The weekly publication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ethiopia.

PM Abiy appoints 16 cabinet ministers as part of the reform process to address public grievances.

Founded in 2010, EthioChicken took over an under-performing poultry production centre in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, increasing production more than thirty-fold within a year. It has since expanded into four regions of Ethiopia, with production centres nationwide. We recently caught up with Joseph Shields, General Manager of EthioChicken, for an exclusive interview.

In recent weeks, an extraordinary set of meetings, involving members of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), have been taking place in Addis Ababa. The meetings, of both the Executive Committee and the Council of the Front, have spent the last few weeks deliberating on the current state of affairs in the country while appraising the progress of…

PRESS RELEASE Spurred by the prevailing exemplary relations between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Ethiopian Embassy in London has been engaged proactively with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (V&A) in an effort to explore avenues for cooperation. To this end, the Embassy warmly welcomes and greatly appreciates…

Effective Monday, 9 April 2018, the Consular Section will be open from 9.00am - 3.00pm.

On 2nd April, Dr Abiy Ahmed was sworn in as Ethiopia's new Prime Minister following outgoing Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn's resignation from the chairmanship of EPRDF. PM Abiy delivered his inaugural speech to a packed House of Peoples Representatives, which included members of the diplomatic corps and invited leaders of the opposition.

Dr Abiy Ahmed has been elected as the new chairperson of Ethiopia's ruling coalition, EPRDF. Demeke Mekonnen will retain his post as Deputy Chairperson of EPRDF.

African Union Member States sign the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, the biggest free trade agreement since the establishment of the World Trade Organisation.

Ethiopia will host the 53rd session of the International Sugar Council from 25th - 28th June 2018. Interested parties can see the programme as well as the events and hotel and visa information. 

The weekly publication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ethiopia.