August 01

• South Sudan: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Appoints a New Cabinet

  South Sudan President Salva Kiir issued a decree on Wednesday (July 31) naming 18 cabinet ministers and 10 deputy ministers, eight days after he had sacked Vice-Preisdent Machar... Read more »

• Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Agree to Stop Support to Each Other's Rebel Groups

  The Joint Security Committee of Sudan and South Sudan held its second meeting in Juba on Tuesday and Wednesday this week (July 30-31). A joint communiqué issued this morning... Read more »

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 »

• Somalia: The Somali Govt Signs an Agreement for Developing a Coast Guard Service

  Somalia's Minister of Defense has signed a contract with the Atlantic Marine and Offshore Group to deliver structure, assets and services in order to develop an effective and... 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 »

• Africa: UN Security Council Renews the Mandate of UNAMID

  The UN Security Council on Tuesday (July 30) renewed the mandate of the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) for a further 13 months, until August 31,... 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 »

• Somalia: Eritrea 'Continues Support' to Al-Shabaab in Somalia

  Ethiopia's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Ambassador Dina Mufti, said on Monday (July 29) that efforts to maintain peace and stability in Somalia were taking longer that they should... 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 »

• Africa: AU High Level Panel for Egypt Leaves for Cairo

  The High Level Panel for Egypt appointed by the African Union Commission to assess the change of government in Egypt left for Cairo on Saturday (July 27) to gather information and... Read more »

• Sudan: The AU Peace and Security Council Holds Ministerial Meeting On Sudan/South Sudan

  The AU Peace and Security Council is holding a meeting on the current situation between Sudan and South Sudan, today Monday (July 29). State Minister, Ambassador Berhane... 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 24

• South Sudan: South Sudan's President Kiir Sacks His Vice-President and Dissolves the Cabinet

  South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit yesterday (July 23) issued a presidential decree firing his longtime Vice President, Riek Machar, and dissolving the entire cabinet. 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

• Somalia: Prime Minister Hailemariam Meets Somalia's Defence Minister

  Prime Minister Hailemariam met Somalia's Defence Minister Abdulhakim Haji Mohammed on Friday (July 19) last week. The Somali Defence Minister was on a visit to Addis Ababa last... Read more »

• Somalia: Prime Minister Says Concern Over Somalia Proposed New Media Law Ill-Informed

  The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern over a proposed new media law in Somalia which would require journalists to reveal sources and prevent... Read more »

• Sudan: The AU to Send an Investigation Team to Sudan and South Sudan

  The African Union is stepping up efforts to prevent a shutdown of oil production in South Sudan.. Today (July 22), Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra, AU's Peace and Security Council... Read more »

• Somalia: Twenty Million Dollar Allocation of Crisis Funding for Somalia

  Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, has welcomed an additional $20 million in crisis funding the UN Central Emergency Response Fund.... Read more »