News in Brief Press Release on the Tripartite Negotiation on the GERD “We do not have a problem for Egypt is utilizing it. The problem arises when it tries to claim a monopoly on the Nile River,”- Ambassador Dina Mufti   Africa and the African Union Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has called on China to honour the pledge made by President Xi Jinping on his country’s participation in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), which she said, “would go a long way towards supporting Africa’s liquidity needs during this difficult time.” Songwe said: “Time is…

News in Brief Spokesperson Ambassador Dina Mufti Delivers Ministry’s Bimonthly Media Briefing South Africa Says the Spirit of Pan-African Solidarity and Fraternity Should Continue to Guide GERD Talks Press Release on the Resumption of the Tripartite Negotiation on the GERD (August 03) Press Release on the Resumption of the Tripartite Negotiation on the GERD (August 04) Correcting Misinformation   Africa and the African Union   Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa Major General Dagvin R.M. Anderson on Thursday (August 06) said the US continues partnerships with African nations to reduce extremism, combat terrorist organizations. In a press conference held…

News in Brief UK Foreign Minister for Africa pays a three-day visit to Ethiopia UK Foreign Minister for Africa calls on the Deputy Chairperson of the AUC Joint AU-IGAD Statement on the Recent Developments in Somalia   Africa and the African Union The African Union’s Labour Migration Advisory Committee (LMAC) last week convened a virtual conference where health policy experts discussed ways to better manage the labour market for health workers in Africa. This was the last of three online meetings in which LMAC examined changes in labour migration governance in Africa in the context of disruptions caused by the…

News in Brief ‘African solutions to African problems’ is the way to go, say African Leaders following Latest Negotiation over GERD The Bureau of the African Union Assembly Convened a follow-up Extraordinary Meeting over GERD Ethiopia Celebrates the first phase of the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam PM Abiy Ahmed pays a two-day visit to Eritrea The Government of Ethiopia reaffirms commitment to assist and support Ethiopian citizens residing abroad and endangered by the COVID- 19 pandemic Africa and the African Union The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Monday (July 20) said that locusts continue to be a…

News in Brief The 36th Extraordinary Assembly of IGAD Heads of State & Government deliberates Peace Process in South Sudan & Regional Response to COVID-19 Ministry of Water, Irrigation & Energy Press Release on the Tripartite Negotiation on the GERD 2020 Africa-China Online Investment & Trade Fair Kicks Off   Africa and the African Union The Director of Africa CDC, Dr. John Nkengasong, on Thursday (July 16) provided his weekly update on the coordinated efforts by African Union Member States to implement the joint continental strategy on COVID-19. The Director highlighted key steps taken to support the PACT initiative across…

News in Brief Context and Updates on Current Issues in Ethiopia Ethiopia Is Committed to Agreements On Mega Dam, says Ambassador Meles Alem   Africa and the African Union The Director of Africa CDC on Thursday (July 09) provided an online briefing regarding the coordinated efforts by Member States to implement the AU’s joint continental strategy on COVID-19 and highlighted key steps taken to support the PACT initiative across countries and other countermeasures taken to minimize fatality due to the disease in Africa. At a briefing on Wednesday (July 08) for United Nations Member States on the humanitarian situation in…

News in Brief GERD is a development project, not a security threat, says Ambassador Taye Atske Selassie  The Bureau of the AU Assembly holds Extraordinary meeting on GERD Ethiopia’s Seventy-Five Years Journey in the United Nations China Supports Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt to resolve differences through dialogue, says Minister of Foreign Affairs of China   Africa and the African Union Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, Amina Mohammed, on Tuesday (June 30) spoke at the ministerial round table on the impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s energy sector. She stressed that, as we strive to ease the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis,…

News in Brief Ethiopia’s letter addressed to UN Security Council regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The Congressional Black Caucus Statement on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam FM Gedu: Egypt has been Obstructive in the Tripartite Talks over the GERD Spokesperson Ambassador Dina Gives Briefings on Current Circumstances Surrounding the Tripartite Talks   Africa and the African Union On the daily press briefings by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary General held on Monday (June 22), the spokesperson said that the UN is watching very closely the developments, the various statements coming from the different parties around…

News in Brief FM Gedu: Africa-China Solidarity is Indispensable to defeat COVID-19 Deputy Head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Pays a two-day Visit to Ethiopia Press Release on the Continuation of the Tripartite Negotiation on the GERD FM Gedu Urges Ethiopians to Unite over GERD issue Djibouti hosts Consultation Summit between Somalia and Somaliland Newly appointed Ambassadors pledge to safeguard Ethiopia’s interests in a Swearing-in Ceremony Ministry Consults Stakeholders to assist Ethiopians abroad Challenged by COVID-19 Webinar discusses market options in China for Ethiopian Meat Exporters   Africa and the African Union The African Union announced on Thursday (June 18) that…

News in Brief Press Release on the Resumption of the Tripartite Negotiation on the GERD (I) Press Release on the Resumption of the Tripartite Negotiation on the GERD (II) Prime Minister Abiy addresses Parliament South Sudan Ambassador to Ethiopia Refutes Baseless Social Media claims AMISOM condemns the attack on its base at Janaale, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia   Africa and the African Union The African Union said that three civilians were killed and two others injured during a firefight between its forces in Somalia and Islamists from the Al Shabaab group. The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said its troops clashed with…