COMESA receives €7.1mGrant for Climate Change from the European Union
LUSAKA–COMESA has signed a Grant Agreement with the European Union Delegation worth 7.1 million Euros to implement one of the regional components of the Intra-African […]
Politics
Ethiopia: CERF allocates US$10M to scale up support to people displaced by conflict
ADDIS ABABA (UN OCHA)–UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock released US$10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to urgently help the most vulnerable people […]
In Addis Ababa, African Union and United Nations signed new agreement to bolster their collaboration on range of global issues
ADDIS ABABA (UN News Centre)–Strong cooperation with the African Union (AU) is essential for the United Nations to be able to fulfill its mandate, Secretary-General António Guterres said […]
What is Africa’s Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) anyway? ― A brief guide
CFTA has the potential to boost intra-African trade by 52% between 2010 and 2022, while trade in industrial goods will receive the largest boost, increasing […]
Ethiopia inaugurates Istanbul Consulate General office
During the inauguration of the consulate general office Consul General Wondimu Gezahegn said that the Ethio-Turkish symbolic relationship had grown through high-level visit exchanges, outbound […]
African Union Commission to Launch Single African Air Transport Market
The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is a flagship project of the African Union Agenda 2063, an initiative of the African Union to create […]
The 30th AU Summit kicks off with the 35th Session of the Permanent Representative Committee
ADDIS ABABA (African Union)–Under the theme of “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”, the 30th African Union Summit opened Monday 22 […]
IGAD Executive Secretary Hands Over Staff Contribution to GERD Project
DJIBOUTI CITY (IGAD)–The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), H.E. Amb (Eng) Mahboub Maalim, on 21st January 2018, handed over a check […]
EDUCATION: Responding to the Needs of Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia
Despite a number of challenges, around 85% of the Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia are estimated to complete their studies successfully. By Wondwosen Tamrat and Samuel […]
Ethiopia Bans Adoption of Children by Foreigners
Ethiopian lawmakers said move to ban foreign adoption was to better protect vulnerable children from abuse abroad By Lydia Smith (The Independent) ADDIS ABABA–Ethiopia’s parliament has […]