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PM Abiy Extends Best Wishes on Maulid Celebration

October 17, 2021Webdesk

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has extended best wishes to Ethiopian Muslim on the celebration of the 1496th birthday of Prophet Mohammed (Maulid an-Nabi).In his best wish message today, the Premier stated that “During the festival of Maulid an-Nabi we have…

EU Foreign Affairs Council Urged to Not Agree to Declaration of Sanctions on Ethiopia

October 17, 2021Webdesk

Dutch citizens of Ethiopian origin have expressed their dismay on lack of understanding and fairness of the European Union (EU) about the current situation in Ethiopia.“We have been following the EU MEPs debate on “the humanitarian situation in Tigray”…

Laurent Gbagbo Launches New Political Party in Ivory Coast

October 16, 2021October 17, 2021User2

Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo launched a new political party Saturday, formally breaking ties with those who ran his previous party while he spent years facing war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court. Gbagbo, 76, who returned home in June after his acquittal was upheld, announced a few months later that he would […]

Africa Has Mechanisms to Solve Conflicts Without Foreign Interference: Gambian Minister

October 16, 2021October 17, 2021User2

African countries have their own means and mechanisms that enable them to solve conflicts without foreign interference, Gambian Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mamadou Tangara noted. In an exclusive interview with Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), Tangara said Africans have the traditional means to solve conflicts. Therefore, it is important to find African solutions […]

Algeria Committed to Bolstering Strategic Relations with Ethiopia: FM Lamamra

October 16, 2021October 17, 2021User2

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said his country is committed to strengthening its strategic partnership with Ethiopia in multifaceted spheres. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen and Foreign Minister Lamamra, who was in Addis Ababa for the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council, have held discussion about […]

AU Executive Council Meeting Concludes by Deliberating On Current Challenges

October 16, 2021October 17, 2021User2

The 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council meeting held in Addis Ababa for the past two days concluded on Friday by deliberating on various current issues that concern the continent and its member countries. The two-day session, which attracted more than 34 foreign affairs ministers of the member states, was […]