President Sahle-Work Zewde met in Dakar leaders of five French-speaking African countries on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of Senegalese President Macky Sall. She met President of Guinea Alpha Condé, President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire, Gambian President Adama Barrow, Liberian President George Weah and President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso. During […]
President Sahle-Work Zewde received Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan at the Presidential Palace today. The two sides exchanged views on prospects of expanding bilateral agenda and importance of active Armenian community in Addis Ababa. They also discussed on women’s irreplaceable role in society and policy making. In a related development, Ethiopia and Armenia have signed […]
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Markos Tekle today received Mr. Jonathan Parish, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for NATO. Dr. Markos appreciated the NATO-AU cooperation principally in areas of operational support, capacity-building, and sustaining the African Standby Force (ASF), while noting Ethiopia’s continued engagement in pacifying the Horn of Africa region. Mr. Jonathan Parish commended […]
A culmination of review of the one year journey of reforms is currently taking place at the Millennium Hall. Senior government officials, including Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and Chief Administrator of Oromia regional state as well as invited guests are in attendance of the event. One year ago today, Dr. Abiy Ahmed was sworn […]
A review of the status of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) took place by the committees in the presence of Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen. The review explored the status of the construction the dam, the status of trilateral negotiations, review of Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) and […]
A community-based climate conference of Least Develop Countries (LDCs) organized with the objective of sharing experiences and understandings how communities can adopt to climate change kicked off Addis Ababa today. Speaking at the opening of the conference, Chief Environment Officer of Bhutan and conference chairperson Tenzin Wangmo said the 13rd Annual Conference on Community-Based Adaptation […]
State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene met with Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tornaes, here today. Mrs. Hirut expressed her satisfaction over the excellent partnership between Ethiopia and Denmark over the years, which she said, covered areas such as climate change, development cooperation, poverty reduction, migration and green economy. The State Minister […]
State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene met an EU delegation, headed by John Borgstam, EU Ambassador to Ethiopia, today. The two sides discussed on aspects of cooperation, covering regional peace and security good governance, migration and climate change. Mrs. Hirut stressed the importance of deepening ties between Ethiopia and the EU in a […]
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max made a safe emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an engine problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The crew declared an emergency after taking off from Orlando International Airport on Tuesday and returned to the airport safely. No passengers were on board as the aircraft was being ferried […]
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism hosted a welcome home ceremony for locks of hair belonging to Emperor Tewodros II at the Ethiopian National Museum today. The British National Army Museum handed over the locks hair to Ethiopia on Wednesday-more than 150 years after they were taken by a member of the British expeditionary force. […]