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Food and Non Food Items Being Distributed To 92 Centers In Tigray (February 13, 2021)

Ministry of Peace announced continuation of distribution of emergency food and non food items to people in need in Tigray region. The Ministry stated that food and non-food items are being distributed to 92 distribution centers in 32 Woredas in the region. According to the Ministry, distribution of emergency supplies is also underway in two […]

Djiboutian delegation say newly built parks in Addis Ababa inspiring for neighboring countries to emulate (February 13, 2021)

The three days long Ethiopia-Djibouti Forum is concluded today (February 13) with a visit to Entoto and Unity Park. The delegation from Djibouti comprised of representatives from Djibouti Tourism, Chamber of Commerce as well as scores of tour operators, hotel owners, and travel agents have admired the Government of Ethiopia, particularly Premier Abiy Ahmed for […]

የሰላም ባለቤት እርሰዎ ነዎት! (February 12, 2021)

የሰላም ሚኒስቴር በትግራይ ክልል የሰላም ማስከበር ሂደቱን ተከትሎ በትግራይ ክልል ላለፋት 3 ወራት የተባበሩት መንግስታት ልዩ ልዩ ድርጅቶችን ጨምሮ ከ26 በላይ አለም አቀፍ ድርጅቶች ጋር በጥምረት የሰብዓዊ ድጋፍና መልሶ ማቋቋም ተግባራን ለማገዝ ሰፊ እንቅስቃሴ ሲደረግ ቆይቷል። ባለፉት 3 ወራት በተለያዩ ጊዜያት ቦታው ተገኝተው ድጋፍ ለማድረግ ላመለከቱ የዓለም አቀፍ ድርጅቶች አለም አቀፍ መመዘኛውን አሟልተው ለተገኙ 75 […]

Over 26 Aid Agencies Engaged In Delivery Of Humanitarian Assistance In Tigray: Demeke (February 12, 2021)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, received at his office today Turkish Ambassador to Ethiopia, Yaprak Alp. In the discussion, Demeke mentioned the strong bilateral relations between the two countries and urged Turkey to continue supporting Ethiopia’s role in fighting terrorism in the horn of Africa. Appreciating Turkey’s stance in the […]

Amb Taye Holds Discussions With UN, ICRC Officials (February 12, 2021)

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the UN, Taye Atske Selassie held discussions with officials of UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and International Red Cross. In a tweet yesterday, Ambassador Taye said that “I had a productive meeting with Ms. Alice Wairimu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.” […]

FM Demeke Mekonnen Holds Phone Talks With UNSOM Head (February 11, 2021)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen had a telephone conversation today with James Swan, the United Nations Secretary-General Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). During their conversation, they exchanged information and views on the current situation in Somalia and the […]

Ethiopian Minister, Germany Ambassador Discuss GERD Issue (February 11, 2021)

Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr Seleshi Bekele, has held discussion with Ambassador of Germany to Ethiopia, Stephan Auer. They discussed on the current situation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The Minister briefed the ambassador bout the general status of trilateral negotiation between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt regarding the dam.

Claimed journalist is not legally registered with the Ethiopian Broadcast Authority (February 11, 2021)

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued a statement yesterday claiming that a freelance journalist named Lucy Kassa was physically attacked by unidentified men “with the clear aim of intimidating her in connection with her reporting”. The statement also included that she “reports for several foreign media including the Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera and the Norwegian […]