Addis Ababa and Washington DC have renewed their sister city agreement. Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa, Engineer Takele Uma and the visiting Mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser signed the agreement in the Ethiopian capital today. The two countries have agreed to work together in the economic, health, business, technology, innovation, cultural exchange, and green […]
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed met today with the outgoing Executive Secretary of IGAD, Ambassador (Eng) Mahboub Maalim, as well as the incoming Executive Secretary Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu. Prime Minister Dr Abiy appreciated Ambassador Maalim’s dedication and contribution to the regional organization and the efforts made through IGAD to stabilize the region, according to office […]
Ethiopia has seized the meeting hosted by the United States on Wednesday to show its firm position of equitable use of the Nile water, said Gedu Andargachew, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Ethiopian delegation, led by Gedu issued a press conference in Washington yesterday following the end of the meeting attended by the U.S. Secretary […]
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew held talks with Tibor Nagy, Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, in Washington yesterday. The two sides discussed U.S. support for Ethiopia’s historic political and economic reforms. They further highlighted Ethiopia’s important role in advancing peace and security in the region. Gedu traveled to the […]
Ethiopia has joined the International Parliament of Tolerance and Peace (IPTP). The East African nation today hosted the 4th session of IPTP, which was attended by 40 deputies. In his opening remark, Speaker of the House of Peoples Representatives (HPR) of Ethiopia, Tagesse Chaffo, said “we should act now to create an ethical society in […]
A consultative forum aimed at forging new partnership between Ethiopian and U.S. universities opened in Addis Ababa today. Officials from Ethiopia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Universities’ Presidents and representatives from the U.S. Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) are in attendance of the forum. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education yesterday […]
Ethiopia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Gedu Andargachew, received a 17-member delegation of the European Parliament at his office today. They discussed the ongoing inclusive reform in Ethiopia and ways to bolster the strategic ties between the European Union and the Horn of African nation. The series of visits paid by members of the parliament show […]
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit in the resort city of Sochi. During the meeting, Prime Minister Dr Abiy briefed the Russian leader on the ongoing reform in Ethiopia. The homegrown economic reform agenda launched in the country aims at making Ethiopia one […]
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has left for Moscow to attend the Russia-Africa forum, scheduled to take place from October 23-24 in Sochi. The forum will be chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The event will gather Russian and African officials along with business leaders to discuss and sign […]
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed today met with members of the United Nations Security Council to discuss regional peace and security issues. The members of the Security Council congratulated the Prime Minister for his Nobel Peace Prize award and requested his inputs for regional peace. Prime Minister Dr Abiy highlighted attitudinal change, understanding the value […]