Ethiopia has obtained more than 668 million USD in remittance over the past two months alone, according to the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency. Ethiopian Diaspora Agency Director-General, Selamawit Dawit disclosed this in a press briefing today. Noting that the nation is working to secure 4 billion USD in remittance during the current Ethiopian fiscal year that […]
Month: October 2021
Elections Held in Three Regions of Ethiopia Concluded Peacefully: NEBE
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that the elections conducted in the Harari, Somali and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) regions on Thursday were concluded peacefully. In her presser on Thursday evening, NEBE Chairperson Birtukan Mideksa said the elections were concluded peacefully. “We did not face any security concern during the process,” […]
Terrorist TPLF Responsible for Crises in Tigray: Chairman of Tigray Democratic Party
Tigray Democratic Party Chairman, Aregawi Berhe, said shifting the blame for the problems in Tigray onto the federal government instead of the terrorist group TPLF is absolutely unacceptable. Disrupting aid by exploiting old relationship and attempting to create diplomatic pressure on the government is also unacceptable, he added. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Aregawi […]
Inclusion of Competing Parties in Cabinets Lays Strong Foundation for Democracy: Scholars
The participation and involvement of competing political parties in the new city administrations and regional governments will lay foundation for building a strong democracy in Ethiopia, scholars noted. Although the ruling Prosperity Party was declared winner of the 6th General Election with a majority vote, competing political parties are being appointed to cabinet posts in the […]
Prez Sahle-Work Zewde Receives Credentials of Newly Appointed Ambassadors
Ambassadors of six countries and the European Union have presented their credentials to President Sahle-Work Zewde today. The ambassadors are Michaele lan Upton of New Zealand, Kira Smith Sinberg of Denmark, Abdi Mohamoud Eybe of Djibouti, Julia Niblett of Australia, Roland Kobia of European Union, Mohammed Omar Gad of Egypt, and Sasirit Tangulart of Thailand. During […]
NGOs Must Act in Accordance with Country’s Law: Leaders of Civic Societies
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in humanitarian activities in Ethiopia must act in accordance with the law of the country and trespassing the law should not be tolerable, leaders of civic societies said. Coalition of Civic Societies for Ethiopians Chairperson, Gashaw Shibabaw told ENA that non-governmental organizations should be accountable to the duties and responsibilities provided […]