Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has congratulated Ethiopians on the certified election results announced yesterday by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia. Prosperity Party (PP) has won 410 seats in elections held in 436 constituencies out of 547 parliamentary seats. Some seats will remain vacant till elections are held in other parts of the country on […]
National Electoral Board of Ethiopia is announcing final results of the 6th general elections in the presence of several stakeholders. Leaders of contending political parties, representatives of the international community and civic society organizations and influential public figures are attending the announcement ceremony. In her opening remarks, Chairperson of the Electoral Board, Birtukan Mideksa said […]
የተከበራችሁ ኢትዮጵያውያን እና ኢትዮጵያውያት ላለፈው ግማሽ ክፍለ ዘመናት፣ የሀገራችን ሕዝብ ዲሞክራሲያዊ በሆነ መንገድ በነጻ ፈቃዱ የመረጠው መንግሥት እንዲኖረው ብዙ ሙከራዎች ሲደረጉ ቢቆዩም፤ በተለያዩ ምክንያቶች ሲሰናከሉ ነበር። በሂደቱ አያሌ ተማሪዎችና ወጣቶች፣ ገበሬዎችና የቤት እመቤቶች፣ ምሁራንና መለዮ ለባሾች፣ መላው የሀገራችን ሕዝብ ከፍተኛ ዋጋ ከፍሏል። ካለፈ ልምዳችንና ባልተሳኩ ጉዞዎች ጠባሳ ሰበብ፣ የአሁኑም ምርጫ ዴሞክራሲያዊነቱ ተጠብቆ ባይጠናቀቅስ በሚል ስጋት፣ […]
The Ambassador of Germany to Ethiopia, Stephan Auer, addressing the announcement of the verified electoral result of the sixth general elections, said the electoral process was transparent and inclusive in several aspects. Ambassador Stephan Auer appreciated mobilization of the people and voter turnout during the whole voting process and related activities. The participation of both […]
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Demeke Mekonnen had a telephone conversation today (July 09) with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi, Hon Eisenhower Mkaka. The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister said Ethiopia and Malawi have a long history of diplomatic relations which further needs […]
As part of the government’s ongoing effort to provide humanitarian support in Tigray, 40 trucks loaded with food and non-food items have been dispatched to the region today. The Government of Ethiopia has recently called on the international humanitarian organizations to provide aid to people in Tigray. Accordingly, over 40 trucks loaded with food and […]
During the weekly press briefing session, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dina Mufti reiterated the commitment of the federal government to maintain relief operation in Tigray region. Ambassador Dina said the recent permission granted to humanitarian flight is part of the efforts to address the need the need in the area. Humanitarian cargos […]
Most of the member countries of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recommended that the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) should be resolved by African Union (AU) led negotiation. In Thursday’s UNSC meeting, countries including Kenya, Estonia, Mexico, Niger, DRC, Norway, U.S, Russia, China and India have encouraged Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan […]
The Water Irrigation and Energy Minister Dr. Seleshi Bekele, in Thursday’s meeting, urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to encourage Egypt and Sudan to stick to the AU led negotiation to seek a solution for the GERD issue. He also urged Egypt and Sudan to understand that a resolution to the Nile issue won’t […]