Biz Diplo Update 11th edition+2-1

A Week in the Horn                                                                          26.4.2019  News in Brief Prime Minister Dr. Abiy visits China for the Belt and Road Forum… …and had bilateral meetings with President Jinping and Premier Keqiang AU consultative meeting in Cairo on the situation in the Sudan A regional peace conference on the Ethiopia-Kenya border The 5th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Ethiopia and World Press Freedom Day A Sesame Conference and Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum in China  News in Brief  Africa and the Africa Union The second Belt and Road Initiative Forum (BRI) is being held this week…

A Week in the Horn                                                                                      19.4.2019   News in Brief News in Brief US Presidential Advisor, Ms. Ivanka Trump Visits Ethiopia Visit of a New Zealand’s Parliamentary delegation to Ethiopia A business delegation from Germany in Addis Ababa AU Technical Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism meeting The Minister of Finance attends the World Bank Spring meetings in Washington Ethiopia completes turn as chair of Nairobi Chapter of the Group of 77 and China  News in Brief  Africa and the African Union The African Union Peace and Security Council issued a statement on Monday (April 15) condemning the…

Biz Diplo Update Special 10th edition

A Week in the Horn                                                                                      12.4.2019 News in Brief The army takes over in Sudan after months of protests 25th commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide: Prime Minister Dr. Abiy in Kigali Ethiopia is hosting World Press Freedom Day on May 3 IGAD establishes a “Taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden” Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania: trilateral workshop on irregular migration South Sudan’s spiritual retreat for peace Ethiopia’s Ambassador Teshome Toga talks with China’s Coffee Association   News in Brief Africa and the African Union  A statement from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki,…

A Week in the Horn                                                                                      5.4.2019  News in Brief Armenia’s Foreign Minister visits Ethiopia UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting in New York Conference in Addis Ababa on India’s engagement with the Horn of Africa The UN Security Council renews UNSOM’s mandate in Somalia. AU Technical Committee on Social Development, Labor and Employment meeting First field office for Ethiopia-Kenya border cooperation opened A framework to operationalize Ethiopian-Somali cross-border cooperation The 2nd Ethio-Brazil Trade and Investment Forum  News in Brief Africa and the African Union A UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting was held on Friday last week (March 29) in New York, with…

A Week in the Horn                                                                                      29.3.2019  News in Brief Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visits Ethiopia President Sahle-Work attends the 7th Edition of Africa CEO’s Forum The 2nd High Level Conference on South-South Cooperation Dr. Hirut Kassaw, Minister of Culture and Tourism, in the UK Ethiopian companies hold a round table discussion with German companies  The Commission on the Status of Women’s Conference in New York News in brief Africa and the African Union The 2nd High level Conference on South-South Cooperation, the 40thAnniversary of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA+40), was held in Buenos Aires last week…

A Week in the Horn                                                                                      29.3.2019  News in Brief Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visits Ethiopia President Sahle-Work attends the 7th Edition of Africa CEO’s Forum The 2nd High Level Conference on South-South Cooperation Dr. Hirut Kassaw, Minister of Culture and Tourism, in the UK Ethiopian companies hold a round table discussion with German companies  The Commission on the Status of Women’s Conference in New York News in brief Africa and the African Union The 2nd High level Conference on South-South Cooperation, the 40thAnniversary of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA+40), was held in Buenos Aires last week…

Biweekly Business BulletinBus Diplo Update 9th edition

A Week in the Horn                                                                                      22.3.2019 News in Brief The Prime Minister on official visits to Qatar and the UAE President Guelleh in Somalia: inaugurates new embassy Implementation of South Sudan’s Peace Agreement Progressing – ‘Slowly but Surely’ The 6th Ethiopian-Tunisian Joint Ministerial Commission meeting in Tunis The Diplomatic Community briefed on the tragic accident of Flight ET-302 Ethiopia takes part in Pu’er City’s 2nd China International Specialty Coffee Expo  News in Brief  Ethiopia Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed made official visits on Tuesday this week (March 19) to Doha, Qatar, where he held talks with Emir Sheikh Tamim…