TO WESTERN EARS, the music seems both foreign and familiar. Its mood stretches from sultry and haunting to upbeat and vibrant. Soulful Western undertones are audible, yet the overall impression is ...

Mulatu Astatke experienced his musical conversion as a teenager while supposedly studying engineering abroad, mastering piano, vibraphone and Latin percussion in London, Boston and New York. After he ...

You’d expect a conversation with Mulatu Astatke to be about music. He is, after all, the father of a musical genre: Ethio-jazz. But when he talks about the art form, he tends to focus on its ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX), his office announced, describing the move as a "major step toward modernizing the country's financial sector." ...

Mulatu Astatke, 79, pioneer of Ethiopian jazz – the fusion of local music and western jazz is looking to integrate Ethiopian and Turkish music to regale audiences and inspire musicians. Speaking to ...

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Ethio Telecom will become the first company to list on Ethiopia's new stock market next week when the government sells a 10% stake in the company, Brook Taye, the CEO of its ...

The Ethiopian incumbent has been embroiled in the privatisation process for years, making the sale of an initial 10% stake something of a landmark. However, there has been some misinformation in the ...

Ethiopian carrier Ethio Telecom will kick off its plans to sell a 10 percent stake next week. The planned sale comes ahead of the company's listing on the country's new stock exchange. Reuters ...

Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru told a press conference in late July that the telecoms company’s revenues had grown significantly, in large part due to network expansion and a 5.8% increase in its ...

NAIROBI, July 28 (Reuters) - Ethiopian state-owned Ethio Telecom expects its total revenue to rise 19% in its 2023/24 (July-June)financial year and forecasts a 29% rise in the number of customers on ...

Ethio telecom, in partnership with Siinqee Bank, has launched a new range of mobile financial services and smartphone financing solutions aimed at accelerating Ethiopia’s journey toward financial and ...