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 […]
The spokesperson of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Dina Mufti, gave the Ministry’s biweekly press briefing today (15 April 2021) to the media. In his presentation, the Ambassador focused on political diplomacy (with a focus on situations regarding humanitarian support and alleged atrocities on rights violations in Tigray and the GERD negotiations), the Ethiopia-Sudan […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen has received Dr Matshidiso Moeti WHO Regional Director for Africa. They discussed on-going United Nations and WHO collaboration to promote the health agenda in Ethiopia. Moreover, they exchanged views on Ethiopia’s response to current surge in COVID19 cases and concerns over equitable access to COVID-19 […]