News in Brief On Reforming the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia On the Statement of the President of the UN Security Council on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Congo Christophe Lutundula discusses with Ethiopian, Sudanese and… Listen ⇢

News in Brief A New Ethiopian Year Message from Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Update in the Afar, Amhara and Afar Regions and Continued Violence by the terrorist TPLF (Excerpts from the Prime Minister Office Briefing) TPLF must stop using the humanitarian card… Listen ⇢

News in Brief EBC’s interview of Sean Jones, Mission Director of USAID Ethiopia exposes TPLF’s looting of food aid and non-food items (Transcript) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen exchanges a phone call with External Affairs Minister of India S.  Jaishankar Africa and the African Union… Listen ⇢

News in Brief Ethiopia calls on members of the UN Security Council to reject Tunisia’s biased resolution on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam State Minister Ambassador Redwan Hussein confers with Ambassadors of Upstream Riparian States of Nile Basin Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Press Briefing August 26, 2021… Listen ⇢

News in Brief A statement made by PM Abiy Ahmed at a joint press conference with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen meets U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman Ethiopia, Djibouti ties show upward trajectory the past fiscal year Statement… Listen ⇢

News in Brief Ethiopia and Algeria Establish Business Council Situations in Tigray (Latest Prime Minister Office Press Briefing, August 5, 2021) Africa and the African Union The African Union Commission and TRAFFIC sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday (August 03) to combat illegal wildlife trade and support development.Protecting Africa’s… Listen ⇢

News in Brief Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen confers with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peace building Affairs Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonen meets UNOCHA Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths On Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia Excerpts from the Prime… Listen ⇢

News in Brief Tigray Region Humanitarian Assistance Updates (Office of the Prime Minister) Africa and the African Union The African Union Commission launched a new five-year continental Green Recovery Action Plan 2021-2027. The launch was officiated by H.E Felix Tshisekedi, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Democratic… Listen ⇢

News in Brief Message from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on current situations in Tigray Statement on factors that stall the unilateral humanitarian ceasefire and the way forward Issued by Ambassador Redwan Hussein (Translated from Amharic as released on July 15, 2021) On the untimely adoption of a politically motivated resolution… Listen ⇢