What will the COVID-19 pandemic mean for politics in Ethiopia? Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia/2015/Tesfaye (above picture) AUTHOR: YOSEPH BADWAZA Source: africanarguments.org On 8 April, Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers took the dramatic step of declaring a national five-month state of emergency. This was the latest of an escalating series of measures taken by the federal government since Read more
By Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Last updated: 8 hours ago Africa Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday announced that he had secured a continent wide support coronavirus support from Chinese businessman Jack Ma. Abiy said the package which was to benefit all African countries will comprise testing kits, masks and guideline books on treatment Read more
Malware which signed users up to subscription services without their permission has been found on thousands of mobiles sold in Africa. Anti-fraud firm Upstream found the malicious code on 53,000 Tecno handsets, sold in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana and South Africa. Manufacturer Transsion told Buzzfeed it was installed in the supply chain without its knowledge. Read more
