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Peace, Prosperity and Global Health Security
Today and tomorrow, the African Union and my country of Ethiopia are proudly hosting the first Core Group Meeting of the Munich Security Conference held on the African continent. Senior leaders from Africa, Europe and the U.S. have gathered in Addis Ababa to exchange ideas on how we can work… Listen ⇢
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Africa and the Jihadist Threat
The challenge for policymakers on both continents is to contain the rise of terrorism without eroding hard-won freedoms. Facing that challenge is our common calling; indeed, tackling it together is the only sustainable solution. To this end, two security platforms are collaborating on a unique intercontinental partnership. The Munich Security… Listen ⇢
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Who Can Do This Job Better Than Ethiopia?
Despite the fact that Ethiopia had only been elected twice as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in the past, Ethiopia’s record is replete with stories that prove that it had always acted as responsible member of the global community under the auspices of the United Nations… Listen ⇢
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Pan Africanism as a Conceptual Basis for the African Unity
In the modern history of the world, few ideals parallel the sense of solidarity Pan Africanism evoked among the black race in their long struggle against political subjugation, economic exploitation and racial discrimination. It is no hyperbolae to claim that Pan Africanism is essentially an embodiment of the struggle of… Listen ⇢
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Coffee Returns to Its Birthplace
Coffee is well-known and traded commodities in the world. In fact, coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world after oil. Coffee is believed to have been first consumed as early as the 9th century in the Highlands of Ethiopia. According to history, Ethiopian goatherd, Kaldi, was the… Listen ⇢
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AU Peace, Security Council Urges Int’l community to provide support to AMISOM
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union appealed to the international community, including AU member states, to urgently provide financial and logistic support to the commission and to those AU member states that have pledged troops to African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).The council decided to fully endorse… Listen ⇢
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