Ethiopians welcomed colorfully this morning the 2019 Nobel Peace prize laureate, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who traveled to Oslo this week to receive his award.
Ethiopia’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hirut Zemene and Norwegian Special Representative to Sudan and South Sudan, Erling Skjønsberg, discussed on ways of strengthening bilateral ties yesterday.
With the aim of inspiring Africa girls and women, an Ethiopia Airlines all-women functioned flight departs from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this evening to Oslo, Norway on the International Women’s Day, March 8.
Burkina Faso and Mauritania are set to host the 2019 Flintlock 2019, an annual African-led, integrated military and law enforcement exercise at multiple locations.
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ethiopia signed a grant agreement today with UNFPA and UNICEF amounting to NOK 100 million (USD 11.3 million) in support of ‘Joint Programme on a Rights-based Approach to Adolescent and Youth Development in Ethiopia (2018-2021)’.
The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program has signed a financial procedures agreement with the World Bank-led Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi).
By actively involving civil societies, Ethiopian government is set to re-plan its development programs to attain sustainable, quality and inclusive development, a top government official said.
