Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu discussed regional issues over telephone conversation. The Premier congratulated the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the historic agreements reached between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain. During their conversation, Abiy said that Prime Netanyahu had pioneered a historic step that will only be truly appreciated […]
The House of Peoples representatives concluded its 6th year 1st session passing various decisions. The house agreed on the motion referred in connection with the speech of President Sahlework Zewede on the 6th year joint opening session of house of the federation and peoples representatives, and decided to approve it after the Prime Minister forwards his comment on […]
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed this morning received Josep Borrel Fontelles, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President. According to office of the Prime Minister, the two discussed bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. Josep Borrell also attended a handover ceremony of 1.4 million test kits to the […]
The House of Federation and the House of Peoples have held their 6th year 1st joint opening session. In her opening remarks on the joint session, President Sahle-Work Zewde said the last Ethiopian budget year has been marked with significant achievements in all sectors. The president pointed out that the world Nobel Peace Prize Award 2019 bestowed […]
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved a $400 million grant from the International Development Association to Ethiopia. The grant will support Ethiopia’s efforts to improve the incomes of the urban poor and promote the inclusion of disadvantaged urban youth in the labor market under the urban productive safety nets and […]
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEB) stated that some 50 million Ethiopians are expected to cast their votes during the upcoming general election set to take place this year. Briefing media people who visited the process it has undergone ahead of the polling day today, NEBE stated that it has arranged 50,900 polling stations […]
An Ethiopian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedu Andargachew, met in Khartoum yesterday with high-level Sudanese officials. The delegation held a wide-ranging discussion on matters of common issues with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister of Sudan. The Ethiopian delegation constituted senior […]
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.