Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today for a working visit. During his stay in Ethiopia, the President will hold meetings with senior Ethiopian government officials, including Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. The two countries are expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues of common interest, mainly focused on evaluating the implementations of previously signed agreements and Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs). Hailemariam and Bashir are also expected to sign bilateral agreements would further elevate economic ties and deepen the historic bond of relations between the two neighbors. Bashir is also expected to visit some of the industrial…

Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu receiving the outgoing Ambassador of Ghana to Ethiopia Ambassador Albert Yankey reiterated today that Ethiopia values its historic relations with Ghana. The Foreign Minister who conveyed his gratitude to the Ambassador for his role in stimulating the ties of the two countries for the greater benefit of the two peoples pointed out that both countries are active participants and contributors for the promotion African agenda and interests in regional and international fora. The Foreign Minister suggested the urgency to make full use of the existing potential of the bilateral relation for the betterment of the…

The Famine Early Warning System’s latest monthly report says that the April to June Gu rains are forecast to be slightly below average. FEWS says food security further deteriorated in March, the peak of the pastoral lean season, and Hawd and Addun Pastoral livelihood zones are now at Crisis level. It added: “In most Northern Inland Pastoral areas, Crisis outcomes exist with ongoing humanitarian assistance, but Emergency outcomes are expected between June and September in the absence of assistance. FEWS also said Emergency outcomes were also expected to persist in Bay and Bakool agro-pastoral areas, but assistance was improving food…

Somalia’s Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire, said at the weekend that he was mobilizing his government to tackle corruption and vowed to make the fight against misconduct a non-negotiable principle in his administration. The Prime Minister was speaking during the official handing over ceremony by the outgoing minister, Mohamed Adan Ibrahim, to the new Finance Minister, Abdirahman Duale Beyle. He expressed his concerns about the need for Somalia to be governed on principles of transparency and said: “I and the president will never accept public property embezzlement, and we will crusade against those involving corruption,” adding, “where there is a…

Statement by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on the Killing of Aid-Workers in the Republic of South Sudan The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia condemns in the strongest terms the heinous and barbaric killings of six aid workers in South Sudan along the Juba to Pibor road on Saturday March 25, 2017. The Government expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the Governments of the Republic of South Sudan and the Republic of Kenya. The Ethiopian Government underlines that such deplorable attacks are criminal and unjustifiable…

Ethiopia, Egypt keen to forge partnership in institutional capacity building Ethiopia and Egypt expressed their keenness to draw lessons from each other’s foreign service institutions to the best end of forging partnerships in educational and cultural fronts thereby enhancing the capacity of their respective diplomats. This has been emphasized during a meeting between State Minister Hirut Zemene and Ambassador Heba Elmarasy, Director of the Egyptian diplomatic institute here today (March 31, 2017). State Minister Hirut Zemene noted that Ethiopia would learn much from the oldest Egyptian universities and diplomatic institutions and would work on strengthening the capacities of young diplomats…

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