That was the last Foreign Affairs Council of the year and it had a very dense agenda. Let me start with two concrete decisions we took to react to negative developments: Today, we adopted two sanctions decisions. First, a new sanctions regime allowing to target persons and entities obstructing the political transition in Mali. Second, we adopted sanctions against […]
Month: December 2021
AAU Hosts Lawrence Freeman’s Experience Sharing Seminar: Lifelong in Africa
The Associate Dean for Research and Technology Transfer of College of Social Sciences, the Center for African and Asian Studies of AAU conducted a Seminar focused on Mr. Lawrence Freeman’s experience sharing with a view of some prominent leaders’ visions at Ras-Mekonnen Hall on December 10, 2021. Mr. Freeman’s topic of speech was entitled, “Realize the Vision […]
Sudan Denies Ethiopian Accusations Of Supporting Rebel Forces
Sudan denied Ethiopian accusations of supporting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which is fighting the Ethiopian army. “Sudan controls all of its internationally recognised territories and borders with neighbouring Ethiopia, and has never, and will never, allow its use for any aggressions,” said Sudan’s foreign ministry, in a statement yesterday. The ministry made the […]
Tigray Rebels Said to Recapture Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site
ADDIS ABABA — Residents of the Ethiopian town of Lalibela, a U.N. World Heritage site, say Tigray rebels have captured the area from federal forces for a second time. Town residents who spoke to Reuters said the rebel forces captured Lalibela on Sunday, following the exit of Ethiopian troops. The eyewitnesses say that for reasons that […]
18 WFP Aid Trucks Commandeered in Northern Ethiopia
For the second time in a matter of days, food aid for starving Ethiopians has been stolen from the World Food Program in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said Monday. “On the evening of December 10th, a group of armed actors – believed to be either from the Ethiopian National Defense Forces or an affiliated […]
Government Working To Build Strong Economy to Withstand Current Situation: GCS
Efforts are underway to build a strong economy that would enable the nation withstand current situation in the country, according to Government Communication Service. In her briefing to media today, State Minister of Government Communication Service, Selamawit Kassa said over the past three months of this fiscal year various steps have been taken to improve […]