UNDESA DSPD participated in the 13th African Region Meeting of the ILO as a panellist during the plenary panel discussion on “Transition from the informal to the formal economy in Africa: The way ...

Whether it’s paving, construction or big-time infrastructure projects, Addis Ababa is growing fast. High-end apartments and glass-fronted buildings stand where informal shacks once stood. A new metro ...

At a critical moment in what the United Nations has dubbed “a year for global action,” the Third International Conference on Financing for Development kicked off today in the Ethiopian capital with ...

In Addis Ababa, a city of over 4 million people, the more traditional way of getting around has been in mini vans – a cross between a bus and a taxi, that picks people up and drops them wherever they ...

The country has an international supermodel. It has a world-renown designer, a centuries-old textile industry, and its very own fashion school. It’s Ethiopia, and it’s perched to hit the global ...

Bench Events, the organiser of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) have confirmed that the conference will return to Addis Ababa in 2015. It will take place again at the Sheraton Hotel on ...

The Third International Conference on Financing for Development has just concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 to 16 July. As previously indicated both the first (Monterrey, 2002) and second (Doha, ...

Work, not just jobs or employment, is crucial for human progress: Of the world's 7.3 billion people, 3.2 billion are in jobs, and many others engage in unpaid care, creative and voluntary work as well ...

If you thought hotel prices in your city are high, just wait a minute. A new survey is showing that Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has the highest hotel price point in Africa. The survey by hospitality ...