Ethiopia
Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous country and one of its fastest-growing economies, with a GDP growing at over 7% annually. Africaspoint covers Ethiopia’s industrial parks, aviation sector anchored by Ethiopian Airlines, conflict dynamics, and the reform agenda of one of the Horn of Africa’s most consequential nations.
Airbus hails Ethiopian Airlines as Africa’s aviation blueprint
Airbus's Africa director publicly praised Ethiopian Airlines as the definitive continental aviation success story at the Africa Forward Summit week,…
Dangote supplies jet fuel to Ethiopian Airlines
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has made its first jet fuel delivery to Ethiopian Airlines, marking the Lagos facility's first cross-border aviation…
Ethiopia breaks ground on Africa’s biggest airport at $12.5bn
Ethiopia has begun development of a $12.5 billion international airport at Bishoftu, 45km from Addis Ababa, with PM Abiy Ahmed…
Dodai raises $13m to build Ethiopia EV network
Ethiopian electric mobility startup Dodai has closed a $13 million Series A including BII debt financing to scale its locally…
Newsletter
Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice
Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…
Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%
Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…
South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…
Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery
Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…