At the end of the meeting, the three leaders issued a joint statement highlighting their agreement to materialize shared projects through the facilitation of their foreign ministries and other key government stakeholders in each country. According to Office of the Prime Minister, the projects will accelerate the commitment to regional economic integration across priority sectors […]
Addis Ababa, February 28, 2019 – Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen held talks with President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan on bilateral issues of mutual interest. The two sides underscored the need to facilitate ways for economic integration between the two countries through trade, infrastructure, investment and other economic sectors, according to office of the Deputy […]
Addis Ababa, February 28, 2019 – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta will lead a delegation of over 100 government officials, corporate and Kenyan businesses to Ethiopia tomorrow. President Uhuru together with Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, will be co-hosting the Ethio-Kenya Trade and Investment Forum on the 1st and 2nd March, 2019 at Skylight Hotel, Addis […]
Addis Ababa, February 27, 2019 – The 46th Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers which was held in Djibouti under the Chairmanship of Foreign Minister and Chair of the IGAD Council of Ministers, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu wrapped up later today. The session was attended by Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister for Foreign Affairs of […]
Addis Ababa, February 27, 2019 – Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen has arrived in Khartoum, Sudan for the Joint Ethio-Sudan Higher Economic Committee meeting. Upon arrival at Khartoum International Airport, he was warmly welcomed by Sudanese Vice President Osman Mohammed Yousuf Kibir. The Joint Ethio-Sudan Higher Committee, which was launched in 2014, aims to realize […]
Addis Ababa, February 25, 2019 – Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) Cargo and Logistics Services, has been crowned with ‘African Cargo Airline of the Year’ and ‘Air Cargo Brand of the Year in Africa’ awards for the fourth year in a row. Regarding the awards, Group CEO of Ethiopian, Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, remarked, “We are honored to […]
Addis Ababa, February 26, 2019 – Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, traveled to Djibouti to attend the 46th session of IGAD Council of Ministers. Modernizing IGAD’s working system in the focus of the two-day meeting which will be on 26-27 February 2019. Ethiopia is the current chairperson of the Intergovernmental Authority on […]
Addis Ababa, February 26, 2019 – Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, traveled to Djibouti to attend the 46th session of IGAD Council of Ministers. Modernizing IGAD’s working system in the focus of the two-day meeting which will be on 26-27 February 2019. Ethiopia is the current chairperson of the Intergovernmental Authority on […]
Addis Ababa, February 25, 2019 – The newly established Diaspora Agency said it is working to put in place a system that enables to identify the exact number of Ethiopian Diaspora and the countries where they live in. Agency’s Director General, Selamawit Dawit, told that efforts are underway to implement soon a system that attach […]
Addis Ababa, February 20, 2019 –The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) announced that it is on process to approve three draft bills to modernize the financial sector and improve the efficiency of remittance flows. According to Dr Yinager Desie, Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, the bank has already amended 10 non-functional and defective […]