Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has expressed government’s commitment to holding a free, fair, democratic and peaceful election. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed convened Regional Presidents and National Election Board leadership this morning to follow up on the direction provided in the meeting of last week. Following NEBE’s report that many polling stations were still pending, regions […]
Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance today received in his office the US Ambassador to Ethiopia, Geeta Pasi where they discussed the economic cooperation between Ethiopia and the United States. The discussion focused on the multifaceted economic cooperation between the two countries, which has been very important in supporting economic growth in Ethiopia. This is, […]
Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr. Seleshi Bekele said that both the recently completed bottom outlets of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have gone operational with total capacity of discharging 1,860 cubic meters per second. In an exclusive interview with EBC, the Minister said the process of the dam is now in state […]
Minister of Peace, Muferihat Kamil, has met and discussed on current affairs with US Ambassador to Ethiopia, Geeta Pasi. Minister Muferihat briefed the ambassador on steps being undertaken to address the humanitarian situation in the northern part of the country following the law enforcement process. The Minister thanked the people and government of the United […]
Ethiopia says the way forward on the GERD negotiations is to request the Chairperson of the African Union, H.E President Felix Tshisekedi to call the meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the AU in a letter addressed to the Prime Minister of the Sudan H.E Mr. Abdalla Hamdok. H.E Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, […]
State Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tsion Teklu met with a delegation comprising representatives of Ethiopian Orthodox Churches in US Canada. The state minister conferred with the delegation which was led by Archbishop Abune Tewoflos, head of North California, Nevada and Arizona diocese members of the holly synod on disbursing collected funds to affected […]
The spokesperson of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Dina Mufti, gave the Ministry’s biweekly press briefing today (21 April 2021) to the media. In his presentation, the Ambassador focused on political diplomacy, the GERD negotiation, Ethiopia-Sudan border issue and citizen-centered diplomatic activities. I. Political Diplomacy H.E. Mr.Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen has held talks with European Union (EU) Commissioner for Crisis Management Amabassador Janez Lenarčič on various issues. The two sides have had discussions over the commendable efforts that the government has been undertaking so far and ways to mitigate observed challenges in delivering humanitarian support to affected […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with business owners and scholars from the Tigray regional state living in Addis Ababa. The discussion focused on the current issues and the situation in Tigray, according to a tweet by the Prime Minister. Rebuilding the Tigray region requires the concerted efforts of various actors, especially those from the region, […]
Ethiopia called upon members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to urge Egypt and Sudan to return to the tripartite negotiations on the first filling and annual operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and respect the AU-led process. In a letter addressed to the current President of the UNSC on 16 April […]
