Deputy prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnn has received at his office and held discussions with Marcel C. Akpovo, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) regional representative for East Africa. The Deputy Prime Minister appreciated Marcel for the readiness of his office to support Ethiopia’s efforts in strengthening the promotion […]
In the biweekly press briefing held today, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dina Mufti explained about activities undertaken related to political diplomacy, the GERD negotiation, the situation in Tigray, citizen-centered diplomatic activities and capacity building. Ambassador Dina said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on 19 April 2021 wrote a letter to Sudanese counterpart, Abdella […]
Ethiopian delegation led by State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Birtukan Ayano has concluded its face-to-face engagements with Ethiopians and people of Ethiopian descent in the US. The visit was aimed at encouraging the Ethiopian Diaspora to continue extending financial and advocacy supports to key flagship projects and holding constructive discussions regarding pivotal issues of […]
The spokesperson of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Dina Mufti, gave the Ministry’s biweekly press briefing today to the media. In his presentation, the Ambassador focused on political diplomacy, the GERD negotiation, the situation in Tigray, citizen-centered diplomatic activities and capacity building. I. Political Diplomacy H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today shared a Ramadan Iftar dinner with “our brothers and sisters” from Syria who are in Ethiopia as refugees. “This event brings back to our collective memory, how our ancestors welcomed the venerable companions and relatives of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at the dawn of Islam,” he wrote on his Facebook […]
The Ethiopian embassy in Canada in collaboration with Alliance for GERD in Canada held a webinar discussion entitled,” Updates on GERD and Information Session on GERD Bond Purchase”. Present at the discussion, H.E. Eng. Seleshi Bekele, Minister for Water, Irrigation, and Energy of Ethiopia tabled presentations over the current status of the GERD construction and […]
የዘንድሮው ምርጫ የዘመናት ቋጠሮዎች የሚፈቱበት ቁልፍ እንደሆነ መዘንጋት ሞኝነት ነው፡፡ በሀገራችን ለበርካታ ዓመታት የሕዝቦችን ጥያቄ ወደ ተገቢው የዴሞክራሲ ባሕል መንገድ ማስገባት አልተቻለም ነበር። ጉዳዩን ወደኋላ አርዝመን ካየነው ምናልባትም ከታኅሳሱ ግርግርና ከተማሪዎች እንቅስቃሴ ጀምሮ የሕዝባችን የፖለቲካ ጥያቄዎች በዋናነት የሚንጸባረቁት አንድም በጎዳና ላይ ዐመጽ፣ ሁለትም በጦር መሣሪያ አማካኝነት ነበር። ሁለቱም መንገዶች እጅግ ኋላቀርና አውዳሚዎች እንደ ነበሩ እስኪበቃን […]
Ethiopian Diaspora in Los Angeles and its Environs affirmed their commitment to continue supporting the GERD project. They expressed their commitment during a discussion they had with the delegation of the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency and various associations representing Ethiopians and Ethiopian descent in Los Angeles. H.E. Selamawit Dawit, Director of Diaspora Agency made remarks appreciating […]
The National Security Council of Ethiopia has today issued a statement on current circumstances in the country regarding national and regional security affairs. The statement indicates that Ethiopia is going through several challenges due to some internal and external evil forces working to destabilize the nation. Saying that the ongoing challenges are anticipated ones that […]
Ethiopia and the World Bank Group have signed a total of $907 million financing agreement aimed at availing financing to SMEs, mitigating expansion of COVID-19, and increasing access to reliable electricity. During the signing ceremony, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide said the World Bank Group remains a reliable partner of Ethiopia for several decades. “Access to […]