Chinese language day celebrated in Ethiopia
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with China Embassy in Ethiopia and the Mission of China…
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German Parliamentary State Secretary visits Ethiopia
Parliamentary State Secretary Niels Annen (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ) was the first high-ranking representative…
Africa urged to craft uniform debt contract template
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE / JOHANNESBURG – The African Union (AU) is urged to take the leadership and…
Africa urged to ratify free movement of persons protocol
Government officials, migration experts, diaspora representatives, private sector actors, civil society, and youth leaders gathered in Mombasa this…
UN chief urges African leaders to end conflicts, human sufferings
The 38th African heads of states summit is opened today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this morning in the…
Africa Creatives Alliance launched at Africa Urban Forum
In alignment with the African Union’s Agenda 2063, “The Africa We Want,” the Africa Creatives Alliance (ACA) is…
US official stresses commitment to support African agriculture
At the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya this week, the Assistant United States…
U.S. agency partners with pan-African veterinary vaccine center
Members of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) participated in a ground-breaking…
African leaders urged to cure shocking foundational learning crisis
By Shiferaw Tadesse – As the World Bank has recently unveiled a shocking data on foundational learning in…
African Union, Germany conclude development cooperation consultations
With new commitments of an overall amount of more than 75 million Euros in 2023, the African Union…
New World Bank president set to visit Ethiopia
The new World Bank president Ajay Banga is set to visit Ethiopia this week starting July 31, 2023.
Renewable energy investment key to drive Africa’s industrialisation, trade
BY YANET FANTAYE WOGAYEHU – Africa should harness investment and tapping vast green energy resources to drive sustainable…
Ethiopian Government, TPLF agreed to end bloody war
The Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) today agreed in South Africa to end…
AU begins peace talk to end violence in Tigray, Ethiopia
As part of the ongoing African Union (AU)-led process to assist the Government of Ethiopia and Tigray peoples…
Ethiopia, TPLF set to commence peace talks today
The representatives of the Government of Ethiopia and the waring rebel group Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) are…
Africa CDC, French agency collaborate to improve public health
The African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and France have signed intent of working together…
Africa urged to tackle childhood tuberculosis
The African Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for immediate and comprehensive measures to end…
Well-planned cities essential for a resilient future in Africa
The World Urban Forum (WUF) concluded on Thursday with a high-level engagement of African Ministers of Housing, Urban…
IGAD urges Ethiopia, Sudan to stop war
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) urges Ethiopia and Sudan to refrain from further actions that will lead…
Global partners collaborate for Green Infrastructure in Africa Alliance
The African Development Bank Group and Africa50, in partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Union…
African Union – European Union Summit opens
African leaders and their counterparts from Europe are gathered in Brussels, Belgium for the two days African Union…
Reflection on Africa, Europe ties
By Macky Sall and Charles Michel – On 17 and 18 February 2022, the Heads of State or…
Senegal takes over African Union leadership for 2022
The President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, today takes over African Union (AU) leadership during the…
African Union condemns terrorist attack in UAE
Following the Monday terrorist attack in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Chairperson of the African Union Commission,…
Ethiopia prepares to host African leaders
The Government of Ethiopia has started preparations to host the upcoming Summit of the African Union (AU) where…
Ethiopia set to generate power from GERD in days
The long-awaited the 6,000 megawatts electricity generation capacity Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is set to commence test…
Significance of Ethiopia’s election 2021
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – On Monday some 37 million registered voters in Ethiopia voted to elect their…
Accelerating AfCFTA implementation key for Africa’s recovery
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says it will continue to work closely with its member…
Ethiopia celebrates Europe Day with street art works
Grand street murals by African and European artists inaugurated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Europe Day, May 9.
Ethiopia foreign minister meets U.S. special envoy to Sudan
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, on Wednesday received a high-level delegation led…