The first meeting of the Mexico-Ethiopia Consultation Mechanism Mexico and Ethiopia held the first meeting of their Consultation Mechanism on Matters of Common Interest on Tuesday last week (October 18). The meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City was co-chaired by Mexico’s Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Carlos de Icaza, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie. Ambassador Taye was on a two day working visit to Mexico. Mexico’s Director General for the United Nations Organization, Ambassador Joel Antonio Hernández García, also participated in the meeting at which issues of bilateral…

Sustainable energy development gathering momentum in Ethiopia A panel discussion to share experiences on energy development was held in Addis Ababa last Sunday (October 23). Those attending included officials from the Korean International Cooperation Agency and from Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity as well as other government officials and private interests. The Minister for Water, Irrigation and Electricity, Motuma Mekasa, emphasized to participants that Ethiopia which subscribed to a green development framework to achieve broad-based sustainable development, had continued its search for sustainable energy generation. The Minister noted that the massive development of power projects in the country…

South Sudan’s Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission chairman visits Addis Ababa The Chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JEMC) for South Sudan, Festus Mogae visited Addis Ababa on Monday (October 24) for talks with Ethiopia’s Foreign Minster Dr Tedros Adhanom. The JMEC is responsible for monitoring and overseeing the implementation of the Peace Agreement mediated by IGAD, and the mandate and tasks of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU), including the adherence of the Parties to the agreed timelines and implementation schedule. In case of non-implementation of the mandate and tasks of the TGoNU, or other serious…

The California-based Oakland Institute joins in external opposition’s destructive abuse The California-based advocacy organization, Oakland Institute, was quick to take note of Ethiopia’s State of Emergency, issuing a statement on Friday last week, typically describing the measure as “authorizing oppression.”  With the its usual effort at misdirection, it began its comment: “The government of Ethiopia has responded to a groundswell of protests, which are calling for democracy and human rights for all, by imposing a six-month long state of emergency, effective October 8.” Over the next two pages it then manages to totally ignore the fact that the declaration of…