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World Bank Approves $500mln For Ethiopia’s Universal Electricity Access 2025 (March 31, 2021)

Association (IDA) credit to support Ethiopia’s goal of achieving universal electricity access by 2025. Over the past decade, the Government of Ethiopia has made encouraging progress on its electrification program and expanded the grid network coverage to nearly 60 percent of towns and villages. Despite this progress, Ethiopia has the third largest energy access deficit in […]

PM Visits Bole International Airport VIP Terminal Project (March 30, 2021)

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today visited the new VIP terminal being built at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Senior government officials also joined the Prime Minister in visiting the terminal, which is nearing completion. “Pleased to witness with the Council of Ministers the transformation taking place within Bole International Airport by the Ethiopian Airlines […]

The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, weekly press briefing (March 30, 2021)

The spokesperson of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Dina Mufti, has presented the Ministry’s biweekly press briefing today (29 March 2021). In his presentation, the Ambassador focused on political diplomacy, situations regarding humanitarian support and alleged atrocities on rights violations in Tigray, the Ethio-Sudan border dispute, economic diplomacy, capacity building and citizen-centered diplomatic activities. […]

Ethiopians in San Francisco hold rally to support law enforcement operation in Tigray and GERD negotiations (March 29, 2021)

The demonstrators said the rally signifies their search for the truth and the acceptance of responsibility by the politicians, media outlets, and Humanitarian organizations. They also recalled all the atrocities that the TPLF had inflicted against the wellbeing of all Ethiopians since its inception to its end as a major political force in the country. […]

PM Lauds ENDF’s Capacity To Manufacture Int’l Standard Products (March 28, 2021)

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today visited Homicho Ammunition Engineering Industry, one of the military production facilities of the Ethiopian Defense Industry sector. It specializes in producing wide range of ammunition for use by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). After the visit, the Prime Minister said “It is known that the Ethiopian National Defense Forces […]

A Week in the Horn (March 27, 2021)

News in Brief, On Discussions with President Isaias Afwerki a statement by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, UN and Ethiopia agree to jointly investigate alleged Human Rights Violations in Tigray, The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam realizes the Principle of Equitable and Reasonable utilization, Africa and the African Union The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa […]

Ethiopian, Eritrean Americans Urge Representatives In US Houses To Carefully Analyze Situation In Ethiopia (March 27, 2021)

Ethiopian Americans and Eritrean Americans residing in the Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area have condemned the propaganda campaigns waged by remnants of the defunct TPLF clique and called upon their elected representatives in both Houses of the United States to carefully analyze the situation in Ethiopia. The organizers of the rally are the “Ethiopian Public Diplomacy […]