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August 12, 2014

Annual meeting of Ethiopian foreign missions kicks off

Addis Ababa, 12 August 2014 (WIC) - Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom says Ethiopia accomplished remarkably in the foreign relations arena over the last budget year.
The Minister made the remark at opening, on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, of the annual meeting of the heads of Ethiopia’s missions abroadDr. Tedros said Ethiopia’s ambassadors, as well as consuls- and directors-general worldwide did very well in the stated year in terms of fostering the country’s foreign relations with host countries

August 12, 2014

U.S. companies benefit by investing in Ethiopia: Minister

Addis Ababa, 12 August 2014 (WIC) - U.S. companies would benefit from the investment opportunities and incentives in Ethiopia and be able to enter the vast African market if they invest here, Foreign Affairs State Minister Dewano Kedir said.The Minister yesterday hold discussion with a 40 member delegation from DOW company, a U.S. based company about the investment opportunities in Ethiopia.

July 31, 2014

Ethiopia, Egypt to resume Nile dam talks on Aug. 26

Addis Ababa, 31 July 2014 (WIC) - Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan will resume their tripartite talks on an Ethiopian multi-billion dollar hydroelectric dam on the Nile in late August, an Ethiopian official said Tuesday."The negotiations will resume on August 26-27," Fekahmed Negash, director-general of boundary and trans-boundary rivers at Ethiopia's Water, Irrigation and Energy Ministry, told Anadolu Agency.

July 30, 2014

Ethiopia to finalize Sustainable Tourism Master plan

Addis Ababa, 29 July 2014 (WIC) - The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is in the process of formulating its Sustainable Tourism Master Plan (STMP).The STMP is an initiative currently being developed through the technical support provided by the Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa (SRO-EA) and the Division for Regional Integration and Trade (RITD), in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

July 29, 2014

Ethiopia registers impressive growth in human dev’t

Addis Ababa, 26 July 2014 (WIC) - Ethiopia has achieved the fastest growth in human development between 2000 and 2013 from among Sub-Saharan Africa, according to UNDP’s 2014 Human Development Report (HDR).

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2014 HDR Report was launched on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Hilton Addis.

July 29, 2014

Ethiopia eyes regional integration through highways

Addis Ababa, 28 July 2014 (WIC) - A total of $610.6 million has been allocated for the implementation of the Ethiopian part of the project, with the funds coming from the Ethiopian government, international financial institutions and donor organizations.
Ethiopia is pinning high hopes that the construction of a network of inter-state highways that connects it with its East Africa neighbors would help achieve the aspired economic integration in the region.

July 28, 2014

US providing $800 mln to advance Ethiopia’s dev’t

Addis Ababa, 26 July 2014 (WIC) - The US government is providing up to 800 million US dollars annually for Ethiopia to advance the country’s development in the fields of health, education, agriculture and food security, and energy, the US Ambassador to Ethiopia said.

July 14, 2014

U.S., Europe Investment Inflows to Ethiopia Show Rapid Increase

Addis Ababa: July 14, 2014 (FBC) - Investments in Ethiopia from the United States and Europe have been increasing rapidly over the past few years with their proportion equivalent to the amount of Asian investment.

July 2, 2014

Ambassador Teshome Toga Presents his Credential to the Republic of Lithuania.

Teshome Toga, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Benelux and Baltic countries and the EU institutions presented his letter of credence to H.E. Mrs Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE, President of the Republic of Lithuania, On June 30, 2014. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, capital of the Republic of Lithuania.

Following the presentations of his credential Ambassador Teshome briefed the President on the fast and sustainable economic growth as well as the business opportunities in Ethiopia. He underlined the need to further strengthen the business to business as well as cultural and tourism ties between the two countries. He also indicated the need to focus in cooperation in Higher learning Institutions particularly in scholarship and student exchange programs, university to university partnerships, technology transfer as well as town to town twinning’s for the benefits of the two countries.

June 27, 2014

Ambassador Teshome Toga Presents his Credential to the Republic of Latvia.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Benelux and Baltic countries and the EU institutions, Ato Teshome Toga presented letter of credence to the President of the Republic of Latvia, H.E Mr. Andris Berins. The ceremony took place on June 26, 2014, at the Residence of the President of at Riga, Capital of the Republic of Latvia. During the occasion, Ambassador Teshome Toga expressed the desire of Ethiopia to strengthen bilateral relationships between the two countries, through Political Consolations and cooperation in various multilateral forum. In the exchange, he presented in details the sustainable economic growth and business opportunities in Ethiopia, by stressing the need to further strengthen the business to business, as well as cultural and tourism ties between the countries. He indicated the need to further strengthen the relations in technology transfer, in education and student exchanges, in research and university to university as well as town to town partnerships for the benefits of the two peoples. Furthermore he called on Latvia’s investors to explore the business opportunities in Ethiopia and continued support of Latvia to the development endeavours of Ethiopia especially during its EU presidency in the near future.