Creative Economy Policy: A new study says Ethiopia’s culture and creative industries are being held back less by funding and more by exclusion from the national investment code, slowing art, film and crafts from growing as a standalone growth engine. Coffee Culture: A look at the Ethiopian coffee ceremony—roasting, grinding, brewing in a jebena, and serving it as hospitality, community bonding, and spiritual reflection. Aviation Skills & Jobs: Airbus and Boeing roll out aviation workforce training in Ethiopia and Nigeria, betting on Africa’s fast-growing demand for pilots, cabin crew and technicians. Mobility Tech: Spiro secures $55M from China’s NewTrails to expand its electric motorcycle battery-swapping network across multiple African markets, pushing cleaner transport. Diplomacy & People-to-People Ties: Ethiopia’s FM Gedion Timothewos calls for a deeper Ethiopia–UK partnership, highlighting trade, education, research and diaspora links. Election Politics: Reports confirm Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party winning another big parliamentary majority, with voting not held in parts of Tigray and some areas of Amhara. Arts & Media: Paramount+’s spy thriller The Agency returns for season 2, with the plot tying back to a CIA mission in Ethiopia. World Stage in Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa is set to host the World Public Summit in July, with discussions spanning sovereignty, sustainable development, education, science, cultural preservation and youth.