We would like to express our regret that the statement issued by the UN Commission on Human Rights (dated 6 August 2021), based on the hunches of its rapporteur, Dr. Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker (Sudan) on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Tigray, undermines Ethiopia’s centuries-old protection of refugees and does not take into account the […]
TPLF has continued launching attacks and creating havoc in the adjacent territories of the Tigray region. The TPLF forces also continue to impede humanitarian assistance, thereby putting the lives of many millions at risk. Despite the unilateral ceasefire declared by the Government, the TPLF forces have turned a deaf ear to the call by the […]
The situation in Tigray and the unilateral humanitarian ceasefire declared by the Government of Ethiopia, including the need to enhancing All-inclusive National Dialogue, have been the major preoccupying issues lately. The Government of Ethiopia has been committed to the Unilateral Humanitarian Ceasefire that it has declared on 28 June 2021 in a bid to give […]
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Office of the Prime Minister said despite the government’s efforts to enable a secured passage for humanitarian assistances in Tigray region, there is still a deliberate campaign to manipulate the international community by some western media outlets. Press Secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister, Billene Seyoum told the international media today that in […]
Spokesperson of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Dina Mufti, gave the Ministry’s biweekly press briefing today to the media on major diplomatic activities over the week. Please find here summary of the press briefing: I. Political Diplomacy H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia received on Thursday (July […]
ለጉብኝት አዲስ አበባ የገቡት የአሜሪካ መንግሥት የተራድኦ ድርጅት ኃላፊ ሳማንታ ፓዎር ከኢትዮጵያ መንግስት ከፍተኛ የስራ ሃላፊዎች ጋር ውይይት አድርገዋል። በውይይቱም ወቅት በትግራይ ክልል በተፈጠረው ሁኔታና የህወሃት አሸባሪ ቡድን እየፈጠረ ባለው ችግር ዙሪያ ለሃላፊዋ ሰፊ ገለፃና ማብራሪያ እንደተደረገላቸው የሰላም ሚኒስትሯ ሙፈሪያት ካሚል ገልጸዋል። የአሜሪካ መንግሥት የተራድኦ ድርጅት ኃላፊ ሳማንታ ፓዎር ወደ ኢትዮጵያ መምጣታቸው የህወሃት አሸባሪ ቡድን […]
On suspension of three NGOs by the Agency for Civil Society Organizations
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H.E. Demeke Mekonnen warmly welcomed to his office today (August 03) members of a peace corps formed by Ethiopians and people of Ethiopian origin in the United States. The Peace Corps represents more than 30 civic organizations in various parts of the United States organized to advance the interests […]
Ethiopian Diaspora donated $100,000 for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in a single day. In a tweet, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States, Fitsum Arega, appreciated the Diaspora for the donation. “Each day is a gift to do better and be better. Thank you for using each day to lighten the burden of […]