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Significance of Ethiopia’s election 2021

June 21, 2021June 24, 2021BEHAK

BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – On Monday some 37 million registered voters in Ethiopia voted to elect their next leader and political party that will government the country for the coming five years. Today’s voting matters not only to the some 115 million plus population but also to regional stability and global power’s scramble in […]

Accelerating AfCFTA implementation key for Africa’s recovery

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021BEHAK

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says it will continue to work closely with its member States, the African Union Commission and other key stakeholders towards the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Ethiopia celebrates Europe Day with street art works

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021BEHAK

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

March 25, 2021BEHAK

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, on Wednesday received a high-level delegation led by the US Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Ambassador Donald Booth, at his office.

African Union set to launch test, vaccine passport

March 17, 2021March 19, 2021BEHAK

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) has partnered with the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa CDC) for the implementation of the African Union Trusted Travel Pass to make continental travel easier and safer amidst the COVID -19 pandemic.

Africa continental trade goes operational today

January 1, 2021January 2, 2021newbusinessethiopianews

Signed by 54 African countries, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the largest common market in the world with over 1.2 billion people today goes operational.

AU approves start of African Continental Free Trade Area training

December 7, 2020newbusinessethiopianews

African leaders at a summit today have approved that trading should start on 1 January next year as scheduled on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement and requested African financial institutions to provide technical and financial support for its implementation.

AU takes over Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute from UNSC

June 27, 2020June 27, 2020NBE

The African Union (AU) has taken Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute with Sudan and Egypt from the United nations Security Council holding an extraordinary meeting on Friday.

Ethiopia starts cutting bushes to fill water Nile dam

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

To commence the filling of water into the Great Ethiopian Reconnaissance Dam (GERD) in the coming July, the Government of Ethiopia said it is set to commence cutting trees and bushes found on 1,000 hectares of land.

UN agency advises Ethiopia to continue school feeding program

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020NBE

Stressing that well-fed children are key to fueling Ethiopia’s economic growth and development, economic development, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) advises the Government to continue its school feeding program.

European Commission President arrives Ethiopia

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020NBE

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, today arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to attend the 10th round of African Union (AU)- European Union (EU) Commission-to-Commission meeting.

African health ministers to discuss coronavirus in Ethiopia

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020NBE

The health ministers from different African countries are set to gather IN Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tomorrow to discuss on how to combat coronavirus.

UN Secretary-General set to arrive Ethiopia

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020NBE

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is scheduled to arrive Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union to be held from 9-10 February at the headquarters of the African Union Commission.