South Sudan will receive 500 megawatts of electricity from Ethiopia over the next six years following the construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), according to reports.

Addis Ababa will export 100 megawatts of electric power to Juba in an initial three-year period, and then a further 400 megawatts over the next three years, according to Ethiopian Electric Power, a state-owned electric producer.

The agreement was part of a memorandum of understanding, signed on 5 May when a South Sudanese delegation visited Ethiopia, relating to the integration of electrical infrastructure.

Ethiopia also has agreements to sell electricity to Kenya and Tanzania. There are plans to supply power to Rwanda, the Somaliland region of Somalia, and Burundi.

https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/south-sudan-set-receive-cheap-electricity-ethiopia

Ethiopia's state-owned telecommunications company, Ethio Telecom, has launched the first 5G network in the Horn of Africa.

Local media reported that the launch took place Monday May 9, following deployment of the service by China-based Huawei Technologies Co. The project cost Ethiopia a whooping $40 million.

For now, the 5G network service will only be available at designated hotspots across Addis Ababa, including Bole International Airport and Ethio Telecom's headquarters.

Ethio Telecom's Chief Executive Officer, Frehiwot Tamru, was quoted by The East African to have said this:

“The 5G service is launched in selected places in Addis Ababa. In the coming 12 months, we will have 150 5G sites in Addis Ababa and in major cities outside the capital.”

With the launch, Ethiopia has become one of a handful of African countries that have launched the fifth generation network.

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/ethio-telecom-launches-ethiopias-5g-network-one-of-few-in-africa/v67y6s5

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