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Six industrial parks will be completed and go operational after three months, said Ethiopia’s Indusial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC).
Out of the 11 industrial parks which the country has planned to build with 30 billion birr in the first phase, five of them have started production.
ccording to elise eme, director general of the corporation, the remaining six parks will go operational in the coming three months.
The six parks are the Diredawa, Jimma, Bole Lemi, Deberbirhan, Bahirdar and Arerti, she said.
Due attention will be paid towards creating employment opportunities for the local community and ensuring investors’ benefit.
Ethiopia plans to build 30 industrial parks by 2025.

Addis Ababa December 27/2018 Ethiopia has accomplished significant achievements as a Non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during the last two years, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The country’s term in UNSC will end on the 31st of December 2018 and South Africa will take over the seat, MoFA Spokesperson Meles Alem said today.
He said the nation has played significant role in echoing voices of African countries to influence decisions.
Meles noted that Ethiopia has also exerted diplomatic efforts in Ethio-Eritrea rapprochement and has been able to showcase its reputation as a major pillar in the continent’s peace and security architecture.
Besides ensuring its national interests, “Ethiopia has tried to be the voice of reason at the UNSC, calling for unity and consensus in responding to some of the most difficult and complex peace and security challenges of our time,” the spokesperson pointed out.
Ethiopia’s policy priorities were ensuring national advantage and security, global peace keeping operations, realizing UN-AU system integration and fighting against terrorism, and played outstanding performance in each priority, according to Meles.
Ethiopia’s role in UNSC from 1967-1968, 1989-1990 and 2017-2018 has helped in protecting peace and security as well as passing decisions and resolutions.

Addis Ababa, December 28, 2018 – President Sahle-Work has received and held talks with the outgoing British ambassador to Ethiopia, Susanna Moorehead.
The President thanked the true friendship both countries enjoyed including collaboration on a myriad of issues of mutual concern at regional and global levels.
She further emphasized the need to further bolster trade and investment ties between Ethiopia and the UK.
The British expressed her country’s continued commitment to support Ethiopia and the efforts of ensuring regional peace, stability and economic integration in the Horn of Africa.
Ethiopia and the UK have enjoyed rich diplomatic relations covering a range of areas, including trade, culture, education and development cooperation.
Britain was among the first countries to open an embassy in Addis Ababa, while Ethiopia was the first African country to establish an embassy in London.

Addis Ababa, December 26, 2018 – Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed met with the Law and Justice Advisory Council set up four months ago by the Attorney General’s Office.
He expressed his appreciation for the voluntary work they have undertaken over the past months in reviewing and recommending legal reforms, according to Office of the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister also emphasized that changes to prior established laws like the anti-terrorism and civil society laws will have to ensure citizen freedoms without compromising the rule of law.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced list of countries to which the new
ambassadors of Ethiopia are appointed.
 Ambassador Sulieman Dedefo ———— UAE
 Mrs Mulu Solomon ————————— Germany
 Abdulaziz Mohammed————————–Djibouti
 Mrs Nasise Chali——————————– Canada
 Hassen Taju—————————————Senegal
 Reta Alemu————————————— Israel
 Henok Tefera———————————— France
 Mrs Alemtsehay Mesere———————–Uganda
 Dr Tizita Mulugeta—————————— India
 Amb. Tesfaye Yilma- —————–Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to AU
 Amb. Teshome Toga—————– China
 Teferi Tadesse———————————– South Sudan
 Fitsum Arega————————————- USA
 Dr Addisu Gebre-Egziabher—————— Zimbabwe
 Million Samuel———————————– The Netherlands
 Meles Alem————————————— Kenya
 Berhanu Fiseha- ——————————–Deputy Permanent Representative of
Ethiopia to the AU
 Dr Airorat Mohammed————————–Oman
 Ambassador Samia Zekaria——————Qatar