Addis Ababa – [03 June 2025] The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Belgium, Luxembourg, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (CBL-ACP) and the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (AACCSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration and promoting trade and investment opportunities for mutual benefits.

The MoU was signed by two senior officials of the private sectors from both sides Mr. Thomas De Beule, Commercial Director of CBL-ACP, and Mrs. Zahara Mohammed, President of AACCSA, marking a milestone in the commitment of two organizations to enhance economic, technical and busines cooperation.

The agreement outlines a framework for enhanced economic cooperation between the two organizations, with the goal of supporting member companies and advancing sustainable development across key sectors including trade, industry, agriculture and technology.

This partnership marks a significant step forward in promoting closer economic ties between Ethiopia and the Benelux region. The Embassies of Ethiopia and Belgium in Brussels and Addis Ababa closely coordinated to facilitate this process paving the way for dynamic, long-term cooperation.

Brussels, Belgium – Today 31 May 2025, the Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels hosted a colorful and well-attended Ethiopian Day celebration, with enthusiastic participation from members of the Ethiopian diaspora community across the BENELUX region. The event served as a vital platform to honor Ethiopia’s rich cultural heritage and strengthen unity among Ethiopians living in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

His Excellency Eshete Tilahun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the BENELUX and the European Union Institutions, delivered keynote remarks highlighting the national significance of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

“We are now at the final stage of completing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,” Ambassador Eshete stated. “We are proud that our nation has built this monumental project without foreign aid or loans, relying solely on its own resources and the unity and determination of its people. The GERD is a symbol of our commitment to sovereignty, resilience, and strategic vision for economic independence.”

The celebration marked a crucial moment in Ethiopia’s development journey, as the GERD nears completion, representing a true renaissance of the country and all rounded efforts toward sustainable energy and economic self-reliance. In support of this national aspiration, GERD bonds were sold during the event, with significant funds raised demonstrating the diaspora’s ongoing determination to Ethiopia’s growth.

To recognize outstanding contributions, Ambassador Eshete awarded certificates of appreciation to the Ethiopian Diaspora Associations. Outstanding individual community members who bought bond and donate funds have also received certificates. Honorees were acknowledged for their dedication to Ethiopia’s national aspirations, development goals, and for actively supporting the GERD through bond purchases and donations.

The celebration, attended and joyfully celebrated by the diaspora community, concluded with a colorful display of Ethiopia’s vibrant traditions, including live music, traditional dance, and authentic cuisine. The event fostered a spirit of unity and national pride, leaving a lasting impression on all attendees and reinforcing the strong ties between the homeland and the Ethiopian diaspora in BENELUX.

ብራሰልስ፣ 31 ሜይ 2025- በብራስልስ የሚገኘው የኢትዮጵያ ኤምባሲ አዘጋጅነት የኢትዮጵያውያን ቀን በአል በቤኔሉክስ ከሚገኙ የኢትዮጵያ ዳያስፖራ ማህበረሰብ አባላት ጋር በድምቀት ተከብሯል። በዓሉ በቤልጂየም፣ ኔዘርላንድስ እና ሉክሰምበርግ በሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን መካከል አንድነትን ለመፍጠር ወሳኝ መድረክ ሆኗል።

በበዓሉ በብራሰልስ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. አምባሳደር ክቡር እሸቴ ጥላሁን ባስተላለፉት መልዕክት ያለምንም የውጭ ዕርዳታም ሆነ ብድር፣ በራስ አቅም፣ ህዝባችንን በማስተባበር የተገነባው የታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዳሴ ግድብ በተፈጥሮ ሀብታችን የመጠቀም መብታችንን ማንም ሊገፈን እንደማይችል ያረጋገጥንበት፣ አንድነትን፣ ፅናትን፣ የኢኮኖሚ ነፃነትን፣ በራስ መተማመን እና ለመስራት መቻልን የተማርንበት ለሀገራችን ዘርፈ ብዙ ፋይዳ ያለው መሆኑን ገልፀዋል። የGERD ፕሮጀክትን እውን ለማድረግ በቤኔሉክስ የሚገኙ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያውያን ላደረጉት ዘርፈ ብዙ ተሳትፎ በማመስገን፣ የታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዳሴ ግድብ የማጠናቀቂያ ምዕራፍ ላይ በመድረሱ ዳያስፖራው በቦንድ ግዢና በስጦታ በመሳተፍ ድጋፉን እንዲቀጥል ጥሪ አቅርበዋል።

በዝግጅቱ አምባሳደር እሸቴ በቤኔሉክስ የኢትዮጵያ ዳያስፖራ ማህበር አመራሮች እና ግለሰቦች አገራዊ የልማት ግቦች በመደገፍ እና ለGERD በቦንድ ግዥ እና በስጦታ በንቃት በመደገፍ ላበረከቱት አስተዋጽኦ እውቅና ለመስጠት የምስጋና የምስክር ወረቀት ሰጥተዋል።

ዳያስፖራው ለግድቡ መጠናቀቅ በቦንድ ግዥ፣ በስጦታ እንዲሁም በገቢ ማሰባሰቢያ ሁነቶች የኢትዮጰያ ቀንን ያከበረ ሲሆን የባህል ሙዚቃ፣ የዳቦ ቆረሳና የኢትዮጰያ ቡና በድምቀት ታይተውበታል። ዝግጅቱ የአንድነት መንፈስን የተላበሰ እና ሀገራዊ ኩራትን ያጎናፀፈ ሲሆን በቤኔሉክስ በሚኖሩ የኢትዮጵያ ዳያስፖራዎች መካከል ያለውን ጠንካራ ግንኙነት ያሳየ ሆኗል።

Today, 23 May 2025, H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun discussed with Mr. Pascal WALRAVE, Chief Operating Officer of Flanders Investment, about ways of strengthening economic collaboration between Ethiopia and the Flanders Region of the Kingdom of Belgium.

Ambassador Eshete briefed Mr. Walrave about the wider business opportunities in Ethiopia, and the need to stream out particular investment and trade areas has been emphasized by the Belgian side.

The two sides agreed to work together to facilitate opportunities for business ties between Ethiopian and Flanders investors to work on mutually beneficial ventures.

FIT plays a central role in the internationalization of the economy of the Flanders region of Belgium.