Ethiopia intensifies virtual diplomacy to serve national interest at the time of COVID-19

ADDIS ABABA – Although COVID-19 pandemic limited international interactions and physical communications, Ethiopia continues exercising international relations and diplomatic activities on issues of common interests and to safeguard its national interest using... Read more »

Political Parties’ call for ideology based national dialogue to solve political problems

To detach from vicious circle of oldfashioned political conspiracy among the political elites and political parties, some parties argue that it is time for national dialogue among political parties. In this case,... Read more »

As incumbent creates space for policy option some groups resort to destruction

No rolling back from democracy, press freedom ADDIS ABABA – The incumbent over the last two-and-half years has been throwing its full weight behind the foundations of democracies while some groups attempted... Read more »

House underlines efforts for standardizing executive, legislative acts

ADDIS ABABA – House of Peoples’ Representatives said that it is preparing a guidebook to modernize the process of overseeing the activities of the executive bodies. In a press conference held yesterday,... Read more »

Court allows Police 13 days additional time to investigate Jawar’s case

ADDIS ABABA – The Court that presided over Jawar Mohammed’s case yesterday allowed a-13 day additional investigation time to police, according to the Ethiopian News Agency. Jawar has been detained in connection... Read more »

Egypt’s stand on GERD is against entire upper basin countries not only Ethiopia: Scholar

ADDIS ABABA – Egypt alone is not the gift of the Nile; rather all other Nile Basin countries including Egypt are the gifts of God who must use Nile based on the... Read more »

Egyptian gov’t long disseminates misinformation, engage in proxy use: Expert

– Egyptian Media frequently release fake news  ADDIS ABABA – The Egyptian government has recurrently been propagating proxy use of orchestrated and falsehood fabrications concerning the GERD, said experts. According to the... Read more »

Cairo’s policy towards Africa: ‘I take your resources, you take your Africans’

With the latest AU-brokered GERD talks ended without producing a breakthrough deal, scholars question if Egypt is ready for any deal at all given its years of disregard for the notion of... Read more »

Covid-19 challenges global commitment against climate change: Negotiator

ADDIS ABABA-The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging the global alliances against climate change, Ethiopian climate negotiator said. Gebru Jember, Ethiopian negotiator and Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) group... Read more »

AU-led trilateral process is best to negotiate, resolve differences: Ministry

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia reiterated its position that the AU-led process is best suited to negotiate and resolve differences as the AU, AU Bureau Members and leaders of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt... Read more »