In response to Ethiopia being selected for the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) threshold program, which assists countries to become eligible for substantial MCC financial support, Freedom House issued the following statement: “The MCC’s new focus on Ethiopia is a well-deserved acknowledgement of the progress Ethiopia has made in opening political space, advancing freedom of expression […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 12, 2018 – At its quarterly meeting, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors met to select countries eligible for MCC assistance, which is designed to spur economic growth and reduce poverty. The Board selected Indonesia, Malawi and Kosovo for bilateral compacts – MCC’s five-year grant program. The Board […]
Addis Ababa, December 11, 2018 – The Dire Dawa Industrial Park will be inaugurated next Sunday, December 16, 2018. The park, located in the eastern Ethiopia approximately 262 km from Djibouti, will be inaugurated in the presence of senior government officials, including Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed. Other invited guests from abroad are also expected […]
Addis Ababa, December 12, 2018 – Ethiopia and Norway held the 2nd Political Consultation on today in Addis Ababa. The Consultation is aimed at further enhancing mutual understanding and strengthening of the historical relations and bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Director-General of European Affairs at the Ministry, Ambassador Tesfaye Yilma noted the importance of […]
State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Markos Tekle met Mr Simon Mordue, Deputy Director- General of Migration and Home Affairs of the European commission on the margins of the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact of Migration in Marrakesh, Morocco. On the occasion, Dr Markos discussed the sweeping changes Ethiopia is undergoing in introducing […]
Speaking at a forum on enhancing the evaluation capacity of the progress of implementation of SDGs and Agenda 2063 being held in Addis Ababa (December 10-12), UNICEF’s Director of Evaluation, George Laryea-Adjei said “Ethiopia continues to champion the sustainable development of Africa at UNICEF and the whole UN”. A high-level Ethiopian delegation led by Getachew […]
Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed met with Patrick Gaspard of the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday (December 11) here in Addis Ababa. According to the Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia , discussions focused on the progress of reforms currently taking place in Ethiopia. On the occasion, Mr. Gaspard expressed his admiration of the developments underway […]
Addis Ababa December 09/2018 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair visited development projects in Bale. Senior government officials and international development partners have accompanied the visit to the development projects in the south eastern part of Ethiopia. The former UK’s Prime Minister Tony Blair has been a close ally […]
Addis Ababa, December 7, 2018 – Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held discussions with Mr. Borge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in his office today. During the discussions, Mr. Brende stated that the World Economic Forum recognizes and appreciates the ongoing political and economic reforms in Ethiopia, according to Office of the […]
Addis Ababa December 07/2018 Ethiopia and World Bank have signed 100-million USD loan agreement to finance the implementation of the Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project today. The loan will support the government’s effort in areas of climate resilience, land productivity and carbon storage as well as access to diversified livelihood activities in selected rural watersheds. […]
