Daily News from Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines officials have welcomed the visiting U.S. delegation led by Mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens ahead of its scheduled new flight service between Atlanta and Addis Ababa.
ADDIS ABABA – Orange, France’s largest telecoms firm, remains interested in investing in the Ethiopian telecom market.
ADDIS ABABA – Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia plc says it will roll out M-Pesa financial services later this year after securing Payment Instrument Issuer License.
ADDIS ABABA – The International Trade Centre (ITC) has unveiled the Amharic translation of the fourth edition of the practical source for the international coffee trade, The Coffee Guide.
ADDIS ABABA – The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) says today it has issued a mobile money service license to Safaricom M-Pesa Mobile Financial Service Plc, a subsidiary of Safaricom Telecommunication Ethiopia Plc.
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia and Pakistan seek to expand their relations further following the resumption of a regular direct flight between Addis Ababa and Karachi.
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines on Monday commenced four times weekly flights to Pakistan’s capital Karachi.
ADDIS ABABA – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia on Monday signed a 106.54 million US Dollars grant agreement.
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia and Malta have signed today an agreement to collaborate in the fields of aviation, tourism and diplomatic training.
ADDIS ABABA– The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has dismissed speculations that the Ethiopian currency Birr would be devalued.