Shega | Innovation,Tech & Startups

2022-06-17 19:12:17 Agritech Challenge Awards Winners

Looking for ideas that could improve the productivity, income, access to finance, and resilience of farmers in Ethiopia, the competition opened last month and received 538 submitted applications.

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2022-06-16 12:07:29 Opportunity Alert :

Shega is hiring an Associate consultant and Business consultant to join its data, research, and advisory team.

If you are a driven and capable individual with a passion to help Ethiopian enterprises and stakeholders make better decisions through data and high-quality research, apply here -

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2022-06-15 17:56:06 New Platform Set To Accelerate Digital Financial Opportunities for Women in Ethiopia

An advocacy hub for digital and financial experts keen on advancing women’s economic empowerment through digital technology was launched last week in Addis Ababa.


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2022-06-14 11:06:35 Ministry Proposes Banks To Chip In for Innovation Fund

The Ministry of Innovation & Technology has proposed commercial banks in Ethiopia hand over their unused funds from their movable assets loan portfolio for the upcoming National Innovation Fund.

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2022-06-13 18:55:22 Fintechs in Ethiopia are worried about the liberalization of the sector, while Ethio Telecom is on a roll signing up many merchants, some even exclusive. Here are last week's major stories from Ethiopia’s innovative ecosystem recapped for you.

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2022-06-13 13:45:11 UNCDF, IBM Unite to Address Digital Skills Gap in Ethiopia

As part of a bigger global project, the program aims to deliver advanced digital and 21st-century workforce skills in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.

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2022-06-10 14:56:22 Court Rules Term “RIDE” Generic, Can’t be Trademarked

Judges at the Federal Court who inferred the dictionary definition of the term "ride" stated that the English word is a commonly used term and no single party can solely use it as its trademark. Read the court documents on how the case unfolded, Exclusive.

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2022-06-09 21:20:43 Cryptocurrencies Under Spotlight in Ethiopia Following Central Bank Announcement

The week has been a roller coaster for cryptocurrency enthusiasts in Ethiopia following the national bank's announcement on Monday. Ethiopia's crypto community which was once confined to small circles has found itself in the spotlight.


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2022-06-06 17:49:39 Shega’s weekly newsletter recaps the major stories from Ethiopia’s innovative ecosystem.

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2022-06-02 15:24:17 Local Tech Consulting Firm Offers Free AWS program in Ethiopia


CC Tech Consulting is offering the training program from subsidiary of Amazon that provides cloud computing web services, AWS re/start, for free in Ethiopia.

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