Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Ethiopia held talks today with Pekka Haavisto, Special Envoy of the European Union and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Discussing the current situation in Tigray, the special envoy appreciated the recently announced agreement between the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the UN to jointly Investigate alleged […]
For the latest updates from the Horn of Africa checkout MFA weekly online magazine A Week in the Horn April 9, 2021. Get the major news stories in the week about Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Djibouti, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia & AU: News in Brief GERD Negotiations and Ungrateful Downstream Countries On the Trilateral Negotiations […]
H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia received at his office the newly elected Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa. At the onset, the Deputy Prime Minister congratulated her on the new assignment and affirmed Ethiopia’s commitment to support her in every way possible. Speaking about the […]
The United States is providing an additional 152 million US Dollars in humanitarian assistance in response to the Tigray crisis, enabling USAID to reach 3 million people with food and non-food item supports. Aid package includes food and safe drinking water, medical support, shelter, and protection and psycho-social support. “The American people are again standing […]
Tech giant Facebook says that it has removed more than a dozen accounts and pages on Facebook and Instagram from Egypt that targeted Ethiopia, Sudan and Turkey. “We removed 17 Facebook accounts, six Pages, and three Instagram accounts from Egypt that targeted Ethiopia, Sudan, and Turkey. We found this network as part of our internal […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister has conferred with Foreign Affairs Minister of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod via telephone on latest development is Ethiopia. During the telephone conversation, Deputy Prime Minister Demeke told the Danish Foreign Minister that the government of Ethiopia has delivered humanitarian assistance to 4.5 Million people in need in Tigray region, adding […]
Ethiopian Airlines has celebrated its 75th Anniversary marking the day it started flight across the world. 75 years ago today, in 1946, Ethiopian Airlines operated its first scheduled flight with Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft from Addis Ababa to Cairo via Asmara. Today, Ethiopian Airlines celebrates its anniversary as one of the most competitive mega carriers in […]
The international media have been busy reporting crimes of all sorts of nature in the Tigray region since the beginning of the law enforcement operation that followed the unwarranted and surprise attack by the TPLF clique on the members of the Northern Command of the Ethiopian Defense Force on 4 November 2020. The government of […]
President Sahle-Work Zewde held talks with Mr. Pekka Haavisto, Special Envoy of the European Union and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland. The Special Envoy stated that he has come to Ethiopia to hold discussions with various government officials on the status of the humanitarian relief and rebuilding efforts in Tigray as well as the […]
Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia has held telephone conversation with National Security Advisor to President Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan. During the talks, Demeke explained that the situation in Tigray is improving though demanding serious intervention. He also discussed GERD and noted the AU-led negotiation is instrumental through assuming observers to […]
