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Upcoming Election, 2nd GERD Filling, Maintenance Of Peace, Security Decisive Steps Toward Better Tomorrow: NSC (April 24, 2021)

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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, World Bank Sign $907m Financing Agreement (April 23, 2021)

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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 […]

Ethiopia, keen to host Second Russia-Africa Summit in Addis Ababa (April 23, 2021)

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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 […]

US Embassy In Addis Ababa Organizes Workshop On Child Rights, Counter-Terrorism (April 23, 2021)

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The Embassy of the U.S. in Addis Ababa held a tailored capacity building workshop for 17 high-level practitioners-prosecutors, public defenders, judges, corrections officials and others to ensure justice for children in a counter-terrorism context. The participants said they found the training comprehensive and made substantial progress in putting together recommendations to enhance current practices in […]

UN Security Council Reaffirms Strong Commitment To Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity And Unity Of Ethiopia (April 23, 2021)

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United Nations Security Council President Dinh Quy Dang issued a press statement concerning Ethiopia. The statement says that the members of the Security Council acknowledged the efforts by the Government of Ethiopia to provide humanitarian assistance and to provide increased humanitarian access. According to the statement, the members of the Security Council recognized, nevertheless, that […]

Premier Reiterates Commitment To Holding Free, Fair Democratic Election (April 22, 2021)

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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 […]

Ethiopian Official, US Ambassador Discuss Economic Cooperation (April 22, 2021)

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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, […]

Two Bottom Outlets of GERD Discharge Water Equal To Annual Flow of Abay Per Year: Minister (April 21, 2021)

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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 […]

US Pledges Continued Support, Cooperation with Ethiopia (April 21, 2021)

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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 […]