Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity and CEO of Ethiopian Electric Power visit UK to exchange best practice with British experts in renewable energy
6 Feb 2018
Shining a light on Ethiopia-UK renewable energy co-operation
Ethiopia's economy is set to continue to grow into 2018 according to the latestes forecasts from World Bank, IMF, Economist Intelligence Unit, among others.
31 Jan 2018
Ethiopia Rising: 2018 Forecasts from IMF, World Bank, Economist, all agree
The first ever Ethiopian Coffee Week Expo is scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa from 23-18 February 2018.
23 Jan 2018
Ethiopian Coffee Week Expo
British company, Intrade UK Ltd., has signed an agreement to build a $100 million textile and garment factory at Mekelle Industrial Park, creating more than 1,300 new jobs. Similarly, the cornerstone for a $220 million textile plant was laid in Dire Dawa, East Ethiopia on 16th January.
23 Jan 2018
British company to build $100 million textile, garment factory
The Ethio-Djibouti railway line has started commercial operations for passengers and freight. The railway, which is Sub-Saharan Africa’s first electrified railway, connects Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa with the port of Djibouti. Travel time will be cut from around 3 days to 10 hours.
8 Jan 2018
All Aboard! Africa’s first electrified railway from Addis to Djibouti begins commercial operations
Japanese casualwear retailer, Uniqlo, will open its  first African manufacturing plant in Ethiopia, joining fashion giants such as H&M and Calvin Klein, who are already manufacturing in Ethiopia.
4 Jan 2018
Uniqlo to open first African manufacturing plant in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Electric Power has signed two agreements worth $4 billion, to build two geothermal power plants, to be run by the country’s first privately-owned utility. The two plants - Corbetti and Tulu Moye - will produce a combined 1,000MW of power upon completion in eight years’ time.
27 Dec 2017
Two new geothermal power plants to be built
UK’s export finance available to Ethiopia has increased to £200 million, to support UK - Ethiopia bilateral trade. Earlier in the year the Government announced that after the UK leaves the European Union, Ethiopian companies will enjoy duty-free access to the British market for all sectors except arms.
13 Nov 2017
UK doubles trade support for Ethiopia