A Week in the Horn 15.3.2019 News in Brief The Tragic accident of flight ET-302 President Emmanuel Macron of France visits Ethiopia and the AU Commission… …on a four-day, three-nation tour including Djibouti and Kenya Ethiopia at the United Nations Environment Assembly and Summit in Nairobi President Sahle-Work: “Africa’s women are rising; it is time the world took note.” Ethiopia calls on EC to remove it from a high-risk list of money-laundering states Joint AU-UN team in Somalia to review transition plan progress The 2nd Ethio-Greek Business Forum in Addis Ababa News in brief Africa and the African Union …
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A Week in the Horn 8.3.2019 News in Brief Prime Minister Dr. Abiy’s diplomatic marathon… …President Kenyatta on a state visit to Ethiopia… …Prime Minister Dr. Abiy and President Kenyatta go to Asmara… …Prime Minister Dr. Abiy and President Isaias in Juba… …Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi on a visit to Addis Ababa… …Prime Minister Dr. Abiy and President Abdullahi in Nairobiorn Ethiopia celebrates the Victory of Adwa: a stunning victory for Africa The Ethio-Kenya Trade and Investment Forum A US Congressional delegation visits Eritrea and Ethiopia An Investment Promotion Event in Istanbul Ethiopia opens a second Consulate-General Office in…
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Foreign Relations Strategic Information Resources Center (FR-SIRC) of the FDRE Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with different research organizations and universities to encourage students who are interested in research areas of international relations, diplomacy and foreign services. This year we are starting an annual “The Future Diplomat” Essay contest for students both in undergraduate and graduate schools (Masters). Essay Submission Requirements: Students can choose one of the following topics; The Role of Culture in Promoting Ethiopia’s National Interests Image Building and the Role of Diplomats in Branding Ethiopia Citizens Diplomacy – The role of citizens in diplomacy All essays…
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A Week in the Horn 1.3.2019 News in Brief IGAD agrees on a Common Strategic Approach to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Ethiopia-Sudan Joint Economic and Technical talks The UN Security Council resolution in support of “Silencing the Guns” by 2020 Ethiopia’s transformational reforms continue to progress AMISOM carries out human rights training A Seminar on Cyber Security and Cyber Diplomacy in Addis Ababa News in brief Africa and the African Union The 46th Session of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Council of Ministers was held this week in Djibouti (February 27). (See article) A…
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AMISOM military commanders, and representatives of the Somali National Security Forces and other stakeholders, ended a week-long meeting on Friday last week (February 15) in agreement on key operations and activities to be carried out under the new Concept of Operations (CONOPS), approved late last year by the Military Operations Coordination Committee (MOCC). The MOCC is made up of the Chiefs of Defence Staff and designated representatives of Troop- and Police-Contributing Countries, the Somalia Government, the UN, development partners, and the AU Peace and Security Council. Simon Mulongo, the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission…
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It was no surprise that the AU Summit, held under the theme of “The Year of Refugees, Returnees, and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa,” took note of the fact that Ethiopia’s new refugee law is one of the most progressive refugee policies in Africa. Certainly, the changed law will enhance the lives of both refugees and host communities; and it is now being supported by the Ethiopia Country Refugee Response Plan (ECRRP), issued earlier this month. The ECRRP Plan covers the period January 2019 to December 2020, and outlines the intended collective response of…
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An Ethio-Kenya Joint Border Commission meeting opened in Adama City, Ethiopia, on Tuesday (February 12). The meeting reviewed the progress of implementation of the decisions and recommendations of the 31st Joint Border Commission meeting. The three-day meeting discussed political, socio-economic, peace and security issues across the shared border, and focused on intra-border security, stemming illegal weapons flow and human trafficking, enhancing border trade for the benefit of the border communities, and cooperation on health and education as well as strengthening people-to-people ties between the communities on both sides of the border. The meeting was concluded by the adoption of resolutions…
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Ethiopia and Eritrea resumed diplomatic relations on June 18 last year after 20 years of hostility, with Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed making a landmark visit to Eritrea and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki visiting Ethiopia. Despite fighting a bloody two-year border war from 1998-2000, the peoples of Ethiopia and Eritrea share numerous complementarities in terms of culture, history and livelihood. Indeed, the people of the two countries are basically one people living in two countries on the ground. It was in line with this that an Eritrean Public and Cultural Diplomacy Delegation arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday last week…
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The 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, which comprises the Heads of State and Governments of all African countries, was held under the theme: “Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa”, on Sunday and Monday (February 10-11) in Addis Ababa. The Assembly is the culmination of the Union’s statutory meetings and it was preceded by the meetings of the Executive Council of Foreign Ministers and of the Permanent Representatives Committee. The Assembly heard the reports of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat on the…