News in Brief   Conference for Prosperous Africa and the 1st Djibouti-Ethiopia-France Business Meeting The Ethio-Bangladesh first bilateral Consultation in Dhaka The Brussels Panel Discussion on Private Equity Investment in Ethiopia The 9th annual U.S.-Ethiopia Bilateral Defense Committee meeting Invest Africa Visits Ethiopia UN expert on Freedom of Opinion and Expression visiting Ethiopia Ethiopia attends the31st Session of IMO General Assembly meeting in London Embassy Participates in the 11th China Overseas Investment Fair   Africa and the African Union   The Boosting Intra-African Trade፡ African Women Taking the Lead meeting was held on Tuesday (December 03) at the African Union.…

News in Brief A new Chair for IGAD at its 13th Ordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly Ethiopia’s Public Diplomacy Team in Uganda Ethiopia to get an Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) A Sudan Public Diplomacy Team in Addis Ababa… …underlines Ethiopia’s commitment to strong people-to-people relations The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment in Durban Ethiopia’s Second International Mining Conference Ethiopia attends the G20 ‘Compact with Africa’ Summit in Germany… Ethiopia attends the G20 ‘Compact with Africa’ Summit in Germany… …  and a German business delegation and Business Forum in Ethiopia An Ethio-Kuwait Business-to-Business Forum in Kuwait City Ethiopia…

News in Brief Foreign Minister Gedu and EU Ambassadors hold Article 8 dialogue The 4th Technical Ministerial Meeting on the Grand Renaissance Dam UN Security Council extends UNISFA mandate until mid-May 2020 Security Council told: Federal Government and States must co-operate in Somalia Ethiopia’s Chief Justice on a working visit to the United Kingdom An Ethio-South Korea Business Forum in Addis Ababa Ethiopia participates in the China International Travel Mart 2019   Africa and the African Union UNICEF marked World Children’s Day to raise awareness on children’s rights on Wednesday (November 20) and this year is the 30th anniversary of…

News in Brief IGAD Council of Ministers’ endorses a 100-day Extension for South Sudan government The Mayor of Washington DC visits Addis Ababa The Czech Foreign Minister visits Ethiopia and attends a Business Forum The first Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates’ Political Consultation The 18th Nordic and African Foreign Ministers Joint Forum  New opportunities for encouraging regional integration in Eastern Africa The 40th Session of UNESCO General Conference opens in Paris. Ethiopia participates in Mumbai’s World Trade Expo 2019     Africa and the African Union   The 18th Africa-Nordic Joint Ministerial meeting was held last week (November 7-8) in…

News in brief The concept of Medemer and Ethiopia’s Foreign Policy Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt agree to continue trilateral technical discussions on GERD UNECA East Africa meeting regional integration in Asmara Tadjourah-Balho road: another step in Ethiopia-Djibouti economic integration UNAMID’s mandate extended by a year UN Security Council told reliable funding needed for AU peace operations Women peacekeepers, civil society, crucial for Horn of Africa peace efforts     Africa and the African Union   The Security Council highlighted the growing partnership on matters of peace and security between the United Nations and African Union (AU) on Wednesday (October 30)…

News in Brief Ethiopia attends the 18th Non-Aligned Summit in Baku Ethiopian citizens in Lebanon warned to keep away from protests Devastating floods in South Sudan and Somalia A UN Security Council briefing on Somalia’s arms embargo Emperor Naruhito ascends Japan’s Chrysanthemum throne 4th Session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace in Addis Ababa A Conference on Delivering the Global Compact on Refugees in Addis Ababa… … and a Continental Consultative meeting on forced displacement held in Rwanda     Africa and the African Union The 4th International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace conference with representatives drawn from…

    News in Brief The first Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum held this week in Sochi Prime Minister Dr. Abiy’s launches his book: “Medemer” Deputy Prime Minister Demeke meets President Macron on his visit to France UN Security Council: South Sudan government must be formed by November 12 Somalia: to reduce poverty and expand infrastructure after debts rescheduled President Kenyatta calls on Kenyans to respect diversity; pays tribute to troops in Somalia     Africa and the African Union   The first Russia-Africa Summit was held this week in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi on October…

    News in Brief   Africa and the African Union   The African Union Peace and Security Council in a statement on Wednesday (October 16) welcomed the Juba Declaration for peace in Sudan and encouraged the Sudanese parties to reach a peace agreement by December 2019 as provided in the declaration of principles. This followed a meeting last week when the PSC was briefed on the situation in Sudan by AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix. The PSC has asked the Chairperson of the AU Commission to…

  Ethiopia The Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 has been awarded to Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed. The statement from the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday (October 11) said the award was given to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea. It added that the prize was also meant to recognize all the stakeholders working for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia and in the East and Northeast African regions. A statement from the Office of the Prime…

News in Brief President Sahle-Work Zewde’s Speech to the UN General Assembly Somalia’s Partnership Forum in Mogadishu The 7th Ethio-Russian Joint Commission meeting in St. Petersburg   News in Brief   Africa and the African Union   African leaders at the UN General Assembly last week demanded that the U.N. Security Council reconfigure itself to add permanent representation for Africa. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, suggesting there should be two more non-permanent seats held by African nations, said: “The legitimacy and effectiveness of the Security Council’s decisions, as well as the relevance of the United Nations, will continue…