Entries by Embassy Content Editor

Leadership Can Only Be Attained Through Elections-PM Abiy Ahmed (April 29, 2021)

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in a message he delivered today, said   today stated saying:  “In Ethiopia, aside from power through elections, there will not be a government created on the basis of negotiations or transitions. Leadership can only be attained through elections.” With this understanding, competing entities that have ideas and organizational structures can sell […]

U.S. Reiterates Continued Support For Ethiopia’s Justice Sector Reforms (April 29, 2021)

President of the Supreme Court of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Meaza Ashenafi discussed with Ambassador of the U.S. Geeta Pasi on the justice secotr. On the occasion, the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Geeta Pasi reiterated the commitment of her government to continue support, collaboration, and assistance for Ethiopia’s justice sector reforms. Ambassador Pasi […]

Deputy PM Demeke Meets UN Human Rights Representative For East Africa (April 28, 2021)

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 […]

AU Believed To Reinitiate Direction Set To Finalize Text Of Guidelines, Rules On 1st Filling, Annual Operation Of GERD: MoFA (April 27, 2021)

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 […]

Ethiopia Lauds Diaspora’s Support To Mega Projects, COVID-19 (April 27, 2021)

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, weekly press briefing (April 27, 2021)

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 […]

Minister Seleshi Bekele calls for Ethiopian Diaspora support to complete GERD construction (April 25, 2021)

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 […]

የሕዝብን ጥያቄዎች “ከጎዳና ወደ ፓርላማ” የሚወስድ ምርጫ! (April 25, 2021)

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 collects about $600 thousand in nine months to support GERD (April 25, 2021)

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 […]