Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is one of Africa’s most celebrated businesswomen. The international media seemingly can’t get enough of this founder of soleRebels, an Ethiopian-based footwear company. She has won numerous entrepreneurship awards, posing in pictures with the likes of Richard Branson, and regularly speaks at conferences across the world. For many people, Alemu has become [...]
Malawi President Joyce Banda Boycotts African Union Summit
June 15, 2012 | Posted by
President Joyce Banda of Malawi will not attend the African Union (AU) summit that was moved to Ethiopia after she said her country did not want to host Sudan’s leader, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges. Ms. Banda, president since April, has been trying to woo back overseas donors that [...]
World Trade Organization Director-General Optimistic Over Africa’s Trade Prospects
May 18, 2012 | Posted by
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, tells This is Africa why he is optimistic about Africa’s trade prospects, especially in agriculture, and calls for a new approach to global trade deals after Doha. History has cast a long shadow over Africa’s trade performance, argues Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade Organization. [...]
Ethiopian Airline Buys Boeing 787 Dreamliner Connecting Africa, China and Brazil
May 15, 2012 | Posted by
IGNORING the furious winds buffeting the global aviation industry, 66-year-old Ethiopian Airlines is investing more than $2,6bn to ensure it capitalizes on its location and the ever-increasing interest in Africa from emerging-market giants such as China, India and Brazil. Ethiopian will be the first African carrier to bring the new-generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner into service [...]
Africa’s Leaders Should Be Prepared To Say No
May 11, 2012 | Posted by
Africa’s leaders should be prepared to say no, Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi told business and political leaders in Addis Ababa at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2012 yesterday. Speaking in a panel on leadership, Zenawi said African leaders must be “able and prepared to say no when that leadership is required to act [...]
World Economic Forum: Africa’s Time Has Arrived
May 10, 2012 | Posted by
The 22nd World Economic Forum (WEF) is meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. There have been a lot of articles and programs in world media about how the WEF is taking place in Addis Ababa at a time when the “continent is poised for economic takeoff”, and when it has “six of the world’s [...]
