Ethiopia’s ceramic industry is entering a significant new phase, driven by local mineral resources, construction growth, import substitution, and new large-scale manufacturing investments. 🏭 A Growing Manufacturing Industry Ceramic production in Ethiopia includes floor and wall tiles, porcelain tiles, sanitary ware, tableware, pottery, and ceramic electrical insulators. Traditional ceramics have long been produced from locally available materials such as clay, while modern factories use combinations of kaolin, feldspar, quartz, silica, limestone and ball clay. The

Ethiopia is experiencing one of Africa’s fastest shifts toward electric vehicles (EVs). What began largely as a response to rising fuel costs and foreign-exchange pressure has developed into a major transformation of the country’s automotive market. 🚗 A Major Policy Shift In 2024, Ethiopia banned the importation of new gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles, while significantly reducing import duties on electric vehicles. Completed EVs were reportedly subject to a 15% tariff, while semi-assembled vehicles and fully

Lalibela is one of Ethiopia’s most important historical and religious cities, famous for its extraordinary rock-hewn churches carved directly into volcanic rock. Located in the northern Ethiopian highlands, Lalibela has been a major center of Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity for centuries. Origins and the Zagwe Dynasty Lalibela’s history is closely connected with the Zagwe Dynasty, which ruled much of Ethiopia approximately from the 12th to the 13th century. The city was originally known as Roha and