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Apply for Ethiopia’s 2025 Green Business Incubator, Secure Up to $10,000 in Grants

Applications are open for the 2025 Green Business Incubator by Reach for Change & IKEA Foundation! Get training, mentorship, expert advice, and up to $10K in funding to grow your waste management enterprise or circular economy startup.

https://shega.co/opportunities/apply-for-the-2025-green-business-incubator-in-ethiopia-up-to-10-000-grants-each


Ethiopia’s Health Ministry Onboards DFS Players on Digital Health Ambition

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has entered into a service-level agreement with eight digital financial service (DFS) providers as part of its national digital health strategy.

https://shega.co/news/ethiopia-s-health-ministry-onboards-dfs-players-on-digital-health-ambition


Little Ethiopia, Lion Insurance Partner for Digital Insurance Product in Ride-Hailing Industry

A landmark partnership between ride-hailing company Little Ethiopia and Lion Insurance introduces insurance coverage for passengers and drivers covering up to one million birr in claims.

https://shega.co/news/little-ethiopia-lion-insurance-partner-for-digital-insurance-product-in-ride-hailing-industry


Economist Turned Engineer Secures 18.6 million Br for Tigray-Based Manufacturing Enterprise

A manufacturing enterprise based out of Tigray Regional State secures $150,000 in equity financing from Impacc, a philanthropic venture capital investment firm.

https://shega.co/news/economist-turned-engineer-secures-186-million-br-for-tigray-based-manufacturing-enterprise


Issue 176: Ports & Portals

In the past week, news broke that the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia has tightened account access amid fraud concerns, while Somalia is considering port negotiations to ease regional trade tensions.

https://newsletter.shega.co/p/issue-176-ports-portals


𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤

Nearly three years after receiving an operational license from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), Addispay Financial Technology S.C has received the final greenlight for a commercial payment gateway.

https://shega.co/news/addis-pay-caps-three-year-fintech-journey-with-a-nod-from-ethiopias-central-bank


Healthcare Startup Debuts Prescription Platform

A healthcare startup looks to digitize the management of medical prescriptions through an e-prescription system that allows patients to directly link with pharmacies.

https://shega.co/news/healthcare-startup-debuts-prescription-platform


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“𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 ”: 𝐑𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐨 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

Raxio Ethiopia provides data center services from a tier III facility located in the outskirts of Addis Ababa. From startups to corporate clients, scalability is a defining principle.

https://shega.co/news/carrier-and-cloud-neutral-raxio-ethiopia-eyes-setting-data-center-industry-standards-exclusive-interview

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭


𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬

Ethiopia’s state-owned electricity retailer is revamping its operations under new management focused on tackling corruption and improved service delivery backed by a new digital platform.

https://shega.co/news/ethiopias-electric-retailer-unveils-digital-platform-that-manages-palm-greasing-complaints


𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬

Bani Abraham, an industrial engineer passionate about music, has set up a budding business by handcrafting guitars priced at nearly half of the imported options.

https://shega.co/news/how-an-ethiopian-engineer-is-striking-fresh-chords-with-locally-handcrafted-guitars


𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐝-𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬

Addisastemari's portal, which allows the creation of customized teaching websites, has attracted around 8 thousand students attending courses from 19 clients in less than a year.

https://shega.co/news/ethiopian-ed-tech-startup-gets-early-traction-offering-customizable-teaching-websites


𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚
Stories of USAID grant-powered Ethiopian businesses might soon become tales of a bygone era, as America’s 47th President cracks down on the Agency.
https://shega.co/news/undercurrents-of-usaid-funding-freeze-in-ethiopia


𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐬

The National Bank of Ethiopia has proposed amendments to commercial banks' reserve requirement rules with more detailed and structured procedures for reserve maintenance, reporting, and penalties.

https://shega.co/news/ethiopias-central-bank-poised-to-tweak-statutory-reserve-requirement-protocols


Issue 175: Dairy Investment & Fintech Rush

In the past week, Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund has partnered with UK-based Asset Green on a $600 million dairy project. Meanwhile, fintech giants Flutterwave and pawaPay are racing to tap into Ethiopia’s financial sector following a liberalizing financial act.

Shega Weekly revisits the previous week

https://newsletter.shega.co/p/issue-175-dairy-investment-fintech-rush


𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨-𝐃𝐣𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬

Fayda National ID registrations have become mandatory to book travel tickets from the Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway S.C (EDR) for Ethiopians.

https://shega.co/news/ethio-djibouti-railway-goes-digital-demands-fayda-registration-for-travel-tickets


𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐮𝐩 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬

Gojjeb, a local tech startup, has debuted a platform that flips the car-hailing business model by allowing vehicle owners to preset their routes with customers following up with ride requests.

https://shega.co/news/ethiopian-tech-start-up-pilots-ride-booking-service


Digital Financial Services is serving the agricultural sector by providing credit, insurance, and payment solutions through key players from the private sector, government, and development partners. However, given the agriculture sector's major contribution to the economy, there is still a need for further expansion and enhancement to better support the sector. Check out the latest visual by AKOFADA (Advancing Knowledge on Financial Accessibility and DFS Adoption), our initiative for bolstering the accessibility of information on DFS (digital financial services) in Ethiopia.

Visit DFS Ethiopia Hub to download the high-resolution visual: https://digitalfinance.shega.co/insights/infographics #DigitalFinance #DFS #DigitalTransaction #AKOFADA #FinancialInclusion #Fintech #Ethiopia #Agriculture #KeyActors #Keyplayers #AgricultureLoan


AU Development Agency Crafts $18.2 M Pharmaceutical Roadmap Amid Global Funding Squeeze

As Africa’s health sector reels from the potential blowout of a freeze on USAID funding, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) has launched an 18.2-million-dollar five-year roadmap targeting pharmaceutical autonomy.

https://shega.co/news/au-development-agency-crafts-182-m-pharmaceutical-roadmap-amid-global-funding-squeeze


Guava Leaf Tea Gains Traction as Ethiopia Explores Traditional Remedies for Modern Health Challenges

Researchers in Ethiopia are turning to traditional medicine to explore potential solutions, with guava leaf tea emerging as a promising natural remedy.

https://shega.co/news/guava-leaf-tea-gains-traction-as-ethiopia-explores-traditional-remedies-for-modern-health-challenges

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