The G20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries of the world’s largest economies and the European Union Commission. The only African member is South Africa but among those attending the Summit in Argentina were President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in his capacity as Chair of the African Union Assembly as well as President Macky Sall of Senegal, Chair of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee, and Dr. Tedros Adhanom, the Director-General of the World Health Organization.This year’s summit was held under the theme ‘Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable…
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The second IGAD-UN High-Level Dialogue was held in Kampala, Uganda at the end of last week (November 29-30), under the theme of “Deepening Partnership in a Changing Horn of Africa”. The main objective of the dialogue was to review the dynamic political changes in the Horn of Africa, and the growing involvement of the Gulf states in the region. Those attending included Uganda’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oryem Okello; Ambassador Mahboub Maalim, Executive Secretary of IGAD; UN Assistant Secretary General for Department of Political Affairs Taye-Brook Zerihun; Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Djibouti, Chair of the IGAD Committee of Ambassadors, Ambassador…
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Tibor Nagy after his visit to Ethiopia last week continued his regional tour, arriving in Djibouti on Saturday (December 1). He held talks with President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf during a visit aimed to further promote the longstanding U.S. and Djibouti relationship which is guided by mutual strategic interests and commitment to address shared challenges. Ambassador Nagy also met young Djiboutians who have attended the US Young African Leadership Initiative and alumni of the US International Visitor Leadership Program. The Assistant Secretary of State met and…
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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday (December 6) for an official visit. Upon arrival at Bole International Airport, Chancellor Kurz was welcomed by Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and other senior government officials. Chancellor Kurz’s visit to Ethiopia followed an invitation from Prime Minister Dr. Abiy when the two leaders met earlier in the year on the side-lines of the G20 Investment Summit held in Berlin, Germany. On that occasion, the two leaders agreed to expand the relations between Ethiopia and Austria.Following his arrival, Chancellor Kurz held discussions with Prime Minister Dr. Abiy onbilateral and multi-lateral issues of…
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News in Brief Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz makes an official visit to Ethiopia US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in Djibouti and Eritrea The 2nd IGAD-UN High Level Dialogue held in Kampala, Uganda The G20 Summit in Buenos Aires South Sudan’s Monitoring and Verification Mechanism meets in Khartoum “Ethiopian Day” celebrated at Djibouti’s International Trade Fair News in Brief Africa and the African Union The 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being held December 3-14 in Katowice, Poland. It aims to complete the “Paris…
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News in Brief Prime Minister Dr. Abiy holds discussions with political parties Kenya hosts the Global Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Ambassador Tibor Nagy in Ethiopia A High-Level Roundtable: “Sustaining Collaboration for a Peaceful and Secure Africa” An Ethiopia-China Trade and Investment Forum AU Peace and Security Council concludes a visit to Somalia News in Brief Ethiopia Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed met with the leaders of over 80 political parties this week on Tuesday (November 27). Discussions covered the reforms required to ensure elections in 2020 would…
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News in brief The African Union’s Assembly on reform of the AU Commission… …the African Union Peace Fund officially launched The 66th Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi on an official visit to Italy The Council of EU describes Ethiopia’s reforms as a positive example for the Region News in Brief Africa and the African Union The 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union to discuss the reform of the African Union Commission was held at the weekend (November 17-18) in Addis Ababa. The Assembly passed decisions on the structure,…
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News in Brief The UN Security Council lifts sanctions on Eritrea… …but renews the arms embargo on Somalia for another year An Ethiopian, Eritrean and Somali Summit in Bahir Dar last week The AU’s Executive Council’s 20th Extraordinary Session Security Council debate on strengthening multilateralism and the role of the UN A string of car bombs in Mogadishu Ethiopia at the China- Africa E-Commerce Industrial Investment Forum An Ethiopian Embassy symposium in South Africa for Nelson Mandela’s Centenary News in Brief Africa and the African Union The 20th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African…
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News in Brief Farewell ceremony to honour former President Dr. Mulatu Teshome The President of Ethiopia’s Supreme Court; further Women’s empowerment The 11th AU Extraordinary Summit begins The first Africa Investment Forum held this week in South Africa AMISOM’s Concept of Operations 2018 meeting in Nairobi Ethio-Djibouti links are consistently expanding News in Brief Africa and the African Union The AU Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), officially opening the 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, started on Monday (November 5) at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. The meeting…
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News in Brief Prime Minister Abiy in Europe: meeting President Macron in Paris… Visas on Arrival in Ethiopia for all African citizens The 2nd Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference held in Rome, Italy Peace Celebration Day in South Sudan The World Bank approves US1.2 billion for Ethiopia UNESCO project in Eritrea improves capacity to safeguard Intangible Cultural Heritage Boosting Ethio-China trade and investment News in Brief Africa and the African Union The two-day founding Congress of the Horn of Africa Confederation of Trade Unions (HACTU) was held in Addis Ababa at the end of last week (October 26-27). The Confederation brings together…
