The Kenyan government has disclosed plans of investing in the development of nuclear energy to compensate for the country’s energy needs and bolster development. The Chairman of Kenya’s Nuclear Electricity Board, Achilo Ayacko, has revealed that a pre-feasibility study is currently… Read more ›
Tanzania’s Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has officially launched a telecommunication traffic monitoring system to facilitate the organization’s regulation of network operators in the country. The system, provided by SGS-Societe Generale de Surveillance & Global Voice Group, is expected to improve… Read more ›
The Ethiopian government has taken a number of foreign journalists on a tour of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) construction site. According to the Communication Affairs Office, the visit is to enable foreign media houses get some “first hand”… Read more ›
Despite their much publicised row over Ethiopia’s construction of a dam on the Blue Nile, the governments of both nations have committed to collaborate towards the establishment of a hydraulic research laboratory in Addis Ababa. Egypt’s Minister for Irrigation and… Read more ›
Uganda has officially launched the Common Market for East and Central Africa’s (COMESA) Regional Payment and Settlement System (REPSS). The electronic payment solution, which facilitates quick and safe transfer of funds from one COMESA member country to another through their… Read more ›
The governments of Sudan and Iraq have signed an agreement that will see the Middle Eastern nation supply crude oil to Khartoum and also support the construction of a petroleum refinery in the warring North African nation. According to a… Read more ›
The Italian Ambassador to Egypt, Maurizio Massari, has revealed that his government is willing to mediate the negotiations between Ethiopia and Egypt over the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). According to a report by Egypt’s Aswat Masriya, Mr. Massari… Read more ›
Burudian authorities have marked the completion of the first phase of a national fibre optic network project launched in 2012. According to a report by the East African Business Week, President Pierre Nkurunziza commissioned the milestone last month at a… Read more ›
Swiss officials have revealed that the Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot, Hailemedhin Abera, who hijacked his own flight on Monday, will be charged for taking hostages. A Swiss court has reportedly appointed a defence counsel for Abera and ordered that he is… Read more ›
An Ethiopian Airline co-pilot on Monday hijacked a Boeing 767 fight destined for Rome and landed it in an airport in Geneva before handing himself over to authorities. The Ethiopian man, identified as Hailemedehin Abera Tegegn, believed to be 31… Read more ›
Ethiopia and Yemen have begun negotiations into an agreement that could see the former export electrical power to the Middle Eastern nation over 700 miles away, reports indicate. According to sources, the agreement stipulates that Ethiopia will sell 100 MW… Read more ›
The Ethiopian Ministry of Mines says the nation’s mineral industry has garnered $172.6 million USD in revenues in the first half of this budget year. This represents a significant decrease in earnings of the sector, from about $288 million in… Read more ›
The protracted battle over the construction of an international airport near Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is almost over, reports indicate. According to reports, plans for the construction of the facility, which is expected to begin early next year, are almost… Read more ›
After the failure of thee-plus years of wrangling negotiations to settle the disagreement over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Mohamed Abd Al-Mottaleb, the Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources of Egypt has put forward a rather divisive suggestion on… Read more ›
Kenyan authorities on Wednesday arrested nine people suspected of running a fake passport and visa syndicate at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The group includes a Constable, Mustafa Maalim, an employee of Kenya Airways, Paul Okoth Alala and an immigration… Read more ›
Burundi has officially initiated a $25 million investment project in a bid to improve internet accessibility and decrease costs, reports indicate. The landlocked African nation, with a population of about 8 million, reportedly has one of the slowest internet speeds… Read more ›
The Egyptian Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources Muhammad al Din Allam has revealed that in light of the inability to traverse the disagreement with Ethiopia, Egypt has decided to call for the intervention of international bodies to settle their… Read more ›
The governments of China and Djibouti have entered into another trade and economic agreement, which is expected to further strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two nations. With this deal signed on January 15th, the Chinese administration will invest up… Read more ›
Communications and Technology officials from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to institute uniform call charges in the region. At a meeting in Kigali on Monday, representatives of the four nations discussed ways to implement standard call rates… Read more ›
Judges at the Court of Appeal have granted an injunction on plans to cease analogue television transmission in Nairobi. The much debated and anticipated migration to digital terrestrial television had been given a green light by the country’s High Court… Read more ›
Across Nairobi, an estimated two million residents lost access to several TV stations on their analogue devices on Monday night, after the nation commenced its plan to cease broadcasting to all non-digital TV equipments. This move, which has generated a… Read more ›