Innovate First, Then Regulate: Ethiopia Charts E-commerce Regulatory Sandbox

Ethiopia is seeking to establish an E-commerce Regulatory Sandbox to simplify the registration and licensing of e-commerce platforms, promote e-receipt

Meet the Businesses Turning Waste into Opportunity in Addis Ababa

Founded by a group of friends, Sintayew and Balcha Compost Manufacturing is a company engaged in collecting waste materials in

Mastercard Foundation, Kifiya Partner on $100 Million Initiative to Unlock Finance for MSMEs in Ethiopia

The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with Kifiya Financial Technology, launches a $100 million program that aims to make uncollateralized digital

Bantaba, Ethiopian Embassy Announce Partnership to Mobilize Global Capital into Ethiopian Startups

The Embassy of Ethiopia in Sweden and Bantaba, a platform connecting African startups with the diaspora, are working to mobilize

Safaricom Ethiopia Open to Listing on Ethiopian Securities Exchange

Safaricom has expressed openness to listing Safaricom Ethiopia on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange in the future. Peter Ndegwa, CEO of

3.2 Million Microfinance Borrowers to Receive Digital IDs

Local business outsourcing and software company, Africom Technologies, is working to register 3.2 million microfinance institution (MFI) borrowers for the

Thur Biotech Secures $172K USAID CATALYZE Grant

Thur Biotech, an Ethiopian biotechnology firm, has secured 172,000 dollars in grants from USAID CATALYZE for its innovative approach to

Kenyan Insurtech Pula Makes First payout of 39 million Br for Ethiopian smallholder Farmers

Kenyan Insurtech firm Pula has made its first payout of 39.4 million birr to 51,000 smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. According