Entries by Embassy Content Editor

Premier Holds Teleconference with African Leaders (April 4, 2020)

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Convened by President Cyril Ramaphosa, leaders of Ethiopia, Rwanda, Senegal, Egypt, Zimbabwe, DRC and Kenya held teleconference yesterday. African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom, and Director of the Africa Center for Disease Control, Dr. John Nkengasong, also attended the discussion. After the discussion, Prime Minister Dr […]

Ethiopia, Norway FMs Call for Joint Approach to Fight COVID-19 (April 3, 2020)

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Gedu Andargachew, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia held a phone discussion with his Norwegian counterpart, Ine Eriksen Soreide, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Gedu briefed the Norwegian Foreign Minister about measures taken by Ethiopia to fight COVID-19. Citing the recent virtual Summit of the IGAD member states convened to deliberate on a regional IGAD strategy […]

Ethiopia, World Bank Sign Over $82m Emergency Support to COVID-19 Response (April 3, 2020)

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Ethiopia and the World Bank Group’s today signed $82.6 million financing agreement ($41.3m grant & $41.3 million credit) to help the country mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement was signed by Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance and Ms. Carolyn Turk, the World Bank Country Director for Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan. […]

GERD 9th Year Commencement Celebrated With Panel Discussion (April 2, 2020)

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Ethiopia today celebrated the 9th year of the start of construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with a panel discussion. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sileshi Bekele, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy said any external pressures and challenges from inside couldn’t deter the progress of the project. The dam will start holding […]

Ethiopia, Denmark Express Solidarity in Fighting COVID-19 (April 2, 2020)

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The Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew today held a phone conversation with  Rasmus Prehn, the Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark about ongoing efforts exerted to ward off the spread of COVID-19. Gedu briefed the Danish Minister about the efforts undertaken by the Ethiopian Government in fighting the spread of COVID […]

Ethiopian, South African Leaders Calls For Collective Leadership to Overcome COVID19 Impact Agreements (April 1, 2020)

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Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held phone conversation with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. The discussion focused on the need for collective leadership to overcome the impact of coronavirus (COVID19) together, according to a twitter post by the Prime Minister “We agreed that withstanding the economic damages that the pandemic introduces requires the support of […]