Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer will travel to Kenya, South Africa, and Ethiopia October 3-18, 2022. Special Envoy Hammer is returning to the region as part of ongoing U.S. diplomatic efforts to achieve an immediate cessation of hostilities in northern Ethiopia and support the launch of African Union-led peace talks. […]
Continue ReadingRome/Seoul – The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office in the Republic of Korea has announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contributed US$ 2.4 million to WFP’s food assistance in Ethiopia, Jordan, Türkiye and Afghanistan. This contribution includes US$ 400,000 to Ethiopia for food and nutrition assistance in the […]
Continue ReadingThe peaceful completion of the public and religious holidays celebrated last week demonstrate the fact that Ethiopians are the guardians of peace to their country. Ethiopians across the nation had celebrated various public and religious festivals in the month of September including the Ethiopian New Year, Meskel (Finding of the True Cross), Irreecha (Oromo People […]
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels have said they are withdrawing from parts of the neighboring Amhara region, which they entered shortly after renewed hostilities broke out with federal government forces in August. In a statement, the leadership of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) described the move as a “tactical” redeployment of its forces […]
Continue ReadingThroughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction and sex trafficking as they flee ongoing armed conflict, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Monday. The protracted conflict in the three northern regions have heightened risks of trafficking for sexual exploitation as a form of […]
Continue ReadingAfrica Economy Builders Awards recognized and honored the Ethiopian businessman Aysheshim Teka for his outstanding contributions to economic development. The recognition followed Aysheshim Teka’s contribution to the economic development of South Sudan and other African countries, including Ethiopia, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At a ceremony in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the investor was presented […]
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