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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia had a discussion on Thursday (April 22) with H.E. Mr. Oleg Ozerov, Ambassador-at-Large, and Head of the Secretariat of Russia-Africa Partnership Forum held on 22 April 2021. The two sides discussed preparations for the Second Russia-Africa Summit which will be held in 2022 in […]