ABUJA, NIGERIA — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Nigeria on Thursday as part of a three-nation trip that includes Kenya and Senegal. Blinken is expected to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, revitalizing democracies, and security issues. Ahead of his visit, Nigerian experts weigh in on the issues and their expectations. Blinken will […]
Month: November 2021
Blinken to Visit Nigeria on Second Stop of Multination Africa Trip
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Nigeria Thursday on the second leg of his three-nation tour of Africa to discuss security issues and other topics. The State Department said earlier this week that Blinken and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will meet in Abuja to discuss collaborating on international health security, expanding energy access and […]
State Department Recap: November 11-17
STATE DEPARTMENT — Here’s a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week: Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal Blinken is visiting Africa November 15-20, with stops in Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. He met with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi on Wednesday to discuss urgent regional security, […]
China Vows to Keep Deepening Cooperation with Ethiopia: Chinese Ambassador
Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia Zhao Zhiyuan reaffirmed that China has keen interest to keep the deepening bilateral cooperation with Ethiopia in various spheres. The Ambassador made the remark in his article about the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that convened its sixth plenary session in Beijing from November 8th to […]
Nation to Implement Electric Infrastructure Improvement Project With 100 Mil USD in 10 Cities
Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) will implement an electrical infrastructure improvement project in 10 rapidly growing cities with an outlay of 100 million USD to improve the power outages and fluctuation and deliver reliable and quality services. According to a press release from EEU, the project will be implemented in Addis Ababa, Nekemt, Ambo, Sululta, Bishoftu, […]
Ride to Capital Not Easy for TPLF to Repeat 1991 via Disinformation: Prof Bahru Zewde
The ride to the capital, Addis Ababa is not going to be an easy one for the TPLF forces to repeat history via disinformation as, 2021 is not 1991, veteran Historian Professor Bahru Zewde said. The ride to the capital, Addis Ababa is not going to be an easy one for the TPLF forces to […]