Ato Hailemariam Desalegn, previously Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on Friday (September 21st). An extraordinary session of the House of People’s Representatives approved the nomination of Ato Hailemariam by the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), which …
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Ethiopia’s House of People’s Representatives swears in the new Prime Minister
September 21st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Cooperation over the Nile remains Ethiopia’s firm policy
September 21st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)In recent weeks, a number of online media outlets have carried statements by unidentified Egyptian officials professing the hope that a new political leadership in Ethiopia might be inclined to compromise over the Nile. Polemics from anonymous functionaries quoted on obscure websites should not be taken too seriously. They cannot be seen as serious indication …
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EU keen to strengthen its partnership with Ethiopia
September 21st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off) The Head of the European Union Delegation to Ethiopia, Ambassador Xavier Marchal, has said the European Union is keen to strengthen the EU-Ethiopia development partnership. Ambassador Marchal said the EU Commission, together with European countries which provide separate bilateral support, support Ethiopia collectively with a billion Euros every year. The EU-Ethiopia partnership focuses mainly …
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ETHIOPIAN NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE FROM THE EMBASSY
September 10th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)The ETHIOPIAN EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS WISHES A HAPPY ETHIOPIAN NEW YEAR TO ETHIOPIANS AND FOREIGN NATIONALS OF ETHIOPIAN ORIGIN RESIDING IN THE BENELUX COUNTRIES AND TO ALL READERS OF THE WEBSITE!!!
Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn speaks to the nation
September 5th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off) Over the previous two weeks, the nation mourned Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death in indescribable sadness and grief. The mourning, which ended on Sunday with the funeral of the late Prime Minister, was unprecedented. Ethiopians of all age groups and all social strata poured out their grief in all corners of the nation, showing …
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Thousands of Ethiopians attend Meles Zenawi burial
September 3rd, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Thousands of people have been attending the state funeral in Addis Ababa of Ethiopia’s long-serving Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died last month. Mr. Meles’ flag-draped coffin was carried from his palace to the city’s Meskel Square for a ceremony, and then buried at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries, including …
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