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በሰሜን አሜሪካ ለሚገኙ የኢ.ፌ.ዴ.ሪ. ዲፕሎማቶች ስልጠናዊ ምክክር የበይነ-መረብ ስልጠና ተካሂደ፣ (May 14, 2021)

በሰሜን አሜሪካ ለሚገኙ የኢ.ፌ.ዴ.ሪ. ኢምባሲ አምባሳደሮች፣ ከፍተኛና መካከለኛ አመራሮች ጋር በመንግስት አገልግሎት ዘርፍ የ10 ዓመት ፍኖተ- ካርታ ሰነድ ላይ ስልጠናዊ ምክክር በበይነ-መረብ ተካሂዷል፡፡ ስልጠናውን በንግግር የከፈቱት የዋሽንግተን ዲሲ የኢ.ፌ.ዴ.ሪ. ኢምባሲ ክቡር አምባሳደር ፍጹም አረጋ እንደገለጹት ስልጠናው በቀጣዩ አስር ዓመታት በህዝብ የሚመረጥ መንግስት የሚነድፋቸውን የልማት እቅዶች ማሳካት የሚችል የህዝብ አገልጋይነት መንፈስ የተላበሰ፤ነፃ ገለልተኛና ብቃት ያለው የመንግስት […]

Ethio-Telecom Launches “Tele Birr” (May 11, 2021)

Ethio-telecom has officially launched “tele birr”, an innovative mobile money solution for its customers. High level government officials, including Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attended the event that took place at the Friendship Square. The solution allows customers to deposit, receive and transfer money using their cell phones in areas where mobile network is available. “tele […]

The Spokesperson Of The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Ethiopia, Weekly Press Briefing Summary (May 11, 2021)

Spokesperson of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Dina Mufti, gave the Ministry’s biweekly press briefing today (11 May 2021) to the media. In his presentation, the Ambassador focused on political diplomacy, (with a special attention on the GERD negotiation and the situation in Tigray), economic diplomacy and citizen-centered diplomatic activities. I. […]

PM Reiterates Ethiopia’s Commitment To AU-Led Process (May 11, 2021)

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed welcomed President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo and current Chairperson of the African Union. He reiterated that Ethiopia continues to be committed to African solutions for African problems and to an AU-led process under the facilitation of the current Chair. He also emphasised Ethiopia’s firm position that the […]

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen meets US special envoy Jeffery Feltman (May 11, 2021)

H.E. Mr. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia had a discussion on Monday (May 10) with the U.S. special envoy to the Horn of Africa, H.E. Mr. Jeffrey Feltman. At the onset, the Deputy Prime Minister noted the longstanding relationship between the two countries and underscored the need to further cement […]

Presenting Only One Side of the Story on the Pages of the New York Times Harms the Cause of Truth and Peace in Ethiopia (May 11, 2021)

In his April 24 column, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist, Nicholas Kristof, lamented the fate of Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) as “one of the world’s most recognized public servants” who “may have become a refugee” as a result of the crisis in Tigray region of Ethiopia. Ambassador Fitsum […]

Dr Seleshi Holds Talks With US Special Envoy (May 10, 2021)

Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr Seleshi Bekele today held held bilateral discussion with US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman and his delegation. The discussion focused on the construction progresses and AU-led trilateral negotiation process on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Dr Seleshi briefed the Special Envoy on what utilizing Abbay means […]

Ethiopia, AfDB Sign $31mln Grant Financing Agreement (May 10, 2021)

The government of Ethiopia signed a grant financing agreement with the African Development Bank to support its efforts to end the stunting and malnourishment of children in Ethiopia. Yasmin Wohabrebbi, State Minister of Ministry of Finance, and Dr. Abdu B. Kamara, Deputy Director-General, East Africa Regional Development, and Business Delivery Office, African Development Bank Group […]