July 31

• Ethiopia: Dr. Tedros Receives a Kenyan Business Delegation

  Dr. Tedros Adhanom met with a delegation from the Kenyan Manufacturers Association (KAM) on Wednesday (July 31) led by Phyllis Kandie, Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry for East... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Dr. Tedros Discusses Sudan and South Sudan With the EU Special Representative for Sudan

  Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom held talks on Wednesday (July 31) with the European Union's Special Representative for Sudan, Mrs. Rosalind Marsden. Discussions covered recent... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Reaches a Billion Dollars

  The fourth Industry Policy Dialogue was held yesterday (July 30) at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa. According to the National Plan Commission, the aim of the meeting was to... Read more »

• Ethiopia: AU Peace and Security Council Extends AUHIP Mandate

  The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) Ministerial meeting on Monday (July 29) extended the mandate of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) on... Read more »

• Ethiopia: The 3rd Actesa Conference Opens in Addis Ababa

  The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA), a specialized agency of COMESA, is holding its third Regional Stakeholder Farmers Meeting in collaboration... Read more »

July 30

• Ethiopia: Preparations for AGOA Forum 2013 Completed

  The Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the US Embassy and the African Union Trade and Industry Commission have announced (Monday, July 29) that preparations are... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Middle East Ethiopian Communities Establish Union to Combat Human Trafficking

  Members of Ethiopian communities living in the Middle East have formed a union to fight back against the abuse and suffering of Ethiopian migrant workers in the region. After a... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Consultative Meeting On Ethiopia's National AGOA Response Strategy Held

  The Ministry of Trade and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) held a consultative meeting on Ethiopia's National AGOA Response Strategy in mid July (July 16-17) at the UN... Read more »

July 29

• Ethiopia: International Training Institute for Peace-Keepers to Be Opened in Ethiopia

  An international institute for the training of peace-keepers is to be established in Ethiopia. The institute, which will be set up in collaboration between United Nations... Read more »

July 26

• Ethiopia: Deal Signed to Expand Ethiopia's Mobile Phone Infrastructure

  Ethiopia has signed a $700 million agreement with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to expand the country's mobile phone infrastructure and introduce high-speed 4G broadband... Read more »

• Ethiopia: The 11th Ethio-Japan Annual Bilateral Policy Meeting Held in Addis Ababa

  Ethiopia hosted the 11th Ethio-Japan annual bilateral policy meeting on Thursday July 25. On the occasion, Ahmed Shide, State Minister of Ministry of Finance and Economic... Read more »

July 25

• Ethiopia: Ethiopian Sugar Corporation Details Progress in Developing New Projects

  The Ethiopian Sugar Corporation has announced that developments over the past three years have shown encouraging progress. Of the planned seven new factories, four have now reached... Read more »

July 23

• Ethiopia: Dr. Tedros Holds Talks With New Zealand's Foreign Minister

  Dr. Tedros meets with New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully today at his offices. Mr. McCully thanked the Ethiopian government for the support provided in the opening of... Read more »

July 22

• Ethiopia: UNHCR Says Five Thousand Southern Sudanese Have Fled to Ethiopia in the Last Three Months

  The UNHCR says thousands of South Sudanese have fled to Ethiopia to escape fighting in eastern South Sudan. The asylum seekers, mostly from Jonglei State's Pibor County, are... Read more »

• Ethiopia: The Anniversary of the Death of the Late Prime Minister to Be Observed [press release]

  The Meles Zenawi Foundation has announced that that the first anniversary of the death of the late Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, will be commemorated on August 20. Candlelit vigils... Read more »

July 18

• Ethiopia: Ambassador Berhane Meets European Parliamentary Delegation

  In discussions with a delegation of European Union Parliamentarians yesterday (July 17) State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos emphasized once again... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ambassador Berhane Meets the UK's Designate Deputy Representative to UN

  Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, yesterday (July 17) with the UK's designate Deputy Representative to the United Nations, Peter Wilson, for... Read more »

July 16

• Ethiopia: Prime Minister Hailemariam Calls for an African Center for Disease Control

  In his opening speech to the African Union Special Summit of Heads of State and Government, held under the theme, "Ownership, Accountability and Sustainability of HIV/AIDS,... Read more »

• Ethiopia: The World Food Progam Provides Cash Supplements for Refugees

  The UN World Food Program has launched a pilot project at the Sheddar refugee camp outside Jijiga in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State, to provide monthly cash entitlements in... Read more »

July 12

• Ethiopia: Prime Minister Hailemariam holds talks with the Speaker of the South Korean Parliament

  Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn received Mr. Vang Chang Hi, Speaker of the Parliament of South Korea today (July 11th). During the discussion, Mr. Vang underlined the interest... Read more »

July 11

• Ethiopia: UNHCR High Commissioner Commends Ethiopia's Refugee Policy

  In a discussion held with Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros today( July 11) at his offices, UNHCR High Commissioner Antonio Guterres commended Ethiopia's open border and protection... Read more »

July 10

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia to Join WTO in 2015

  In an awareness creation forum for local journalists, the Ministry of Trade announced that Ethiopia will join the World Trade Organization (WTO) by 2015. Lesanework Zerfu, Head of... Read more »

July 09

• Ethiopia: French Development Minister - Ethiopia Demonstrating Strong Leadership On Climate Change

  On the occasion, Mr. Canfin highlighted the important leadership Ethiopia has consistently demonstrated on climate change while stating that having more partners like Ethiopia... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Addis Ababa City Govt Elects Its New Mayor

  Former Minister of Transport, Ato Deriba Kuma, was this morning (July 9th) elected as Mayor of the City Government of Addis Ababa by the recently elected Addis Ababa Council, and... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ambassador Birhanu Dinka Passes Away

  Ambassador Birhanu Dinka, a veteran Ethiopian diplomat, passed away on Monday (July 8th) in New York. The late Ambassador Birhanu, a career diplomat, also worked for the United... Read more »