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 ⇢

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 ⇢