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28/06/2023

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21/04/2022

Ethiopia's Aid to England (Historical Letter)

13/12/2021

13/12/2021

Press Release
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Ethiopia once again is perplexed and saddened by the regrettable situation that is unfolding at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

After months of hard work by the joint investigation team which made its findings public last month, and after the commitment expressed by the Government to implement the recommendations set forth in the report, some in the Human Rights Council, who have utter disregard for the efforts made and work done by the Government, have felt the need to call for a special session with the aim to have some sort of an outcome to achieve what seems to be a politically motivated objective.

This, of course, is not the first time Ethiopia witnessed such unjust and counterproductive attempt by some to exert political pressure. At the 47th Session of the Council, despite Ethiopian Government‘s repeated appeal for the Council to allow the joint investigation team to complete its work, these countries went on to adopt a resolution that neither involved the country concerned nor consider the call by others to withdraw the resolution.

After the release of the above-mentioned joint investigation report, the Ethiopian government welcomed the findings and established a High-Level Inter-Ministerial Taskforce to implement the recommendations therein. What is even more disheartening is the fact that, in the midst of these important undertakings, and with utter disregard for the work that has been done prior to the commencement of the joint investigation, some members still choose to advance their political agenda through the work of the Council.

Ethiopia therefore calls on members of the Human Rights Council to categorically reject and vote against the special session and its politically motivated outcome. What should have been a priority for the Council instead was the urgent task of carrying out an investigation into the violations of human rights and atrocities committed by the TPLF terrorist group in the Afar and Amhara Regional States. It is unfortunate to witness that no such call has come forth from some in the Council. This has to be immediately rectified.

The Government of Ethiopia would like to assure members of the Human Rights Council and the international community of its commitment to continue to engage in a constructive manner and fulfill its obligations under international law to respect, protect and fulfill human rights.

13 December 2021

29/11/2021

Fear the only Almighty God, not men😳

25/11/2021

12/03/2021

EU expressed its concerns regarding the situation in the Tigray region. While acknowledging Ethiopia as a strategic partner of the EU, the Council urged for an immediate end of violence in the region. The council also recognised the humanitarian aid efforts of the Ethiopian government and stressed the need to intensify these efforts to a broader scale. Read the full press release of 11 March 2021. https://adwatimes.com/2021/03/12/eu-press-release-on-ethiopia/

The Council today adopted conclusions stressing on the one hand Ethiopia’s important role as a strategic partner and a key multilateral actor, and on the other hand reiterating the EU’s great concerns regarding the situation in the Tigray region and the wider region.

01/03/2021

Happy 125th Anniversary - ADWA ETHIOPIAN VICTORY

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18/02/2021

Press Release - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia condemns in the strongest possible terms the escalation and provocative behavior of the Government of the Sudan regarding the boundary issue between Ethiopia and the Sudan. Ethiopia believes that any conflict between our two countries would only result in a colossal collateral damage and jeopardizes the well-being of the two nations.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/02/18/press-statement-on-ethio-sudan-border/

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia condemns in the strongest possible terms the escalation and provocative behavior of the Government of the Sudan regarding the boundary issue between Ethiopia and the Sudan. Ethiopia believes that any conflict between our....

17/02/2021

Facts on the Ethiopia -Sudan Boundary Issue - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
https://mfaethiopiablog.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/facts-on-the-ethiopia-sudan-boundary-issue/

Since last November 2020, the boundary issue has become an important subject in shaping the bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Sudan. As officially confirmed by Sudanese authorities, this was…

08/02/2021

Ethiopia: Joint-Statement by High-Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen and Commissioner Janez Lenarčič

EEAS - European External Action Service - European Union External Action

07/02/2021

Ethiopian Airlines delivered the first COVID-19 vaccine shipment to Africa.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/02/07/ethiopian-airlines-delivered-the-first-covid-19-vaccine-shipment-to-africa/

The shipment has been dispatched from Beijing to N’Djamena, Chad. According to a statement from the Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, expressed his pleasure for transporting the much-needed vaccine saying the service was a mission-critical. He also reaffirmed that the Airli...

