Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh presented six-monthly Performance Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the House of the People’s Representatives on Tuesday (January 29). He detailed the institutional reforms being undertaken in recent months, the changes designed to renew and reinvigorate the Ministry’s overall activities and strengths. He said;… Listen ⇢

President Sahle-Work Zewde has emphasized that Ethiopia will continue its commitment to enhance the participation of women in the military, police and civilian services of United Nations Peacekeeping. The President, who was speaking at the opening of the 3rd United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial preparatory meeting held at UNECA conference hall… Listen ⇢

Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed together with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and senior government officials on Sunday (January 27) officially inaugurated the Ethiopian Airlines’ (Ethiopian) state-of-the-art Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Terminal Expansion and the airlines’ 5-star Skylight Hotel, the largest in Ethiopia. The… Listen ⇢

The President of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, arrived in Ethiopia for a four-day working visit at the weekend. During his visit; President Steinmeier held talks with President Sahle-Work Zewde on bilateral, regional and international matters and paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed as well as meeting… Listen ⇢

Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed arrived in Rome on Sunday (January 20) for an official visit at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The two Prime Ministers held a press conference after their talks which Dr. Abiy described as productive. He said: “The comprehensive discussion which I had… Listen ⇢

The World Economy Forum in Davos opened on Tuesday (January 22), and this year’s theme was “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”  The Forum comes at a time when the IMF believes the “cyclical forces that propelled growth may be weakening faster… Listen ⇢

The World Economy Forum in Davos opened on Tuesday (January 22), and this year’s theme was “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”  The Forum comes at a time when the IMF believes the “cyclical forces that propelled growth may be weakening faster… Listen ⇢

The AU and EU held the first of a series of annual joint ministerial meetings in Brussels this week (January 21-22). The meeting brought together Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union and the African Union. It was co-chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign… Listen ⇢