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UNESCO struggles to find candidates for Africa assistant director

The ambassadors slated to become the next Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations at UNESCO, reporting to Director-General Audrey Azoulay, did not apply.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.04.2023

Addis-Djibouti road corridor project making gradual progress

The Djibouti government is preparing to launch a series of studies to lay the groundwork for the infrastructure for its part in the road corridor project.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 03.04.2023

Brasilia and Addis to team up against cocaine trafficking

An Ethiopian Airlines plane at Addis Ababa airport.© Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

Subscribers only Business 31.03.2023

Ethiopia softens stance on international human rights commission

Ethiopia is ready to soften its stance on the work of the International Commission of Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE), which it has been trying to obstruct, according to sources in UN and diplomatic circles.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.03.2023

Addis lays groundwork for new stock exchange

Addis Ababa wants its stock exchange: The Ethiopian administration is seeking external consultants to assist the newly established Ethiopian Capital Market Authority, tasked with creating a regulatory framework for the country's future stock market.

Subscribers only Finance 17.03.2023

After brief respite, Tigray starved of cash again

Ethiopia's central bank sent more than $90m worth of birr in cash to banks in war-ravaged Tigray last month. Within a couple of weeks, there was barely any of it left. Here's why.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 13.03.2023

Addis pushes its agenda on transitional justice

Less than a month before a potentially crucial vote on the future of a UN commission on human rights in Ethiopia, the government has launched consultations on post-civil war justice arrangements.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.03.2023

Somaliland conflict takes a regional turn

Somaliland, long seen as a haven of stability in a troubled region, is facing increasing unrest as fighting continues around the town of Las Anod between the breakaway province's army and militias loyal to Somalia and backed by al-Shabaab fighters.

Subscribers only Defence 08.03.2023

A closer look at Mahlet Hailu, Ethiopia's future ambassador in France

Representative to the United Nations in Geneva since 2020, and in New York before that, the French-speaking Mahlet Hailu will replace Henok Teferra Shawl at the Ethiopian Embassy in Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.03.2023

Ethiopia foreign minister to attend UN least developed countries conference

Ethiopian Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen will represent his country at the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Doha from 5 to 9 March. Several African leaders are expected to attend.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.03.2023

Blinken considering visit to Addis Ababa

The US Department of State is considering sending Antony Blinken on an official visit to Ethiopia. No date has been set, but that trip could take place in March.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.02.2023

Abiy sticks his oar into Orthodox church row

Barely a year after a thwarted schism over the war in Tigray, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is confronted with new divisions driven by the linguistic demands of the Oromo community. A public intervention by the prime minister could exacerbate tensions.

Subscribers only Politics 08.02.2023

Abiy Ahmed visiting Paris to talk reconstruction with Macron

The Ethiopian Prime Minister is using his current European tour to raise funds and secure Western support for his country as it enters a post-civil war period.

Subscribers only Finance 06.02.2023

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed with French President Emmanuel Macron in Addis Ababa, 12 March 2019.

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Ethiopian Shipping Lines loses monopoly as Abiy liberalises logistics sector

After six decades of state monopoly, Ethiopia's logistics sector is about to open up to competition as part of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's drive to liberalise the country's economy.

Subscribers only Business 03.02.2023

A CMA CGM container ship passing through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, in Egypt.

Exploration junior Abyssinian Metals hires Washington lawyers

Australian exploration company Abyssinian Metals hired US law firm Marcus G. Faust PC on 12 January. The company could be looking for an exit strategy for its operations in Ethiopia, where it has faced a number of hurdles.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2023

Former agriculture minister posted to UAE as ambassador

Former agriculture minister Oumer Hussein Oba has been appointed Ethiopian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, where he is expected to move soon.

