AFTER a successive hat-trick of victories, Ethiopia’s Tadu Nare has underlined her position as the favourite to win the Spar Grand Prix series in South Africa. She has established an almost unassailable lead in 2021, with a total of 75 points. Nare capped another fine weekend with a runaway victory in the Durban race this […]
Day: September 16, 2021
IGAD PEACE & SECURITY DIVISION ORGANIZES BI-ANNUAL REVIEW MEETING
September 14, 2021 (Adama, Ethiopia): The Peace and Security Division of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) kick started four days Bi-annual Review Meeting with the objective to facilitate internal consultative process and reflections both on programs and processes aimed at strengthening mechanisms and practices towards successful implementation. Hon. Siraj Fegessa, director of IGAD Peace and […]
New Permanent Representative of Egypt Presents Credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, Osama Mahmoud Abdel Khalek Mahmoud, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. Before his latest appointment, Mr. Mahmoud served as Permanent Representative to the African Union and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) between October 2018 and August 2021. Having been appointed Deputy Minister […]
InnovAfrica Project Conducted Training on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Cereal – Legume Inter cropping.
InnovAfrica Project provided training on sustainable agricultural intensification (cereal – legume inter cropping) for targeted farmers and extension workers from Kombolcha and Meta Woredas (Districts) on September 9, 2021 at Ras Hotel in Harar, Ethiopia. The Project has received funding from the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation program. According to Ato Feyisa Hundessa, InnovAfrica […]
Attacks on Eritrean Refugees in Tigray are War Crimes, Watchdog Says
ADDIS ABABA — Eritrean refugees caught up in the months-long war in Ethiopia have suffered abuses including executions and rape that amount to “clear war crimes,” Human Rights Watch said Thursday. A new report from the U.S.-based rights watchdog details the role of both Eritrean soldiers and rebel fighters from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in extensive […]
Now is Time for Nile Basin Countries to Foster Basin-wide cooperation: Ministry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Ethiopia believes the time is now for the Nile Basin countries to brace for and foster basin-wide cooperation. The Ministry issued a press release on the Statement of the President of the UN Security Council on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The Government of Ethiopia notes the statement […]