Ethiopia
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange faces closure

Ethiopia
Coffee sector hobbled by drive for foreign currency

The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority has come under fire after limiting the amount of coffee that private individuals can take out of the country. It has been juggling the difficult task of regulating the sector with its ambitious targets for bringing dollars into the country.

Ethiopia
ECMA finalises IPO rules

An Ethiopian delegation travelled to London this week to present the country's upcoming new stock exchange to potential investors. A directive governing initial public offerings is soon to be put to a public consultation.

The New Guard
Kenya, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Angola

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

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DRCStéphanie Mbombo, from mining to climate finance

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Ethiopia
Alarm in Addis as farmers ditch coffee for khat

Growing the chewable stimulant involves less red tape and uncertainty than its drinkable counterpart. Consequently, more and more farmers are planting khat rather than top-export-earner coffee, to the government's great consternation.

Ethiopia
Abiy bets the house on deceptive upticks

The Ethiopian prime minister dropped some economic bombshells earlier this week, pinning his hopes for an unexpected political boost on modest improvements in a few indicators. But behind the rosier numbers hides a gloomier reality.

Ethiopia
Last chance saloon for EPRDF

On 13 November, the executive committee of the EPRDF (Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front) convened what was seen as a [...]