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Ethiopia, Norway Hold Bilateral Political Consultation (December 12, 2018)

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 […]

Dr. Markos Meets with Deputy Director – General of Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission (December 11, 2018)

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 […]

UNICEF: Ethiopia Continues to Champion the Sustainable Development of Africa (December 11, 2018)

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 […]

PM. Dr. Abiy Meets with Patrick Gaspard of the Open Society Foundations (December 11, 2018)

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 […]

PM Abiy, Tony Blair Visit Development Projects in Bale (December 10, 2018)

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 […]

World Economic Forum President Appreciates Political, Economic Reforms in Ethiopia (December 07, 2018)

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 […]

Ethiopia, WB Sign 100 Mln USD Loan Agreement(December 07, 2018)

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. […]

FM Workneh Confers with Italian Deputy FM Emanuela Del Re (December 06, 2018)

Addis Ababa December 06/2018 Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu and Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Claudia Del Re discussed today about bilateral and regional relations. Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re said the officials exchanged views on development, job opportunities for the youth and cultural exchange as well as infrastructure. “Ethiopia is the initiator of the fantastic […]

PM Dr Abiy Receives Austrian Chancellor (December 06, 2018)

Addis Ababa, December 6, 2018 – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz held today bi-lateral discussions on issues of strengthening trade, investments and technology exchange. As an avenue for further improving diplomatic relations, the two leaders also explored the potential for the opening of an Ethiopian embassy in Vienna, according to […]