Ethiopia has 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 […]
The European Union (EU) has announced today new funding of €53.7 million in humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable people in Ethiopia, including those affected by law enforcement operation in Tigray regional state. The funding announced today will be dedicated to addressing the acute needs of those affected by conflict and climate shocks, including populations […]
Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr. Seleshi Bekele has today announced that two bottom outlets (BO) of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have been completed and gone operational. The bottom outlets provide release of water into the downstream countries have been completed, tested and become operational, he said. According to the Minister, the […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reaffirmed that Ethiopia, in developing Abbay River for its needs, has no intention of causing harm to lower riparian countries. The premier underscored that heavy rains last year enabled successful first filling of the GERD while the presence of the dam itself has undoubtedly prevented severe flooding in neighboring Sudan. Ahead […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today inaugurated Information Network Security Agency’s (INSA) new headquarters building The new building, which contains six blocks of 14 and 17-storey edifices, was built at a cost of 2.1 billion birr on 7,550 square meters of land in the capital Addis Ababa around Wello Sefer. The new INSA headquarters also houses […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that the second round filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will not have any impact on Egypt. Sameh Shoukry told Egyptian MPs that: “We imagine that the GERD will not cause damage to Egypt.” “I say this from a purely technical point of view,” he stressed. The […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has commended the progress of the Federal Housing Corporation’s efforts in addressing urban housing shortages. In six months, 500 houses have been built in 16 blocks on 3 hectares of land at a cost of birr 3 billion, said the Prime Minister in a twitter post. The government will continue developing […]
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Ethiopia’s 6th National Elections are scheduled to take place in the month of June 2021— a mere few weeks away. The highly anticipated elections will arguably be the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s first free and fair elections. Since 2018, the current administration has embarked on a path of democratization with a commitment to widening […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said ensuring a democratic 6th national election is a responsibility for all. The Prime Minister made the remark during a virtual meeting he had with regional presidents and head of the National Elections Board of Ethiopia (NEBE). During the meeting, they reviewed progress and challenges, according to a tweet by the […]
