Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland arrived in Ethiopia for a working visit on Tuesday (January 8). During his visit, Mr. Leo Varadkar held talks with Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed on bilateral, regional and international matters. The Prime Minister also paid a courtesy call on President Sahle-Work Zewde… Listen ⇢

Ethiopian tourist attractions were exhibited to Chinese Tour Operators and Travel Agents in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China last week. The Ethiopian Embassy in Beijing in collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines organized a Tourism Promotion Forum to promote Ethiopia’s tourism potential and destinations, in Shenyang, on Saturday (December 26). The Forum… Listen ⇢

The Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the UN, Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie and Director General of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Fortuna Dibaco, acknowledged the end of Ethiopia’s two years as a Non-Permanent member of the   UN Security Council at a press conference this week. Ethiopia’s membership… Listen ⇢

Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu bade farewell to Ambassador Susanna Moorehead, the outgoing UK Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti and Permanent Representative to the AU and UN Economic Commission for Africa on January 2. The Minister thanked the Ambassador for her efforts to enhance and complement relations between Ethiopia and UK.… Listen ⇢

Mr. Wang Yi, State Councillor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, arrived in Ethiopia for an official visit on Thursday (January 3). During his visit, Mr. Wang Yi held separate talks with Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, and with Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, on bilateral, regional… Listen ⇢

It has been a year of dramatic political changes in Ethiopia, with Monday (April 2) marking a historic day in its political history when Dr. Abiy Ahmed, at the age of 42, became one of Africa’s youngest leaders, sworn as the new Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.… Listen ⇢

Kenya has said it will begin to implement the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) that the East African Community (ECA) has been negotiating with the European Union, although only Kenya and Rwanda have so far signed the agreements. Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi have been reluctant to do so. The issue was… Listen ⇢

A3’s UN resolution to finance AU-led peace operations under negotiation The African members of the UN Security Council, the A3, for 2018 were Ethiopia, Cote d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea; and for 2017 were Egypt, Senegal and Ethiopia. In October, the A3 held a series of meetings with the leadership of… Listen ⇢

Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen pays a working visit to Sudan  Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen led a delegation to the Sudan for a working visit to the Republic of the Sudan last week (December 19-21). The delegation, which included State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene, was warmly… Listen ⇢