Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance has received the 2020 African Finance Minister of the Year Award. He received the award today during a virtual ceremony at the 5th US – Africa Investment Forum and Policy Dialogue 2020. Similarly, Minister of Trade and Industry, Melaku Alebel, received the ‘Special African Business Leadership Commendation Award.’ Both Ethiopian Ministers […]
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) this month provided $2.9 million worth of training and equipment to the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF). The equipment donated includes land cruisers, troop transports, ambulances, cargo and fuel trucks, water trailers, operations center computers, and night vision devices. The donation is aimed at supporting ENDF’s effort to disrupt […]
The Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) has donated 6.6 million gloves to protect health workers fighting COVID19 in Ethiopia. This is EDTF’s 2nd donation to support Ethiopia’s efforts in the fight against the spread of the pandemic. Last June, it donated 40m birr worth of medical supplies to the Ministry of Health.
መለያየትን እናስቀናለን ፍቅርን እናነግሳለን ስንተባበር እንዲህ ነን ደሞም እንቀጥላለን እናመሰግናለን! “Some people care too much. I think it is called love.” Thank you for your continued support. Together we can do so much! #covid19Ethiopia#Ethiopia
Ethiopian and the World Bank yesterday signed $80 million grant agreement aimed at supporting the completion of the second phase of agricultural growth project (AGP II). The bank approved the financing from the International Development Association (IDA) last week to support the government of Ethiopia to boost agricultural productivity and enhance market access for smallholder […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Gedu Andargachew held telephone conversation with director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Manuel on various issues. In their conversation, Manuel said IOM is committed to strengthen its relationship with Ethiopian pledging continued support to the country. The Foreign Minister, to his part thanked the IOM for its support to […]
Members of a Kenyan Associations living in Washington DC, US have contributed 5,000 USD for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Members of the “Kenyan Association” handed over the $5,000 Bank Cheque to Ethiopian Ambassador to US, Fitsum Aregga at the headquarters of the embassy in the country. The members said that […]
በዚህ አስቸጋሪ ወቅት ህይወት ለማዳን ቅድሚያ ሰጥተው ላደረጉት ድጋፍ እጅግ እናመሰግናለን። Thank you for your invaluable contributions to the historic fight against #COVID19Ethiopia.
Ethiopia will launch a second satellite into space in December this year, said the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute. Dr Solomon Belay, director-general of the institute told FBC today that the satellite, named ET-SMART-RSS, will be launched on December 19, 2020 from a Chinese satellite center. It would play a significant role in sending […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia and stakeholders today (September 22) co-organized a briefing on the “Dine for the Nation” project for resident diplomats in Addis Ababa. H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed initialed the “Dine for the Nation” idea to gather financial resources for tourist attraction sites planned at Koysha, Wonchi, and Gorgora. H.E. […]
