KHARTOUM – Authorities in Sudan say at least 3,000 Ethiopian refugees fled into Sudan this week, after the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region spread to the neighboring Amhara region. VOA speaks to a refugee camp director and a political analyst about the significance of the influx in this report from Khartoum. Sudanese authorities reported thousands […]
Continue ReadingIt is almost 118 years since Ethiopia and the US inked the first diplomatic relations on December 27, 1903 along with a “Treaty of Amity, Reciprocal Establishments and Commerce. On January 6, 1909, a US Legation was established in Addis Ababa and after four decades on November, 9, 1949 and Ethiopian Legation was established in […]
Continue Reading(ENA)The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria Ramtane Lamamra has arrived in Addis Ababa today. State Minister Ambassador Birtukan Ayano received the minister upon arrival at Bole International Airport, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his stay in Ethiopia, the foreign minister will have discussions with President Sahle Work Zewde, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, […]
Continue Reading(ENA) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen had a meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peace buildingAffairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo Discussing the Tigray issue, Demeke said the Unilateral Humanitarian Ceasefire was meant to help farmers in the region to employ the rainy season, although it fell on deaf ears so far. The […]
Continue Reading(ENA) The completion of the second round filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will definitely lead to a shift in the trilateral negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, scholars said. Morgan State University Political Science and International Relations Professor, Getachew Metaferia told ENA said Egypt has for a long time counted itself as the […]
Continue Reading(ENA) Ethiopia and Algeria have expressed their readiness to strengthen the longstanding, historic relations between the two nations, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Algeria Foreign Affairs Minister Ramtane Lamamra is in Addis Ababa for an official visit. Following his arrival today, he held talks with President Sahle Work Zewde and Deputy Prime Minister and […]
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