The trilateral negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have been underway to reach an outcome on the first filling and annual operation of the GERD, as per the Declaration of Principles. It is regrettable, however, to witness that the progress of the negotiations has been dragged and politicized. […]
President of Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo has congratulated Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for winning the election. “I warmly congratulate PM Abiy Ahmed on regaining a strong mandate from the people of Ethiopia” President Farmaajo said. President Farmaajo further reiterated the commitment of Somalia to continue to work with the government of […]
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 […]