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This week’s Shega Weekly brings you the in-depth stories and key highlights you need to catch up on. • Ethiopia’s fuel price spiral • Debt hits $51.8B • Double-digit inflation returns newsletter.shega.co/p/issue-238-re…

Ethio telecom is driving Ethiopia’s digital infrastructure transformation with 5G, AI, cloud services, smart city tools, and green innovation. Partner Content shega.co/news/the-digit…

Binance's Africa Legal Head Larry Cooke speaks to Shega on the Ethiopian Birr P2P delisting, regulatory negotiations in Addis Ababa, the parallel market debate, and what comes next for crypto users in Ethiopia. shega.co/news/inside-th…

Ethiopia’s manufacturing ambitions are increasingly threatened by soaring borrowing costs, currency depreciation, and structural financing barriers. Yinebeb Bahru examines the growing crisis in capital goods financing and outlines practical reforms. shega.co/news/ethiopia-…

Ethiopia’s first EdTech revolution came via satellite. Plasma TVs broadcast the same lesson to classrooms nationwide. It solved scale. But not learning. Can current EdTech tools improve learning outcomes? shega.co/news/from-plas…

ICE CONNECT 2026, happening May 7, brings together startups, investors, and policymakers to explore solutions, initiate collaboration, and accelerate the country’s e-commerce ecosystem. nuel.ink/CFdKsO

Binance has announced that it will disable trading in the Ethiopian Birr starting May 15, 2026. Binance Africa shared the update on its X page, stating that it is “working closely with regulators to support Ethiopia’s goals” and hopes to resume trading soon.

Ethiopia’s EdTech ecosystem is moving beyond the question of whether solutions exist. The focus is now on how those solutions can be integrated into systems, supported through policy, and sustained through investment. shorturl.at/VdiCB

Partner Content- The biggest creative tech forum in Ethiopia is here. 🇪🇹🇫🇷 April 22–24, the Alliance Ethio-Française of Addis Ababa becomes the home of AI, VR, AR, animation, & game development. Register at: allianceaddis.org/createch/ For more information👇 shega.co/news/where-eth…

Ethiopia’s compensation landscape is wide, uneven, and heavily skewed. shega.co/news/inside-et…

Five years of learning, building, and evolving. As Shega turns five, we reflect on the journey so far and what comes next. shega.co/news/shega-tur…

Is EdTech actually improving learning in Ethiopia? EdTech Mondays explores how to measure real impact from data systems to classroom outcomes. 📻 Tune in tonight, 8:10 PM EAT on Fana FM 98.1 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. shorturl.at/dihhj

The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship has launched its third cohort of EdTech enterprises, part of a three-year program that will support 36 ventures, with 24 already in the post-acceleration phase. shega.co/news/12-startu…

Ethiopia EdTech Week returns March 25–26 at the Ethiopian Science Museum in Addis Ababa, with a sharper focus on connecting edtech startups, capital, and policy to scale inclusive, gender-responsive learning. shega.co/news/ethiopia-…

🤝Dangote signs $4.2B gas deal for Ethiopia fertilizer plant ✈️Ethiopia seeks Chinese financing for Bishoftu mega airport 🛂Ethiopia hit by new $15K US visa bond rule Capital is moving into bigger, strategic channels. newsletter.shega.co/p/issue-231-ca…

AfroReach Technology, the Ethiopian company behind the widely used enterprise messaging platform AfroMessage, has launched AfroContact, an omnichannel contact center platform designed to modernize how orgs manage customer engagement. Partner Content shorturl.at/bUdVT

DizzitUp, a pan-African startup, is connecting diaspora capital directly with local commerce. Embedding incentives through the DZY token, the platform enables merchants and consumers to participate in shared economic growth. Partner Content shorturl.at/Q1T8K

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has increased its market share in the country’s banking sector, reversing a declining trend and reinforcing its position as the dominant player. nuel.ink/eGd18u

🗂 New registry to identify business beneficiaries 🆔 Fayda joins EIH with 10B birr 📉 Ethiopia Receives Less Than Half of Planned AfDB Funds Latest edition of Shega Weekly covers ownership transparency and data systems newsletter.shega.co/p/issue-230-re…

Visa Inc. and Bank of Abyssinia have signed a five-year agreement aimed at expanding card issuance, introducing digital cards, and strengthening cross-border payment capabilities in Ethiopia. shega.co/news/visa-bank…