News in Brief Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on the Ethiopia-Sudan Border Incident  Statement of the Chairperson following the murder of George Floyd in the USA UN Security Council Extends UNAMID mandate till December Ethiopia reiterates its call to International Partners for support to Ethiopian migrants Ethiopia, Spain Stress on Sharing Experiences in fighting COVID-19  Africa and the African Union The Chairperson of the African Union Commission MoussaFakiMahamat, in a statement issued on Friday (May 29), strongly condemns the murder of George Floyd that occurred in the United States of America…

29 May 2020 The Amnesty International’s Report on Ethiopia titled ‘Beyond law enforcement: human rights violation by Ethiopian security forces in Amhara and Oromia Regional States is an extensive document alleging human right violation by the Ethiopian security forces in two districts in the Oromia National Region State (ONRS) and two districts in the Amhara National Regional State (ANRS) in 2019. We are grateful to see Amnesty’s recognition of the efforts by the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) since 2018 and we reaffirm our resolve to further strengthen our democratic institutions.  While the reform process has at times experienced bumps, the Government of Ethiopia has proven that it…

News in Brief Statement of the Chairperson of African Union Commission on the recent developments related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Ministry Celebrates Africa Day Calling for Unity against COVID-19 Doing business in the Post-COVID Ethiopia: Consultations made with the Netherlands Webinar discusses India-Ethiopia Partnership during Pandemic & Beyond Africa and the African Union The Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) convened a virtual consultative meeting of African Election Management Bodies (EMBs) on Wednesday (May 27) on the COVID-19 pandemic and elections in Africa. The virtual meeting was presided by Ambassador Minata Samate…

News in Brief   UN Secretary-General Calls for Continued GERD Tripartite Talks Ethiopia Briefs Resident Ambassadors in Addis Ababa about GERD PMO Delivers Briefings on COVID-19 and Green Legacy Initiative Ethiopia, Sudan Conclude High-level Political Committee Meeting on Border Issues   Africa and the African Union   Ambassador Josefa Sacko, African Union Commissioner (AUC) for Rural Economy and Agriculture last week on Thursday (May 14), briefed the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) on measures being taken by the Department to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on food security in Africa. The brief centered on the status of the food system before…

News in Brief FM Gedu holds bilateral phone conversations with Estonian, Chinese and Irish Counterparts Bureau of STC Meets to Support Continental Strategy on the COVID-19 Pandemic FAO calls for Investments in Preparedness and Anticipatory Actions against Locust Swarm African Union Opens COVID-19 Diagnostic Laboratory in Ethiopia UNHCR calls for Massive Humanitarian Action in Somalia Africa and the African Union Huawei Technologies, represented by its CEO of the Ethiopia Office has donated 10,000 surgical masks to the African Union Commission to support its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. KilengaNaftal, Ag. Director of the African Union Medical and Health Services…

News in Brief Ethiopia Participates in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit on COVID-19 response A Pledge for Africa President Isaias Afwerki visits Ethiopia for a two-day Summit with PM Abiy Ahmed High-Level Meeting on Somalia calls for Continued Support to the Country   Africa and the African Union The Ministers in charge of Communication and ICT, met through Video conferencing on Tuesday (May 05) as the Bureau of the Specialized Technical Committee on Communication and ICT, organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) to consider strategies and actions to support the continental strategy on the COVID-19 pandemic. In a communiqué…

By Negus Kebede As the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) is gradually taking its awful roots in sub-Saharan Africa, vivid manifestations of economic trilemma seem to be densely looming on the horizon. Many economic analysts are raising the gravity of the matter as the continent is confronted with an uphill struggle of mobilizing resources to contain the pandemic, a pressing need to stimulate and keep afloat economic sectors and servicing onerous external debt. These profound anxieties around societal health and economic wellbeing in Africa and elsewhere in the world tend to gravitate towards the unforeseen devastation set off by the pandemic.  In…

News in Brief Why the Global Debt of Poor Nations Must Be Canceled The 3rd Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government on COVID 19 INTERPOL launches a three-year Support Program to AFRIPOL   Africa and the African Union In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Rwanda have decided to postpone by one year the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) initially set to take place from 1 to 7 September 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda. This decision was endorsed by…

News in Brief IGAD Council of Ministers Discusses the Situation in South Sudan… …and Pending Issues need to be solved for Sustainable Peace in South Sudan, FM Gedu Says African Leaders Urge Private Sector to Partake in Continental Fight against COVID-19 AU Peace and Security Council Discusses Impact of COVID-19 on Peace and Security in Africa   Africa and the African Union A 71st extraordinary session of the IGAD Council of Ministers was held on Thursday (April 23) via video link to follow up on the progress of the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement and the impact of…

News in Brief UN Chooses Addis Ababa as one of the Departure Points for “Solidarity Flights” against COVID-19 IGAD to establish Regional Ministerial Taskforce in fighting COVID-19 Highlights of the 3rd Video Briefing about Measures taken by Government against COVID-19   Africa and the African Union The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has condemned the decision of US President Donald Trump to halt its funding of the World Health Organization (WHO). Trump announced on Tuesday (April 14) that the United States will immediately halt all funding for the UN health agency. The Chairperson called the…