The Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) is set to launch electric vehicle (EV) maintenance services in Addis Ababa. The corporation announced that its new maintenance workshop, located in the Kality area of the capital, will be the first in Ethiopia to offer specialized services for electric vehicles.
Ethiopian Petroleum and Energy Authority (EPA) announced the development of a national e-mobility strategy aimed at accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country.
Ethiopia implements a new vehicle insurance policy. Previously, the maximum death claim was capped at 5,000 birr, but the new policy raises this to a range of 30,000 to 250,000 birr.
Boeing's Africa office, based in Addis Ababa, will officially begin operations in October 2024, according to Henok Teferra, Managing Director of Boeing Africa. The American aerospace company chose Ethiopia for its African headquarters due to the nation's achievements in aviation and its status as a continental hub.
The Ethiopian government announced plans to commence the construction of a railway link between the Awash fuel depot and Djibouti's Horizon Terminal in the coming Ethiopian year (2017).
