The visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Addis Ababa this week marks more than a diplomatic milestone.

Abiy Ahmed launched the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to make Ethiopia a regional powerhouse – but technical flaws, grid frailties and geopolitical tensions mean the project has yet to deliver for the continent.

If it is built, the new airport will occupy vast swathes of what are currently fields around Bishoftu, about an hour’s drive south of Addis Ababa.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday was conferred Ethiopia’s highest national honour, ‘The Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia’, by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali during a special ceremony held at the Addis International Convention Centre.

Ethiopia ‘s prime minister loves big projects. With a mega-dam completed on the Nile, Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa’s largest airport and a nuclear power plant. But the threat of war is

Ethiopia and India have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Africa’s voice in global decision-making, said Sudhakar Dalela, Secretary (Economic Relations) in India’s Ministry of External Affairs.

Zenith Bank, Nigeria’s second-largest lender by market capitalisation, is eyeing expansion into Ethiopia as the country opens its

Ethiopia's ongoing economic transformation and reforms are setting the tone for progressive financial and capital markets, according to Cecilia Bjerborn Murai, Sustainable Finance Principal Specialist at the Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa.