On 2nd October, the Scientific Exploration Society commemorated the 50th anniversary of the exploration of Ethiopia’s Blue Nile River at a special event at the Royal Geographical Society in London. Mr Fekadu Beyene, Head of Diaspora Affairs (Chargé d’Affaires) attended on behalf of the Embassy and was joined by some of the members of the expedition and a number of…

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has announced the commencement of mortgage loans for Ethiopian Diaspora (non-resident Ethiopians and foreign nationals of Ethiopian origin) as part of the bank’s vision to serve and grow together with its customers.  

The Embassy has commenced dedicated open hours for Ethiopian Diaspora residing in the UK, every Tuesday and Thursday from 15.00 – 17.00 (3:00pm - 5:00pm). For further information, please contact the Diaspora Affairs Department.

On 31 October 2018, H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, will welcome the Ethiopians from across Europe to Frankfurt, Germany, for his first town hall meeting with the Diaspora in Europe. PM Abiy will also meet with Eritreans residing in Europe. UK participants can register with the Embassy by completing an online form.

Ambassador Hailemichael led an Embassy delegation at the 2018 African Heads of Mission meeting in Edinburgh. The main objective of the meeting was to promote opportunities to increase trade, investment and knowledge sharing between Scotland and Africa.

Learn more about the Diaspora-led Ethio-American Doctors Group (EADG), an organization formed to establish a state-of-the-art hospital in Ethiopia at a special meeting in London on 27 October 2018.

A delegation from Ethiopia led by H.E. Jantrar Abay, Minister of Urban Development and Housing, and Ambassador Hailemichael attended this year's Social Enterprise World Forum in Edinburgh, where it was announced that the Social Enterprise World Forum 2019 will take place in Addis Ababa.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki signed a historic peace agreement on 16th September in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in the presence of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

A high-level ministerial delegation from Ethiopia and the private sector is coming to London on 16th October 2018 for a full-day trade and investment forum, representing the first significant overseas trade and investment mission for the new Ethiopian Government.

Ethiopia's New Year falls on 11th September and this year - 2011 in the Ethiopian calendar - there was much to celebrate, as Ethiopians from across the country and from abroad, celebrated together in peace and unity.

As we move into the New Year, we should aspire to create a strong and democratic Ethiopia, based on our unity under a diversity “intertwined and moulded with love and forgiveness”. Our task for the year is to maintain the spirit of change and transformation, to overcome our shortcomings, to bring the peace and unity we all want.