Ethiopians living in Boston, US have contributed $12,692.65 to people who are in need in Ethiopia. The donation has been coordinated by the Marathon record holder, Athlete Belayneh Densamo and others. Representatives of members of the Diaspora who participated in the donation have handed over the support to the Ethiopian Embassy in the US. It […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held phone talks with Chancellor of Germany Angella Merke on various issues. Prime Minister Abiy said the conversation he held with the German chancellor was good and productive. According to the Prime Minister, the two have discussed national and regional issues including COVID 19. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Chancellor […]
In a press briefing held today, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dina Mufti stated that Ethiopia urged that the negotiation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) shall continue under auspices of the African Union (AU). Ambassador Dina also said that the humanitarian response has continued in Tigray region. According to the spokesperson, […]
State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Redwan Hussine today received at his office the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa, Parfait Onanga. The discussion focused on the visit of UNHCR’s Chief, Filippo Grandi to the two Eritrean refugee camps in the Tigray regional state and the latest development in the […]
President Sahlework Zewde conferred with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on humanitarian activities in Ethiopia. Grandi has visited the refugee camps in Tigray region and assessed the security and rehabilitation efforts. The high commissioner said that he has seen some encouraging progress while he was visiting the region. According to office of the […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Demeke Mekonnen has conferred with Chief of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi on various issues. Demeke said that the discussion held focused at ways of addressing outstanding issues and crisis of the refugees in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is committed to address the outstanding issues, he […]
The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is progressing as planned, said Dr Seleshi Bekele, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy. He made the remark following an onsite coordination meeting he had with contractors, consultants, board members and employer today. In a tweet, the Minister said “GERD construction progresses as scheduled.” Dr Seleshi […]
Ministry of Trade and Industry has launched the first-ever online trade registration and licensing system in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen and other high ranking government officials The new system is said to enable members of the business community to get their trade registered and licensed without physical presence to headquarters of […]
Prime Minister Abiy along with high ranking government officials has paid a visit to a farmland in Oromia Regional State. The Prime Minister said that Great work has been undertaken so far in Oromia region to grow 130,000 hectares of low land wheat through irrigation. The current progress of a total 300,000 hectares planned, greatly […]
The Council of Ministers, in its 95th regular session, discussed various issues and passed decisions accordingly. In a statement issued regarding the decisions, the Office of Prime Minister indicated that the council has passed a resolution to grant debt relief for public development enterprises that have been engaged in construction of several mega projects across the […]
