In its two years as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2018, issues in the Horn of Africa were, of course, a matter of priority for Ethiopia.  Continuing our look at Ethiopia’s two years as a non-permanent member of the UN… Listen ⇢

Completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), launched in April 2011 and originally planned for completion in 2017, has been rescheduled. It will now become operational in four years, by 2022. The rescheduling of the timescale of the Dam Project has been done because of the problems associated with… Listen ⇢

The Ethiopia-Kenya High-level Cross-border Peace Dialogue was held at the end of last week (December 14-15) in Hawassa, the capital of Ethiopia’s Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Regional State. The dialogue was organized by IGAD’s Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN). It was led by Zeinu Jamal, State Minister… Listen ⇢

In Kenya, President Isaias was welcomed by Dr. Monica Juma, Kenyan Foreign Minister, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport when he arrived for his two-day official visit on December 13. He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Osman Saleh, Presidential Advisor, Yemane Gebreab and the Director of the Office of the President,… Listen ⇢

President Sahle-Work led the Ethiopian delegation to the EU-Africa High Level Forum held in Vienna this week, December 17-18 under the theme “Taking cooperation to the digital age`”, to promote innovation and digitalization as important enablers for future development. President Sahle-Work addressed the Forum on Tuesday (December 18), underlining that… Listen ⇢

The nation paid its respects this week to Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who died on Saturday (December 16) after a short illness. Ethiopia’s President for more than a decade, a greatly respected environmental activist, and long-time civil servant, he was laid to rest on Wednesday (December 19) with full state honors including… Listen ⇢

The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Meles Alem, in a press briefing on Thursday this week (December 13) emphasized the Government was redoubling its efforts to ensure safety and wellbeing of Ethiopian citizens living in the Middle East and other African countries. He noted the Ministry had issued… Listen ⇢

The 3rd Ethiopia-Canada Business and Investment Forum was held on Tuesday (December 11) in Toronto, Canada, co-organized by the Embassy of Ethiopia in Ottawa, WAFA Marketing and Promotion and MineAfrica. The official delegations were led by Ethiopia’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. AkliluHailemichael, and Canada’s delegation by Mr. Jean-Philippe… Listen ⇢