over 800 participants from more than 50 countries, with investors from China, Poland, India, Singapore, and Kenya signing agreements across manufacturing, energy, mining, agriculture, and real estate. Its technologies span wind, solar, energy storage, and hydrogen, and it has developed the world’s first 30-megawatt-class pure hydrogen gas turbine. Nevertheless, the reform programme appears to be generating tangible results in terms of foreign investor appetite, as the $13 billion forum outcome demonstrates. East Africa’s Investment Arms RaceEthiopia’s blockbuster forum was not the only investment event in the region. Looking AheadFor Ethiopia, the investment forum represents a potential inflection point.

Source: Ethiopian News March 30, 2026 09:38 UTC