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Located in the Palace of Menelik ll, Unity Park was inaugurated and opened for visitors last October. President Sahle-work Zewde who then attended the inauguration of the Park was back again after a little more than three months.
During her visit, the President said it is important to understand history in order to understand the present and shape the future.
Ethiopia on Saturday launched the Electronic Single Window (eSW) platform, a one-stop service system, to facilitate the import and export trade.
The Project (eSW), which was officially launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will help improving “Ease of doing Business” in Ethiopia.
“By creating a paperless environment, eliminating multiple physical inspections and repetitive document submissions, the Electronic Single Window Project will reduce clearance time from 44 days to three days,” it was noted.
Moreover, the eSW platform is expected to reduce corruption through curtailing the possibility for corporal interaction.
This 5th of January 2020, the Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels takes part in the HOBO Reizen anual tourism fair which takes place in Leuven, a town located 30 km from Brussels.
Organized by HOBO Reizen, a Belgian tour operator which includes Ethiopia in its tour packages, the one-day event attracted over 3,000 visitors. Among the tourist destinations displayed in the fair, a booth was separately arranged by the organizer to exhibit Ethiopia’s historical, cultural, and natural tourist attractions and provide information and explanations to the visitors.
The Embassy, in addition to providing information (orally, brochures, and video display) for the visitors, also hosted a traditional Ethiopian cultural coffee ceremony which caught the attention of many visitors, who had the occasion to enjoy some freshly-brewed Ethiopian Coffee and learn more about Ethiopia’s tourist destinations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a joint forum led by Ambassador Girma Biru, macroeconomic advisor to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, was established with a specific task of tackling challenges of attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ethiopia.
Speaking at the opening of a panel organized by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew said that although the number of foreign investors willing to invest in Ethiopia has increased as of late, there is a wide gap that needs to be bridged in the proper handling of the inflow and overseeing the proper implementation of the sector.
Ambassador Girma Biru on his part said that it was essential to develop the country’s capacity to tackle implementation problems and highlighted the need to establish an organized forum dedicated to cascade the needs and strategies based on the types of problems investors are facing in the country.
Accordingly, the panel at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreed to establish a joint forum comprised of relevant stakeholders and to be led by Ambassador Girma Biru. The forum’s next meeting is scheduled to take place in the first week of February 2020.
The panel was attended by senior government officials, including Ahmed Shide, Finance minister and his deputy Eyob Tekalign; Abebe Abebayehu, commissioner, investment commission; as well as officials from the banking sector, including Yinager Dessie, the governor of National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), and Teklewold Atnafu, former governor of NBE. In addition Ambassador Girma Biru and other experts from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Ministry of Agriculture and other officials from the sector.
The House of Peoples Representatives of Ethiopia (HPR) today approved the anti-terrorism draft bill.
It endorsed the bill, which was drafted by the Attorney General and forwarded to it by the Council of Ministers, in majority vote with one abstention.
It was noted that the law would help prevent and control terrorism, protect the country from threats of terrorism and fill the gaps in the previous law.
The House will deliberate and refer to pertinent Standing Committee the bill drafted to approve the deal signed between Ethiopian and Qatar for investment promotion and protection.
It will also review and send to relevant bodies the draft bill to approve the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired and print disabled.
Moreover, the House will discuss on Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons and the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention).
በውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር የሴቶች፣ ህጻናትና ወጣቶች ጉዳይ ጽ/ቤት አማካኝነት በጽ/ቤቱ ተግባርና ኃላፊነት፣ በጉዲፈቻ ህጻናት እቅድ አፈጻጸም እንዲሁም በአገራችን የህጻናት ድጋፍ ፕሮግራሞች ያተኮራ የሁለት ቀን ስልጠና ብራሰልስ በሚገኘው የኢ.ፌ.ዴ.ሪ. ኤምባሲ መሰጠት ጀመረ።
ስልጠናው በውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር የሴቶች፣ ህጻናትና ወጣቶች ጉዳይ ጽ/ቤት የተዘጋጅ ሲሆን፣ ከብራሰልስ፣ስቶኮልም፣ በርሊን እና ፍራንክፈርት የኢ.ፌ.ዴ.ሪ. ኤምባሲዎችና ቆንስል ጄኔራል ለተውጣጡ ዲፕሎማቶች የስልጠናው ተሳታፊዎች ናቸው።
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been selected as one of Financial Time’s top 50 persons who shaped the last decade.
Financial Times (FT) released a list of top 50 people who shaped the last decade where it had only listed one African, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
The FT’s 50 People of the Decade reflects multi-dimensional developments, with game-changing politician and influential executives from banking and industry.
Prime Minister Abiy was listed under the politics category along with others including U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jingping, German Chancellor Angela Merkel former U.S. president Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Abiy received accolades for his domestic reform and initiating peace with Eritrea, which primarily brought him to the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize award.
The list is described as: “The game-changing politicians, influential business people, record-breaking sports stars and brave activists…”
The second decade of the 21st century began with austerity measures to deal with the downturn caused by the global financial crisis and ended with populist governments and illiberal regimes throughout the world, the Financial Times noted.
Preparations for the upcoming 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) that will take place from February 6 to 10 in 2020 is well underway, according to the spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
Speaking to ENA, Spokesperson Nebiyat Getachew said the national committee drawn from all stakeholders has been working aggressively for the successful conduct of the summit meeting that will be held in Addis Ababa.
The national committee is working on major activities, including transportation, security, and hotel as well as other accommodation services, he said.
The spokesperson added that the summit is the 57th Ethiopia will be hosting since the establishment of the previous Organization of African Unity (OAU), which is a real demonstration the country has the ability to host high-level meetings.
The 33rd ordinary session will be held under the theme “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development,” it was learned.
Nebiyat stated that “this year’s theme, besides the issue of economic integration, will be deliberated upon in order to bring peace for the entire continent; and it is compatible with Agenda 2063 to realize a prosperous and peaceful Africa.”
According to him, this year’s Noble Peace Prize, which was awarded to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is being shared by the entire continent.
“The peace prize is symbolic, and it incidentally well-matched with the theme of this year’s 33rd Ordinary Session of African Union.”
The President appreciated Freweini’s commitment for being the Hero and also commended the huge contribution of Ethiopians who vote for her during the contest.
“We should not abandon the light we have got because of you. We have to multiply it so that we can have additional achievements.”
CNN’S Vice President told me though my effort had been key for the success, my compatriots’ vote also played a significant role during the process, Freweini said.
The Ministers of water affairs of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have met in Khartoum, Sudan on December 21st to discuss the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The current meeting is the 8th trilateral technical meeting as per the direction of the heads of states of the three countries and the 3rd meeting where the World Bank and the US Government are attending as observers.
