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Ethiopia held parliamentary and regional elections on June 1 that handed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party a landslide victory, with results expected by June 11. Voting did not take place in the northern Tigray region owing to what the electoral board called "unfavourable conditions" following the 2020 to 2022 civil war, nor in at least eight of Amhara's 138 constituencies because of insecurity linked to the Fano militia.
Aviation sector urged to prioritise safety and cost-competitivenessThe International Air Transport Association, at its Focus Africa Conference in Addis Ababa, urged African governments to prioritise aviation as economic infrastructure. The association highlighted that Africa's aviation accident rate fell from 12.13 per million sectors in 2024 to 7.86 in 2025, but remains the highest globally, far above the world average of 1.32.
Ethiopian Airlines orders six more Boeing 787-9 jets for expansionEthiopian Airlines is buying six additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to expand long-haul flights across Africa and to the US, Europe and Asia, converting options to firm orders after previously ordering 20 new 787s. The state-owned carrier will begin receiving the 26 aircraft in 2028 and is also advancing its $12.5-billion airport project in Bishoftu, expected to be Africa's biggest airport when completed in 2030.
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When former South African President Thabo Mbeki spoke at a recent event marking the sixty-third anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) – which morphed into the...
Aviation was a strategic enabler for African social and economic development, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted, at its Focus Africa Conference, in Addis Ababa,...
UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) has committed $5-million in debt financing to Ethiopia’s Dodai as part of the company’s $13-million Series A round. A...
Africa's largest carrier Ethiopian Airlines on Monday said it is buying six additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets as it looks to expand its long-haul flights across Africa and to the US, Europe...
The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted that its next Focus Africa Conference will again be hosted by Ethiopian...
The UN has released its 'World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026' report, and its launch in Africa took place at the Addis Ababa head office of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)....
Energy efficiency is one of the quickest and most effective pathways to universal energy access for Africa, as it reduces demand, improves affordability and unlocks socioeconomic opportunities, and...
US President Donald Trump offered on Friday to mediate a dispute over Nile River waters between Egypt and Ethiopia. "I am ready to restart US mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia to responsibly...
Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday officially started a $12.5-billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa's biggest airport when completed in 2030 in the Ethiopian town of...
A jury in federal court in Chicago ordered Boeing on Wednesday to pay more than $28 million to the family of a United Nations environmental worker who was killed in the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX jet...
The formation of the African Energy Efficiency Facility (AEEF), a legacy project of South Africa's G20 presidency, was announced earlier this month by Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister...
Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways have entered into a codeshare agreement, that covers 19 destinations, the two carriers have announced. The codesharing will commence on this coming Sunday, October...
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