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.
Ethiopia’s Eurobond talks collapse, bondholders sue
Ethiopia's Ministry of Finance announced on May 28 that formal Eurobond restructuring talks with private bondholders collapsed after they rejected…
Dangote’s Ethiopia bet hits $4bn
Aliko Dangote has raised the Dangote Group's investment in an Ethiopian fertiliser complex at Gode to more than $4 billion,…
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…
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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing
A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…
AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda
The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…
South Africa braces for June 30
South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…