The Information Technology Products Security Clearance and Control Proclamation No. 1310/2023 (hereinafter, the “Proclamation”) was necessitated for the protection of Ethiopia’s information technology infrastructure and the citizens of Ethiopia from emerging threats in cyberspace.[1] The Proclamation aims to regulate the importation, exportation, usage, and handling of Information Technology (IT) products with due risks to national...Read More

In recent years, Ethiopia has undertaken a significant policy shift in its approach to foreign direct investment by opening sectors that were previously exclusively reserved for domestic investors. As part of the government’s Second Home Grown Economic Reform (HGER 2.0), it has introduced key reforms in its policy approach such as: allowing foreign investment in...Read More