Ethiopia and France yesterday signed three cooperation agreements to strengthen their relations. The signing of the agreements comes following the visit of French President Emanuel Macron to Addis Ababa. Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and President Macron presided over the signing of cooperation agreements between the two countries. Engineer Aisha Mohammed Minister of Defence signed […]
Ethiopia’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Hirut Zemene today met with the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa of Sweden, Urban Andersson. During the discussion, Andersson expressed his country’s continued commitment to support Ethiopia’s efforts in the maintenance of regional peace and stability. Mrs. Hirut briefed the Special Envoy on the comprehensive political […]
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and President Emmanuel Macron of France today visited the Rock-Hewn churches of Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Lalibela, Amhara regional state. It is to be recalled that Prime Minister Dr Abiy secured a support pledge from the French Government in Oct 2018 that would go toward restoration of […]
President Emmanuel Macron of France is due to arrive in Addis Ababa tomorrow for a two-day state visit to Ethiopia. During his visit, President Macron will meet with President Sahle-Work Zewde and Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed for talks on bilateral and regional issues of mutual benefit to the peoples of the two countries. President […]
Ethiopian Airlines is marking International Women’s Day by operating an all-women flight from Addis Ababa to Oslo. The airline announced this in a tweet with a reference to the Beatles’ song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds: “The Lucys are about to control the skies for the 5th time, flying to Oslo on this March […]
Ethiopia is keen on replicating its strong diplomatic and people-to-people ties with the US in the trade and investment frontiers, Ethiopian Ambassador to the US, Fitsum Arega said. In an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian Herald, the ambassador stated that it is the interest of Ethiopia to expand the age-long diplomatic ties as it is […]
Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu received his Spanish counterpart Mr. Josep Borrell and discussed ways to bolster the ties between the two countries. During the talks, Dr Workneh briefed Borrell about Ethiopia’s ongoing economic and political reforms as well as the role it has been playing to promote peace and economic integration […]
Through the facilitation of Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed, President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed met this morning to discuss extensively on the source of the two countries dispute. As an outcome of the discussions, both parties agreed to work together towards peace and to take measures in addressing particular issues that escalated […]
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Hirut Zemene today received U.S Congresswoman Karen Bass, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota), and Congressman Joe Neguse, Representative (D-Colorado). The two sides exchanged views on bilateral and regional cooperation of mutual interest. Congresswoman Karen Bass reiterated US support to the economic […]
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held bilateral discussions with the Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” at his office today. The discussions focused on strengthening of regional peace per the agreements signed previously and mechanisms to ensure Kenya-Somalia relations are strengthened, according to office of the Prime Minister. They also deliberated on continuation of joint […]