The New York Tristate Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) support and advocacy group launched yesterday. Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr. Seleshi Bekele, attended the launch of the group which consists of community and civil society leaders, academics and professionals. According to the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, construction of GERD has […]
Recently we noted a post on GERD by the Embassy of Egypt in Washington D.C that is intended to misinform and mislead the international community. The following brief fact sheet is intended to provide factual information and to put the records straight. Egypt’s protracted campaign of misinformation will not be helpful to the success of […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appreciated all Ethiopians at home and abroad for their contribution to make ‘Dine For Ethiopia’ initiative a success. The Prime Minister made the remark during a ‘Dine For Ethiopia’ dinner program he hosted yesterday. ‘Dine for Ethiopia’ is an initiative launched by the Prime Minister last August to mobilize funds for the […]
The ‘Dine for Ethiopia’ program, an initiative aimed at mobilizing funds for Wonchi, Gorgora and Koysha projects, will be hosted today. The initiative aims to raise 3 billion birr for the three projects that would be executed in Oromia, Amhara and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) regional states. In a tweet, the Prime Minister […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today held discussion with leaders of the Tigray interim administration today. The meeting evaluated humanitarian, security, infrastructure and public service provision milestones and challenges in the region. The Prime Minister tweeted that “critical areas of intervention were identified and direction set for requisite actions.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia condemns in the strongest possible terms the escalation and provocative behavior of the Government of the Sudan regarding the boundary issue between Ethiopia and the Sudan. Ethiopia believes that any conflict between our two countries would only result in a colossal collateral damage […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Sean Jones, together with U.S. Embassy team, visited the city of Mekelle, Tigray regional state last Monday. He meet with the deputy of the interim regional administration of Tigray, the regional emergency coordination center, other local and federal authorities, and USAID implementing partners distributing emergency […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held discussion over the phone with Mark Rutte, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. In a tweet, PM Abiy thanked Mark Rutte “for a good call discussing our bilateral relations and regional peace and security issues.” “Ethiopia’s long standing relationship with the Netherlands through diplomacy, trade and investments is a […]
No country in the world would have tolerated the provocation and heinous actions of the TPLF says Ambassador Arega in defence of the response of Ethiopia to crisis in Tigray Ethiopia’s envoy to the USA Ambassador Fitsum Arega says that amidst multiple challenges, the country is waxing strong. Speaking in an exclusive zoom interview with […]
Ethiopia has so far put in place twelve world-class industrial parks and has untapped potentials to become one of the centers of anchor investors in Africa, officials said. In a recently released advertising film by the Ethiopian Investment Commission, Industrial Park Development Corporation Board Chairperson and Special Adviser to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Arkebe Oqubay […]