News in Brief The 30th AU Summit opens with the Permanent Representatives Committee meeting… …followed by the 32nd Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council… …and Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh’s reception for the AU Executive Council The Prime Minister’s Cairo visit: renewed commitments to cooperation UN Security Council briefed on South Sudan ceasefire violations UN briefing on Somalia: progress despite turbulent politics, terrorism and famine risks UK’s Secretary for Development Assistance visits Mogadishu IMF’s Executive Board: Growth in Ethiopia to stay high in 2017/18 The ADB’s 2018 African Economic Outlook report…. …offers a positive view of Ethiopia’s “Economic performance and…

News in brief President Dr. Mulatu Teshome’s State Visit to Cuba The Sixth High-level Ethiopian-Egyptian Joint Ministerial Commission meets in Cairo Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh’s visit to Khartoum The 30th African Union Summit starts next week IGAD Revitalization to continue despite concern over at ceasefire violations Al-Shabaab continues to recruit 8-year-old children as fighters… …and the President of Somaliland in Ethiopia for a three-day working visit A UN Security Council briefing on Darfur News in Brief Africa and the African Union The 30th Summit of the African Union (AU) starts on Monday next week (January 22) with the opening of…

News in Brief Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh on a working visit to the UAE State Minister Hirut holds talks with the Chairperson of the AU Commission AU Technical Committee on Defence, Safety and Security meets in Addis Ababa Education for refugees in Ethiopia Fitch affirms Ethiopia’s rating at ‘B’; outlook stable Eritrea again designated a Country of Particular Concern over religious freedom Africa and the African Union The African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Defence, Safety and Security (STCDSS), held its 10th ordinary meeting on Tuesday (January 9) in Addis Ababa. It was preceded by a meeting of African Chiefs…

News in brief A new focus for the EPRDF after the Executive Committee’s evaluation Ethiopian Gastro-diplomacy: spicing-up links with Saudi Arabia The AU Commission: activities in 2017; commitments for 2018 Ethio-Djibouti railway begins commercial operations UN Special Representative on Somali developments in 2017 Latest business closures in Eritrea affecting the economy   News in Brief Africa and the African Union The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, emphasized the importance of fighting corruption in his New Year message, underlining that the African Union (AU) has declared the year “Project 2018”, with the theme, “Winning the Fight Against Corruption: A…

Enjoy your weekend reading “A Week in the Horn” Topics include: Prime Minister Hailemariam at the African Economic Conference 2017 The second Ethio-Nigeria Joint Ministerial Commission meeting in Nigeria  Ethiopia’s participation at Djibouti’s International Trade Fair: “Your Gateway to Africa” US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ambassador Yamamoto in Ethiopia Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Quarterly Report to the House Foreign Affairs Committee Security Conference in Mogadishu agrees to develop a plan for the transition process…. … the Partnership Forum welcomes progress and calls for investment in jobs… …while Somalia’s humanitarian needs are increasing… …and AMISOM’s MOCC agrees on…