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“Some people care too much. I think it is called love.” Thank you for your continued support. Together we can do so much! #covid19Ethiopia#Ethiopia
Ethiopian and the World Bank yesterday signed $80 million grant agreement aimed at supporting the completion of the second phase of agricultural growth project (AGP II).
The bank approved the financing from the International Development Association (IDA) last week to support the government of Ethiopia to boost agricultural productivity and enhance market access for smallholder farmers.
The financing agreement was signed by Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance and Ousmane Dione, World Bank Country Director for Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Ahmed Shide said the World Bank has played an indispensable role in reducing poverty and improving the living standard of Ethiopians.
AGPII has helped to increase access to agricultural services for nearly 1.4 million smallholder farmers (37% women).
It has also successfully promoted over 254 new agricultural technologies with significant impact on crop productivity as well as climate-smart interventions.
Additionally, the program has been instrumental in helping farmers adapt to climate change by completing 2,629 new small-scale irrigation schemes and upgrading existing irrigation infrastructure, which made possible the irrigation of 23,290 hectares of agricultural land.
AGPII is implemented in 167 woredas in Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, Tigray, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella and Harari regional states as well as Dire Dawa city administration.
Foreign Affairs Minister Gedu Andargachew held telephone conversation with director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Manuel on various issues.
In their conversation, Manuel said IOM is committed to strengthen its relationship with Ethiopian pledging continued support to the country.
The Foreign Minister, to his part thanked the IOM for its support to Ethiopians returning from the Middle East and expressed his hope that the support would continue.
He urged the IOM to reconsider its decision to relocate its liaison office at IGAD from Addis Ababa to a neighboring country.
Since most IOM stakeholders have offices in Ethiopia, it would be suitable for the overall operation if IOM maintains its liaison office in Ethiopia, the minister said.
Mr. António affirmed that IOM would reconsider its decision to relocate its liaison office at IGAD to a neighboring country.
Members of a Kenyan Associations living in Washington DC, US have contributed 5,000 USD for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Members of the “Kenyan Association” handed over the $5,000 Bank Cheque to Ethiopian Ambassador to US, Fitsum Aregga at the headquarters of the embassy in the country.
The members said that they have been initiated by Arabic version motivational messages being delivered in support of GERD by Ethiopians such as Oustaz Jemal Beshir and others.
Ambassador Fitsum, extending gratitude to members of the Kenyan Association, called up on others to follow their suit.
በዚህ አስቸጋሪ ወቅት ህይወት ለማዳን ቅድሚያ ሰጥተው ላደረጉት ድጋፍ እጅግ እናመሰግናለን። Thank you for your invaluable contributions to the historic fight against #COVID19Ethiopia.
Ethiopia will launch a second satellite into space in December this year, said the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute.
Dr Solomon Belay, director-general of the institute told FBC today that the satellite, named ET-SMART-RSS, will be launched on December 19, 2020 from a Chinese satellite center.
It would play a significant role in sending information that are helpful for agricultural activities and also in covering areas that could not be reached by the first satellite, he said.
The 12 kilograms remote sensing satellite, which has so far cost $2 million, has a lifespan of 3-4 years into orbit, said the director-general.
Ethiopia launched its first satellite named ETRSS-1, a 70kg multi-spectral remote sensing satellite, in December last year.
According to Dr Solomon, works are in progress to launch ETRSS-2 in 2022.
Ethiopia has planned to launch a total of 7 satellites into space over the coming 10 years.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia and stakeholders today (September 22) co-organized a briefing on the “Dine for the Nation” project for resident diplomats in Addis Ababa.
H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed initialed the “Dine for the Nation” idea to gather financial resources for tourist attraction sites planned at Koysha, Wonchi, and Gorgora.
H.E. Eng. Abraham Belay, Minister of Innovation and Technology and H.E. Eng. Habtamu Tegegn, General Manager of Ethiopian Roads Authority, briefed the diplomats on the Koysha, Wonchi, and Gorgora projects.
At the occasion, H.E. Gedu Andargachew, Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, delivered opening remarks.
He said the success stories of the recent Addis Ababa city beautification projects inspired the Government to aspire even for more grand scale projects at the national level.
The minister said the projects on Koysha, Wonchi, and Gorgora would add value to the transformation of Ethiopia’s Ecotourism.
The projects will also employ many people in the countryside and further stimulate the country’s aspiration to build a Green Economy, he added.
Mr. Gedu concluded his speech calling on the diplomatic community to make a practical contribution to the realization of these noble projects.
State Minister H.E. Burtukan Ayano also made a briefing about the establishment of a fundraising committee to support the projects.
Facilitated by Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Din Mufti, the audience discussed various issues regarding the projects.
በመስጠት ውስጥ መቀበል ስላለ በወጣ ይተካ ብለናል! ህይወት ለማዳን ስላደረጋችሁት ታሪካዊ ድጋፍ እናመሰግናለን! By helping others you receive more! Keep helping and receive! Thank you!
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed this morning inaugurated an artificial intelligence (AI) center.
The center was designed to support young entrepreneurs through capacity building and research excellence.
It will be a site for development of functional and problem solving technological innovations.
The opening of the centre is expected to modernize various sectors and facilitate the transition to digital economy.
It would also help to save both time and money by replacing human labor with technologies.
The establishment of the centre was approved by the Council of Minister early this year.
The Prime Minister seized the opportunity to caution all Ethiopians locally and abroad to not be tools of money laundering.
“Amidst a period of currency change, I call upon all Ethiopia loving Diaspora to use appropriate channels of remittance to ensure that you’re not a channel for illicit currency transfers,” he said.
Last Monday, Ethiopia introduced new banknotes that have enhanced security features and other distinctive elements.
The new banknotes replace the birr 10, 50 and 100 notes while an additional birr 200 note has also been unveiled.
በአሜሪካ የባፈሎና አካባቢው ነዋሪ የሆኑ ወገኖቻችን በኢትዮጵያ ኮቪድ19ን ለመከላከል በዓይነት $5,000 (face mask) እና በገንዘብ $11,845 በድምሩ $16,845 የአሜሪካን ዶላር ለግሰዋል!በዚህ ታሪካዊ ወቅት ለወገናችን የቻልነውን እናደርጋለን በሚል ተፈላልጋችሁ ለደገፋችሁ ሁሉ ምስጋና እናቀርባለን:: በተለይ ከሮችስተር አቶ ተስፋዬ ኃይሌ እና አቶ ተክሉ ኃብተማርያም፣ ከባፈሎ አቶ ተመስገን ኃይሌ እና አቶ እስክንድር ተፈራ እንዲሁም ከሳይራከስ አቶ በላይ ነጋ ተጨማሪ ኃላፊነት በመውሰድ ስላስተባበራችሁ እጅግ እናመሰግናለን::We thank Ethiopian communities in Buffalo, Rochester & Syracuse for donating $16,845.00 US dollars to fight against #COVID19Ethiopia. #Ethiopiahttps://abay.ethiopianembassy.org/
