and Innovation Fund, both run by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology.
The VISA Everywhere Initiative in Ethiopia
The Visa Everywhere Initiative Ethiopia competition is going to conclude on May 10th.
National Cyber Security Index – Ethiopia
Given Ethiopia’s digital transformation and development plans, one area that seems to need a lot of work is cybersecurity. According to the National Cyber Security Index, Ethiopia is ranked 89th…
Redfox Solutions to add its data centre to the growing list of centres in Addis Ababa
The data center is slated to begin operations as early as September of this year.
African Development Bank seeks to finance Ethiopia’s Digital Modernisation
The fund is part of African Development Bank's Africa Digital Financial Inclusion (AFDI), a program that is a collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the governments of…
Digital Foundation Project Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Stakeholders are expected to play an important role in determining the scope of the project, especially at-risk areas and aspects.