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Ethiopia’s ruling party, Prosperity Party, which came to power wining the last June general election today held its inaugural general assembly. At the ongoing assembly representatives from different countries such as, South Africa’s African National Congress, NRM from Uganda, and Turkish representative, from Turkish ruling party, and Djibouti have addressed the gathering. The speakers expressed …

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnnen met at his office and discussed with UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan. The two sides exchanged views over the election in Somalia, the reform process of the AU peacekeeping force in Somalia (AMISOM), and the need to stem the terrorist acts of al-Shabaab, according …

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The Ethiopian Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel hosted the monthly meeting of the Group of African Ambassadors in Israel, which discusses on various issues and exchanges views on areas of common interest. In his opening remarks, Ambassador Reta Alemu Nega spoke about the current situation in Ethiopia, the regional issues and the potential to further …

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told members of the parliament today that there is no ongoing negotiation between the Government and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF). Indicating that he also heard rumors about negations between Ethiopian Government and TPLF, Abiy indicated that so far there is no negation to this day. Meanwhile he indicated that …

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The Government of Ethiopia has expressed its interest to open an embassy in Pakistan to deepen diplomatic relation between the two countries. State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ambassador Redwan Hussien met Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan and delivered a message to the Prime Minister on behalf of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed …

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The House of Peoples Representatives of Ethiopia (Ethiopian parliament) today approved the 11 individuals nominated to serve as members of the national dialog commission. The 11 members are selected from the 42 members shortlisted by the office established by the Ethiopian Parliament to coordinate the selection of the members of the national dialog commission based …

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H.R. 6600 Bill (Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act) passed by the United States Congress threatens to regress the peace initiatives that the government of Ethiopia has been undertaking so far, said the Spokesperson of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Ambassador Dina Mufti. In an interview with the state media, Ethiopian Press Agency, …

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The Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield travels to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 13-14, the U.S. State Department said. “Special Envoy Satterfield will meet with Ethiopian government, African Union, and United Nations officials, as well as representatives of humanitarian organizations,” according to the statement issued by the Office of the Spokesperson. David …

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The No More Movement, a peaceful movement, today condemned in “the strongest terms possible” the bill passed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Ethiopia. The Bill was introduced by US Representatives Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07) and Young Kim (R-CA-39), which calls “for hostile US intervention in the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia”, No More Movement said …

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The former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, who is currently mandated by the African Union to mediate the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) today arrived Afar region of Ethiopia. Upon arrival he is welcomed by president of Afar regional state Awol Arba, according to the information from Afar Regional State …

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