Category: Ethiopia
Ethiopia Calls For Participatory Policy Formulation On Peacekeeping Missions
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) March 19. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. –The Government of Ethiopia has called for the United Nations policy formulation and planning process on peacekeeping missions in Africa to be participatory. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke made the call at the African Union…
Ethiopia: Portable Geothermal Power Plant Funded by Japan
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) March 19. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is funding the set up of a 5 MW portable geothermal power plant in Ethiopia. Katsuki Morihara Chief Representative JICA to Ethiopia shared his office support of geothermal development in Ethiopia. “JICA is…
US Provides Additional $52m In Assistance To People Affected In Tigray
Addis Ababa, March 19, 2021 -The United States has said it is providing an additional nearly $52 million in assistance to people affected in connection with law enforcement measures carried out in Tigray region. The United States has provided a total of nearly $153 million in humanitarian assistance since the law enforcement measures began, said…
Ethiopia & Japan Explore Ways To Enhance Trade, Investment Ties
Addis Ababa, March 18, 2021 – Trade and Industry Minister of discussed with Japanese Ambassador to Ethiopia Ito Takako on ways of enhancing trade ties between their respective countries. The two further exchanged views on how to support existing Japanese investors in Ethiopia, and how to seize opportunities in Ethiopia. On the occasion, the Ethiopian…
Ethiopia: PM Abiy’s Three Big Challenges
By Nick Westcott Abiy is known to have strong convictions but also for having a pragmatic streak. To find a path to peace, he will need both. On the surface, Addis Ababa appears much as it always has. The streets are full of people, some wearing masks, most not. The roads are full of cars.…
Ethiopia rejects outside mediators in dam dispute
Ethiopia has rejected calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the US in the ongoing dispute over the country’s construction of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Nile River. “Ethiopia is generally opposed to mediation by outside parties even though the African Union is welcome to help,” Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti told reporters…
Completing GERD A Matter Of Ensuring Ethiopia’s Sovereignty
Addis Ababa, March 17, 2021 –Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, said completing GERD project is a matter of ensuring the sovereignty of the country. Demeke, who is also Chairperson of the National Council on the Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) made the remark at a symposium organized…
UNOCHA Says Delivery Of Humanitarian Assistance Steps Up In Tigray
Addis Ababa, March 17, 2021 – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) stated that the delivery of humanitarian assistance has also been stepped up in Tigray region, with humanitarian partners reaching 900,000 people with full food baskets, almost 700,000 with water, and 136,000 with shelter. On Friday, the UN announced that…
Ethiopians In Los Angeles Stage Rally
Addis Ababa, March 17, 2021 –Ethiopian-Americans in Los Angeles gathered yesterday to show their support to the law enforcement measures taken by the government of Ethiopia. In a rally staged in front of office of the Congresswoman Karen Bass, the protesters denounced the unfair pressure from some US officials on the sovereignty of Ethiopia. They…
massacre victims in Ethiopia’s Tigray image Fake
A picture shared on Facebook claiming to show the bodies of victims massacred in Aksum, Tigray region of Ethiopia is FALSE. The photo shows bodies lined up in rows on the ground, and a huge crowd of onlookers in the background, accompanied by a headline that reads, “Reports Emerging Of ‘Horrible’ Massacre In Ethiopian Holy City”. Aksum…