06/02/2021

Statement issued by the World Food Programme, on humanitarian assistance and food and nutrition security in Ethiopia's Tigray Region.
https://www.wfp.org/news/statement-humanitarian-assistance-and-food-and-nutrition-security-ethiopias-tigray-region

ADDIS ABABA/ROME – The World Food Programme (WFP) affirms the need for strong partnership between the Government of Ethiopia and the entire humanitarian community to rapidly scale up a collective response to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of people in Tigray.

27/01/2021

Ethiopia and South Sudan agreed to work together on regional issues and security capacity building.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/27/ethiopia-and-south-sudan-to-strengthen-regional-collaboration/

The Director of the Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service, Temesgen Tiruneh, held talks with the Director of Internal Security of South Sudan, Akol Koor Kuc, on bilateral issues, according to a statement sent to a state media.

27/01/2021

Office of the President, Ethiopia

President Sahle-Work Zewde paid a working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo where she held discussions with President Felix Tshisekedi on bilateral, regional, and continental issues.
They highlighted the importance of enhancing the partnership between the two countries. President Sahle-Work announced that measures to reopen Ethiopia’s diplomatic representation to the DRC are underway saying “We are back in Kinshasa”. The Ethiopian embassy in Kinshasa was opened in 1962, right after the independence of the DRC, but had to close due to economic constraints. The two countries have an aviation agreement and Ethiopian Airlines flies to multiple cities including Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Goma.
President Tshisekedi will be taking over the AU chairmanship from the South African President next week. In keeping with the principle of finding African solutions to African problems he will be presiding over the tripartite negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
President Sahle–Work also briefed her counterpart on the law enforcement operation that was undertaken by the Ethiopian government in the Tigray region. Furthermore, she informed the President about the rehabilitation, peacebuilding, and humanitarian assistance currently underway in the region.

27/01/2021

Sudan to irrigate 170,000 hectares of land by constructing 18 km of canal on the Nile River

Will Egypt Say No??

https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/27/sudan-to-irrigate-170000-hectares-of-land-by-constructing-18-km-of-canal-on-the-nile-river/

According to the Financial Times, A Company Called Dal Group is working to develop irrigation in the vast desert region of northeastern Sudan.

26/01/2021

First Lady Zinash Tayachew is captivating people’s attention with her good deeds and achievements within a short period of time in office. She has been relentlessly contributing to the education sector by building much needed secondary schools across Ethiopia. She often prefers to keep a low profile, but her achievements are speaking louder. After assuming office on March 2018, the first lady made promises to work with full commitment in the education sector and in assisting the most vulnerable.

Read https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/26/first-lady-zinash-tayachew-laid-the-foundation-for-the-second-round-of-construction-of-schools/

26/01/2021

President Sahle-Work Zewde during her visit to Tanzania on Monday exchanged bilateral views with her counterpart John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. The two heads of state discussed several issues, including regional and continental concerns.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/26/president-sahle-work-zewde-paid-a-visit-to-tanzania-to-discuss-various-regional-issues/

President Sahle-Work Zewde during her visit to Tanzania on Monday exchanged bilateral views with her counterpart John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. The two heads of state discussed several issues, including regional and continental concerns. President Sahle-Work apprised her counterpart, of the overall pro...

26/01/2021

A 10-year-old girl, Soliyana from Ethiopia wins the 2020 edition of the challenge with a creative game called « Mathstainement ».

'After a rigorous round of judging for this year’s AfriCAN Code Challenge, SAP Africa Code Week’s top 10 winners were announced and special highlights include the top 3 being all-female, aged 10 - 16 years, with Soliyana, 10 years old from as the Pan-African winner of the competition.'
https://africacodeweek.org/blog/african-code-challenge-winners-all-female-top-3-use-tech-to-change-the-futu

Launched by SAP Africa Code Week for the first time this year, the AfriCAN Code Challenge is a pan-African coding competition where youth aged 8 to 16 were tasked with coding a game using the Scratch programming language to answer the question: "How will your tech change the future of education?" Yo...

26/01/2021

“The wealth of the world’s ten richest people,would be enough to buy vaccine for all of us”

According to an Oxfam report: The total assets of ten men whose wealth increased during the epidemic are estimated to $ 540 million.

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https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/26/the-wealth-of-the-worlds-ten-richest-people-we-would-be-enough-to-buy-vaccine-for-all-of-us/

According to an Oxfam report: The total assets of ten men whose wealth increased during the epidemic are estimated to $ 540 million.

23/01/2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia The Government of Ethiopia opted to exercise maximum restraint and patience towards the clear violation of its sovereign integrity and provocation by the Sudanese Army. Ethiopia does not seek to raise arms against the sisterly people of Sudan.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/23/facts-on-the-status-of-recent-developments-regarding-ethiopia-sudan-border-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-of-ethiopia/

Ethiopia and Sudan enjoy deep-rooted historical relations, which dates back to the predecessors of present-day Ethiopia and Sudan- the Abyssinian kingdoms like Aksumite and Zagwe on the one hand, and the Nubian and Meroe on the other. Besides the long boundary, the people of Ethiopia and Sudan share...

22/01/2021

: Ministry of Transport of Ethiopia inaugurated a road project to connect with the Assab Port of Eritrea.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/22/ministry-of-transport-of-ethiopia-inaugurated-a-road-project-to-connect-with-the-assab-port-of-eritrea/

Minister of Transport, Dagmawit Moges together with other senior federal and state officials laid the foundation for the construction of the Melodoni junction-Manda-Bure asphalt road project. This route is expected to connect Ethiopia and Eritrea through Bure, a town on the Ethio-Eritrean border and...

21/01/2021

President Joe Biden began reviewing key Donald Trump policies
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The New US President Joe Biden begins reviewing key policies of former President Donald Trump.

After taking an oath and entering the White House, Biden said, “We have no time to waste.”

The executive orders reversing trumps decisions include policies related to climate change and refugees, which includes rejoining to the 2015 Paris climate Agreement.

https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/21/president-joe-biden-began-reviewing-key-donald-trump-policies/

After swearing an oath and entering the White House, Biden said, “We have no time to waste.” In a related to the review, he signed 15 presidential Executive Orders, which he said would help the federal government’s efforts to prevent Covid 19.

20/01/2021

President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in today as the 46th President of the United States
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President-elect Joe Biden is taking the oath of office at the White House today.

The president-elect is expected to sworn at a time when the country is in the throes of a major political crisis, economic crisis and the Covid 19 epidemic.

https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/20/president-elect-joe-biden-will-be-sworn-in-today-as-the-46th-president-of-the-united-states/

The president-elect is expected to sworn at a time when the country is in the throes of a major political crisis, economic crisis and the Covid 19 epidemic.

20/01/2021

Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo has died

President Emerson Manangagwa has announced that Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo has died , “Zimbabwe has lost its loyal servant and true hero,” he said.

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https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/20/zimbabwes-foreign-minister-sibusiso-moyo-has-died/

President Emerson Manangagwa has announced that Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo has died , “Zimbabwe has lost its loyal servant and true hero,” he said.

19/01/2021

Daily Noon Briefing Highlights – 19 January 2021

Ethiopia

The United Nations has deployed a Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator, Wafaa Saeed, along with four other staff from OCHA, to Tigray’s capital, Mekelle.

They are now working closely with aid organizations and local authorities in Tigray to carry out assessments and coordinate the humanitarian response for people affected by the ongoing conflict. Meanwhile, colleagues from the Logistics Cluster have reached Shire, where they have delivered food assistance.

An additional convoy of food assistance managed by the World Food Programme (WFP) has reached Tigray with supplies for 25,000 refugees located in the previously inaccessible Ado Harush and Mai Ayni camps.

Although movements of humanitarian cargo inside Tigray are improving substantially, critical staff deployment and surge requests submitted to the Federal Government have been pending clearance for several weeks.

Overall, the humanitarian situation in Tigray is increasingly severe, with reports of fighting, human rights violations and abuse, and increasing hunger and malnutrition affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Most of them have not receive any assistance to date.
https://www.unocha.org/story/daily-noon-briefing-highlights-ethiopia-madagascar-syria

Ethiopian refugees fleeing clashes in the country’s northern Tigray region cross the border into Hamdayet, Sudan, November 2020. © UNHCR/Hazim Elhag Daily Noon Briefing Highlights – 19 January 2021 Ethiopia The United Nations has deployed a Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator, Wafaa Saeed, along wi...

16/01/2021

The sitting president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda has been declared the winner of the 2021 presidential election. The incumbent won with 58.64% of the total vote according to the country's Electoral Commission. There were in total 11 candidates who run for president, one of whom was a woman. His prominent opponent, former pop star Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu a.k.a Bobi Wine, came second with 34.83%. However, he has alleged widespread vote fraud.

15/01/2021

Two high schools built by Ethiopian First Lady’s Office inaugurated in Jigjiga Town.

So far, the Office of the First Lady has completed nine high schools across the country.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/15/two-high-schools-built-by-ethiopian-first-ladys-office-inaugurated-in-jigjiga-town/

Two high schools built by Ethiopian First Lady’s Office inaugurated in Jigjiga Town. The schools were built in the Somali National Regional State in Jigjiga Town, amenje yegol and gerad mektel tahir kebeles.

15/01/2021

Sudanese Opposition protest for closure of illegal prisons.
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Many Sudanese are protesting in Khartoum for the closure of all illegal prisons. The protest came after the country’s emergency services were accused of torturing and killing an individual.

https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/15/sudanese-opposition-protest-for-closure-of-illegal-prisons/

15/01/2021

Sudanese Civil aviation authority banned Flying on Ethiopian Border Area over Al-Fashaga, east of the city of Gadarif.
https://suna-sd.net/read?id=701417

  Khartoum, Jan.14 (SUNA) – The Civil Aviation Authority, on Thursday, banned flying over Al-Fashaga border area, east of the city of Gadarif. The Authority pointed out in an international aviation release that the ban starts from today,...

10/01/2021

Sudan refused to hold a bilateral meeting with the AU assigned experts.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/10/sudan-refused-to-hold-a-bilateral-meeting-with-the-au-assigned-experts/

Tripartite negotiation between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Affairs of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan continued today.

08/01/2021

President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan said there is no need for war in the region, during his discussion with the Sudanese delegation on the border row between Sudan and Ethiopia.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/08/president-salva-kiir-mayardit-of-south-sudan-said-there-is-no-need-for-war-in-the-region/

President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan said there is no need for war in the region, during his discussion with the Sudanese delegation on the border row between Sudan and Ethiopia. He held talks with Chems al-Din Kabbashi, a member of the Sudan Sovereign Council and Omar Gamar Aldeen Ismail, M...

08/01/2021

: Sudanese delegation has arrived in Asmara according to Yemane G.Meskel, Eritrea's Information Minister.

Yemane G.Meskel on Twitter:

'As part and parcel of close bilateral consultations at highest levels, Sudanese senior delegation led by the Vice President of the Sovereign Council, Mohammed Hamdan Duglo, has arrived in Asmara in mid morning hours today. President Isaias Afwerki has now received the delegation at State House.'

06/01/2021

US Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, held talks with leaders of Egypt and Sudan including the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/06/us-secretary-of-the-treasury-steven-mnuchin-held-talks-with-leaders-of-egypt-and-sudan-including-the-issue-of-the-grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam/

The US Secretary of the Treasury Department, Steven Mnuchin, is visiting Sudan and Egypt to discuss various issues, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. He held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the negotiation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. According to a stat...

06/01/2021

8 billion seedlings are being readied for the next green legacy program said, the Ministry of Agriculture said. The ministry issued a press statement on the work done in the areas of natural resource conservation and food security.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/06/ethiopia-readied-8-billion-seedlings-for-the-next-green-legacy-program/

8 billion seedlings are being readied for the next green legacy program said, the Ministry of Agriculture said. The ministry issued a press statement on the work done in the areas of natural resource conservation and food security.

06/01/2021

Members of the Ethio-Sudan Border Commission in a press release today, have accused Sudan of violating the treaty signed by the two countries to reach a joint solution on the border issues.
https://adwatimes.com/2021/01/06/sudan-violated-the-1972-joint-border-agreement-of-the-two-countries-said-members-of-ethio-sudan-border-commission/

Members of the Ethio-Sudan Border Commission in a press release today, have accused Sudan of violating the treaty signed by the two countries to reach a joint solution on the border issues.