Ethiopia: source-linked stories on projects, data and official announcements. A story is listed when its record names the country; locations are never inferred.
President Taye Atske-Selassie set targets of 65 percent electricity access, 85 percent health-insurance coverage and 70 percent school-feeding coverage.
Data includedEthiopia's new parliamentary term opened on 5 October. More than 54 million people voted in the June election, according to figures ENA attributed to the National Election Board.
Data includedUNICEF said it was concerned by escalating hostilities in northern Ethiopia and called for civilian protection and safe humanitarian access.
Data includedEthiopia and the World Bank discussed wider cooperation on Mission 300, AgriConnect, e-mobility and the Water Forward initiative. No new financing amount was announced.
Data includedThe capital-market regulator's director general said about 187,000 physical securities records have been digitised and daily trading regularly exceeds 50 million birr.
Data includedThe State Minister of Industry said utilization rose to 69.2 percent and import substitution saved nearly USD 5.9 billion in foreign exchange in the past fiscal year.
Data includedThe water and energy minister said a national committee would assess claimed losses and foregone development opportunities associated with more than 22 Nile projects.
Data includedJICA project advisor Takeshi Oikawa highlighted Startup Act incentives, the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute and potential digital-service exports to Africa.
Data includedNational Bank of Ethiopia official Gemechis Dugasa said digital financial transactions totaled 33 trillion birr in fiscal year 2025/26.
Data includedEthiopia’s component of the six-year UNESCO-Huawei Open Schools initiative concluded with a review meeting in Addis Ababa. The project focused on science and English in Grades 9 and 10, reaching about 12,000 students and 250 educators across 24 pilot secondary schools.
Data includedWHO and Ethiopia’s Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) discussed cooperation to strengthen national regulatory capacity for medicines and medical devices.
Data includedWHO experts conducted a technical preliminary assessment of the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority’s medicines quality-control laboratory in preparation for possible WHO listing. The visit took place from 22 to 24 September.
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