Addis Ababa, November 21, 2018 -The African Development Bank Group (ADB) last Monday approved additional resources to Ethiopia’s Basic Services Transformation Program in the form of a 123- million US dollars grant. The Basic Services Transformation Programme Supplementary Financing (BSTP-SF) will be for the fiscal years 2018/19 to 2019/20, according to a press release issued […]
Addis Ababa December 21/2018 Ethiopia and the European Union Commission have signed a 20 million grant agreement aimed at improving health and nutrition in the country. The grant agreement has been availed to improve health and nutrition of women, adolescent girls and children under five years of age. State Minister of Finance, Admasu Nebebe and […]
State Minister Dr. Markos held discussion with Regional Director of Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Mr. Roba D. Sharamo later today. (December 21) State Minister Dr. Markos warmly welcomed and thanked ISS for its activities in Ethiopia in the areas of researches to understand national, regional and continental trends in conflict, development,& its works in […]
Addis Ababa December 21/2018 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched today the National Tax Revenue Movement that aimed at improving tax collection system of the country. The movement was launched under the theme of “Delivering on my Responsibility: Demanding my Rights”. Addressing the launching ceremony, which was held at the African Union hall in Addiss […]
WASHINGTON (December 13, 2018) — The Trump administration rolled out a new strategy for Africa on Thursday, but it was really all about China. John R. Bolton, President Trump’s national security adviser, said the United States would lavish money and greater attention on the African continent, casting it as a crucial battleground in the global […]
President Sahle-Work Zewde has returned to Addis Ababa this morning (December19) after attending the Africa -Europe High-Level Forum in Vienna which took place under the theme: “Taking Cooperation to the Digital Age”. The forum aimed at broadening cooperation between Africa and the EU , with a focus on digital technology and its importance to economic […]
State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene, welcomed H.E. Christos Stylianides, Humanitarian aid and Crisis Management commission Commissioner of EU ealier today. (December 18). H.E. Christos Stylianides appreciated the commitment of the government of Ethiopia to undertake a myriad of reform steps including multi-party democracy, respect for human rights, and the rule of law […]
Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed met with Mr. Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme Administrator and his delegation today (December 18), in which, the latter commended the ongoing reforms in Ethiopia. According to Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy appreciated UNDP ’s longstanding technical and financial support to Ethiopia in strengthening democratic governance […]
A Chinese delegation from Luzhou city, Sichuan Province expressed interest to invest in Ethiopia in areas of industrial parks development. Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dewano Kedir received Chinese Standing Committee of Luzhou Municipal People’s Congress, Deputy Director, Mr. Yao Fukang at his office earlier today (December 17) including high ranked […]
Permanent Secretary of Economic Diplomacy, Ambassador Dewano Kedir received a South Korean business from Busan city on Monday (December 17). Ambassador Dewano thanked the South Korean business delegation for choosing Ethiopia as its investment/business destination, and underlined that the economic cooperation between Ethiopia and South Korea will continue to embark on new horizons to strengthen […]