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2023

Paris's €28m Ethiopian reconstruction plans

On a visit to Ethiopia today and tomorrow, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is expected to sign off on two AFD financing projects for a total of €28m for the country's reconstruction.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.01.2023

Paris and Berlin seek to act in unison in the Horn

The French and German foreign ministers are due in Addis in a week's time for talks with the Ethiopian government. Paris and Berlin are doing their best to adopt a common diplomatic stance in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.01.2023

Donor conference on reconstruction in the works

After two years of civil war, Ethiopia's economy is on the verge of collapse, and the country needs nearly $20bn for its reconstruction. The signing of a ceasefire has raised hopes that financial aid might be unfrozen.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.01.2023

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Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice

The Ethiopian Ministry of Justice yesterday published a discussion paper on how to deal with perpetrators of war crimes in the country's civil war. The report, drafted in September, follows last week's agreement to set up a ceasefire monitoring body, and aims to meet the expectations of Brussels and Washington, whose budgetary aid to Ethiopia is still frozen.

Subscribers only Politics 04.01.2023

Ethiopian justice minister Gedion Timothewos in Addis Ababa on November 2021.

EU foreign ministers to ponder Ethiopian peace process

When they gather for the coming EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 23 January, the bloc's 27 foreign ministers will discuss the Ethiopian peace deal signed in November. This could lead to the unfreezing of hundreds of millions of euros pledged in aid to Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.01.2023

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Ethiopia

UNESCO struggles to find candidates for Africa assistant director

Addis-Djibouti road corridor project making gradual progress

Brasilia and Addis to team up against cocaine trafficking

Ethiopia softens stance on international human rights commission

Addis lays groundwork for new stock exchange

After brief respite, Tigray starved of cash again

Addis pushes its agenda on transitional justice

Somaliland conflict takes a regional turn

A closer look at Mahlet Hailu, Ethiopia's future ambassador in France

Ethiopia foreign minister to attend UN least developed countries conference

Blinken considering visit to Addis Ababa

Abiy sticks his oar into Orthodox church row

Abiy Ahmed visiting Paris to talk reconstruction with Macron

Inner Circle
Ethiopian Shipping Lines loses monopoly as Abiy liberalises logistics sector

Exploration junior Abyssinian Metals hires Washington lawyers

Former agriculture minister posted to UAE as ambassador

Paris's €28m Ethiopian reconstruction plans

Paris and Berlin seek to act in unison in the Horn

Donor conference on reconstruction in the works

Spotlight
Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice

EU foreign ministers to ponder Ethiopian peace process

Switzerland dispatches special envoy to Horn of Africa

African Union still has no monitoring group on Tigray

African battle for coveted UNESCO post

Paris quietly prepares for Ethiopia's reconstruction

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UNESCO struggles to find candidates for Africa assistant director

Addis-Djibouti road corridor project making gradual progress

Brasilia and Addis to team up against cocaine trafficking

Ethiopia softens stance on international human rights commission

Addis lays groundwork for new stock exchange

After brief respite, Tigray starved of cash again

Addis pushes its agenda on transitional justice

Somaliland conflict takes a regional turn

A closer look at Mahlet Hailu, Ethiopia's future ambassador in France

Ethiopia foreign minister to attend UN least developed countries conference

Blinken considering visit to Addis Ababa

Abiy sticks his oar into Orthodox church row

Abiy Ahmed visiting Paris to talk reconstruction with Macron

Inner Circle Ethiopian Shipping Lines loses monopoly as Abiy liberalises logistics sector

Exploration junior Abyssinian Metals hires Washington lawyers

Former agriculture minister posted to UAE as ambassador

Paris's €28m Ethiopian reconstruction plans

Paris and Berlin seek to act in unison in the Horn

Donor conference on reconstruction in the works

Spotlight Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice

EU foreign ministers to ponder Ethiopian peace process

Switzerland dispatches special envoy to Horn of Africa

African Union still has no monitoring group on Tigray

African battle for coveted UNESCO post

Paris quietly prepares for Ethiopia's reconstruction

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Inner Circle
Ethiopian Shipping Lines loses monopoly as Abiy liberalises logistics sector

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Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice