Ethiopia’s First Woman MP Marta Gebretsadik Passes Away
ADDIS ABABA – Marta Gebretsadik, the first woman Senator of Ethiopia under the late Emperor Haile Selassie, died at the age of 91.
Politics
Ethiopian and Chinese top diplomats hold talks in Beijing
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen on Thursday held talks with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing.
Ethiopian Deputy PM Embarks on Four-day Official Visit to China
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen has embarked on a four-day official visit to China today.
Ethiopia says Dismayed by Arab League’s Resolution on GERD
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia on Monday expressed its dismay with a resolution adopted by the League of Arab States on the Grand Ethioĺpian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
FM Demeke Holds Talks with Canada’s Intl Development Minister Sajjan
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen has held talks with Canada’s International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan today.
Commission Seeks Public Inputs for National Dialogue Agenda
ADDIS ABABA – Commission has begun collecting public inputs to develop agendas for the planned national dialogue.
Colombia to Reopen Embassy in Addis Ababa after 50 years
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia and Colombia have agreed to scale up cooperation in various areas as the South American country announced its decision to reopen its embassy in the East African nation.
Voting date set for Referendum Rerun in Wolaita
ADDIS ABABA – The National Electoral Board has set June 19 as the voting date for the referendum rerun in the Wolaita zone.
Chancellor Scholz Holds Talks with Ethiopian, AU Leaders
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with prime minister Abiy Ahmed and African Union officials in his one-way visit to Ethiopia Thursday.
Over 1,000 People Arriving from Sudan to Ethiopia Daily: IOM Data
METEMA – The UN Migration agency today says over 12,000 people have arrived in Metema, the border town between Sudan and Ethiopia, since fighting erupted on 15 April, many exhausted after the long and dangerous