EconomicsEthiopia's Industrial Parks Export a Record $266.9 Million, 2.5 Percent of National TotalIPDC's record year traces to a 2014 developmental-state model, a 2022 AGOA suspension, and an economy that has since reformed around itJul 28, 2026
InternationalAFRICOM Brings 40 Countries to Addis Ababa for Africa’s First Combined Logistics and Communications Military Symposium.Jul 27, 2026•Kana Newsroom
Government & PolicyEthiopia’s National Dialogue Enters Convergence Phase on Day 17 as 4,000 Participants Move Toward Monday’s Full Assembly.Jul 26, 2026•Kana Newsroom
TechnologyTony Blair Visits Ethiopia's AI Institute as IMF Report Says Artificial Intelligence Could Add 4 Percent to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economy.Jul 23, 2026•Kana Newsroom
TechnologyCursor AI Hackathon Opens This Weekend at Adwa Victory Memorial Park in Addis Ababa.Jul 23, 2026•Kana Newsroom
InternationalAFRICOM Brings 40 Countries to Addis Ababa for Africa’s First Combined Logistics and Communications Military Symposium.The Africa Logistics Symposium and Africa Endeavor are merging into a single event for the first time. Representatives from 40 countries and 26 industry partners arrive in Addis Ababa from July 27 to 31.Jul 27, 2026•Kana Newsroom
Government & PolicyEthiopia’s National Dialogue Enters Convergence Phase on Day 17 as 4,000 Participants Move Toward Monday’s Full Assembly.Small groups of 10 have completed their brainstorming and are presenting to groups of 50. From Monday July 28, those 50-person groups consolidate and present to groups of 250.Jul 26, 2026•Kana Newsroom
TechnologyTony Blair Visits Ethiopia's AI Institute as IMF Report Says Artificial Intelligence Could Add 4 Percent to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economy.IMF says that with the right power, internet, and skills infrastructure, Ethiopia can create an additional 4 out of every 100 birr in economic growth over the next ten years.Jul 23, 2026•Kana Newsroom
TechnologyCursor AI Hackathon Opens This Weekend at Adwa Victory Memorial Park in Addis Ababa.Cursor is a $60 billion AI tool used by 64 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Ethiopian developers are building with it this weekend, at a venue named after Africa’s most famous military victory over a colonial power.Jul 23, 2026•Kana Newsroom
InternationalGulf-Africa Economic Dialogue hosted by Ethiopia's Institute of Foreign Affairs in Addis Ababa, Ahead of 2027 GASPI Summit.Ethiopia’s Institute of Foreign Affairs convened a high-level Gulf–Africa economic dialogue at the Sheraton Addis on July 22, ahead of the 2027 GASPI Summit in Abidjan.Jul 23, 2026•Kana Newsroom
GeopoliticsWhy the Upstream Nile States Keep Voting the Same WayEthiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan Ratified the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement Between 2013 and 2024Jul 22, 2026•Kana Newsroom
Environment & SustainabilityEthiopia Becomes the First Country to Have Carbon Credits Verified Under the World Bank’s Forest Landscape Programme. The Credits Are Worth Up to $372 Million.The verified 12.4 million tonnes of emissions reductions are equivalent to taking every gas powered car in Addis Ababa off the road for more than four years.Jul 21, 2026•Kana Newsroom