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Twitter to open an Office in Ghana, Looks to Ethiopia for its Regional Hub

13 April 2021 -

Twitter has announced the opening of its first African headquarters and is looking at Addis Ababa as a possible destination for its regional office. This comes after a visit by Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter in 2019 starting rumors that Twitter is looking at flying its flag within the continent.

Hyatt to Open A Second Hotel in Addis Ababa

8 April 2021 -

Hyatt is set to introduce yet another of its famous brand hotels within Addis Ababa to complement its Hyatt Regency hotel that opened three years ago.

With slew of internal factors, a second-hand Vitz now sells for a record sum, nearing 800,000 Birr

7 April 2021 -

With prices of most commodities becoming out of reach for most of the population in Ethiopia - a car - still seen as a luxury for Ethiopia’s growing middle class, the value of a Vitz has reached to uncharted territory in the local market.

The Weeknd Donates 1 Million USD to Ethiopia

5 April 2021 -

The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) is pledging 1 million USD to help feed thousands of people in Ethiopia affected by the recent conflict in the region of Tigray. The Ethiopian - Canadian is teaming up with last year's Nobel Peace Prize Winning, the United Nations World Food Programme.

Canal+ purchases KANA TV

2 April 2021 -

Sources have confirmed to detail ethiopia, that French owned Canal+ has bought one of Ethiopia’s most successful and controversial TV stations, KANA, for an undisclosed sum of money. This is as it prepares to enter the competitive Ethiopian market due to be operational in a month.

An Ethiopian born model becomes “Miss Belgium 2021”

1 April 2021 -

Kedist Deltour, an orphan who was adopted from an Ethiopian orphanage at the age of ten by a Belgian family is also to represent the European nation to the Miss Universe competition.