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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

Addis Ababa, November 21, 2018 -The African Development Bank Group (ADB) last Monday approved additional resources to Ethiopia’s Basic Services Transformation Program in the form of a 123- million US dollars grant.
The Basic Services Transformation Programme Supplementary Financing (BSTP-SF) will be for the fiscal years 2018/19 to 2019/20, according to a press release issued by the bank.
The proposed support is consistent with the Ethiopian government’s Growth and Transformation Plan II (GTP II) 2015/16 – 2019/20), with specific reference to the strategic pillar on accelerate human development and technological capacity building and ensuring its sustainability.
The additional financial support is a continuation of the African Development Bank Group’s commitment to deliver quality basic services in Ethiopia in sectors such as healthcare, education and water and sanitation. The original support program was approved in December 2015, the statement noted.
It will also enable Ethiopia to continue with programs that increase access to better basic services at the local level; strengthen accountability and transparency in service delivery and improve citizen’s engagement in service delivery.
According to the statement, Ethiopia has made strong progress in human capital development. It increased net enrolment rate in primary schools from 77.5 percent (2006) to 99 percent (2016); reduced child mortality from 72 children per 1000 in 2006 to 20 children per 1000 by 2016, and improved rural water supply from 46 percent in 2006 to 74 percent as at end of 2017. In approving the additional support, the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund noted Ethiopia’s progressive economic development and structural transformation process.
The East African nation’s fiscal policy in 2018/19 is expected to sustain focus on fiscal consolidation, characterized by stable pro-poor spending and improvements in public revenue mobilization.
BSTP-SF was developed jointly by the African Development Fund and the Government of Ethiopia, in close consultation with key development partners supporting basic service delivery (the World Bank, EU, Austria Development Agency and Italy Development Cooperation).

State Minister Dr. Markos held discussion with Regional Director of Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Mr. Roba D. Sharamo later today. (December 21) State Minister Dr. Markos warmly welcomed and thanked ISS for its activities in Ethiopia in the areas of researches to understand national, regional and continental trends in conflict, development,& its works in practical training and technical assistance to civil society. Dr. Markos said, “We want ISS to work more & deepen its support with Ethiopia and noted signing the agreement the commitment of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to that end.” Regional Director Mr. Roba commended the partnership & continued support from #Ethiopia in this regard and underscored the need to engage more on practical training and technical assistance to trainee Diplomats in Ethiopia the coming year. Mr. Roba further stressed ISS aims to strength cooperation to pave the way for more researches in national, regional, and continental trends in conflict, politics, economics, working closely with the African Union, regional economic communities and states to develop policy and strategy, he added. The State Minister said the government of Ethiopia would continue to extend
support to ISS. The Institute for Security Studies, headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa is an organization which aims to enhance human security in Africa. It does independent and authoritative research, provides expert policy analysis, and delivers practical training and technical assistance.