Africa’s commercial aviation industry will need 75,000 new professionals by 2045 as expanding airline fleets and rising air travel reshape the continent’s workforce requirements, according to Boeing’s latest long-term industry outlook. The forecast, published in Boeing’s 2026 Pilot and Technician Outlook alongside its Services Market Outlook, estimates Africa will require 22,000 pilots, 25,000 maintenance technicians […]

Germany will provide an additional EUR 12.1 million in 2026 to support four cooperation programmes with the African Union, targeting regional infrastructure, public finance, renewable energy and health systems, including support for the continent’s response to the current Ebola outbreak. The funding, announced by the German Embassy in Addis Ababa on Monday, will be channelled […]

Addis Ababa University (AAU) has been named among five African universities selected as inaugural winners of the Mastercard Foundation’s Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize, receiving a 3 million US dollars award to expand initiatives aimed at strengthening research, innovation and education opportunities. The annual prize, launched with a 500 million US dollars commitment […]

Africa’s commercial aviation industry will need 75,000 new professionals by 2045 as expanding airline fleets and rising air travel reshape the continent’s workforce requirements, according to Boeing’s latest long-term industry outlook. The forecast, published in Boeing’s 2026 Pilot and Technician Outlook alongside its Services Market Outlook, estimates Africa will require 22,000 pilots, 25,000 maintenance technicians […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved up to 110 million US dollars in financing for Ethiopia’s Aysha Wind Project, advancing a transaction that will establish the country’s first privately developed wind power plant and test its ability to attract large-scale private investment into the electricity sector. The financing forms part of a 508 million […]

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is conducting an assessment that could pave the way for providing concessional financing for housing projects in Addis Ababa, the city’s Finance Bureau said on Thursday, as Ethiopia seeks to tackle a chronic urban housing shortage. A delegation of senior AFC executives visited the Addis Ababa City Administration Finance Bureau […]

The United States will centralise routine visa processing for applicants in 25 African countries into regional hubs from August 1, 2026, in a move the Trump administration said would strengthen security screening, standardise visa adjudication and improve operational efficiency. The U.S. Department of State said the changes form part of a broader review of its […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved up to 110 million US dollars in financing for Ethiopia’s Aysha Wind Project, advancing a transaction that will establish the country’s first privately developed wind power plant and test its ability to attract large-scale private investment into the electricity sector. The financing forms part of a 508 million […]

South Korean technology companies and development institutions are exploring Ethiopia’s national digital identity system, Fayda, as a potential platform for expanding digital financial services and other technology-based solutions across Africa. The discussions took place during the Ethiopia–K-Digital Connect 2026 forum held in Seoul on July 15, where Ethiopian officials presented the progress of Fayda and […]

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is conducting an assessment that could pave the way for providing concessional financing for housing projects in Addis Ababa, the city’s Finance Bureau said on Thursday, as Ethiopia seeks to tackle a chronic urban housing shortage. A delegation of senior AFC executives visited the Addis Ababa City Administration Finance Bureau […]