An Al-Shabaab suicide attack on a Mogadishu hotel (Mar 30, 2015)
The Maka Al-Mukarramah Hotel in Mogadishu was targeted by an Al-Shabaab terrorist suicide attack on Friday (March 27). More
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Communiqué of the latest meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on South Sudan (Mar 30, 2015)
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union met to consider South Sudan on Tuesday last week. The Council was briefed on the situation and the status of the peace process in that country by the Chair of the IGAD Mediation Team and heard statements by the representatives of South Sudan and Ethiopia, the Chair of IGAD. More
Dr Tedros opens a Scholars’ Consultation Symposium on GERD in Addis Ababa (Mar 30, 2015)
Foreign Minister Dr Tedros Adhanom opened on Monday (March 30) a Scholars’ consultation Symposium in Addis Ababa. The Symposium aimed at discussing on the progress of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). More
The 18th COMESA Summit opens (Mar 30, 2015)
The 18th COMESA Summit at the level of Heads of State and Government opened today (March 30) at the AU Head Quarters in Addis Ababa under the theme: “Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization”. More
IGAD’s Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative assembly meets in Addis Ababa (Mar 29, 2015)
The 3rd General Assembly Meeting of IGAD’s Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRISI) convened in Addis Ababa on Friday (March 27). IDDRISI brings together Ministers of Agriculture or other relevant ministries from IGAD member states and representatives of Development Partners, International NGOs, Civil Society, non-state actors and private sector representatives. More
State Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomes State Secretary of Sweden (Mar 27, 2015)
Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, welcomes Ms. Ulrika Modeer, State Secretary for Development Cooperation of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden in his offices (March 26). More
Dr. Tedros meets the President and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa (Mar 27, 2015)
Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom met with Stephen Hayes, the President and CEO of the US Corporate Council on Africa on Thursday (March 26) to discuss the upcoming US-Africa Business Summit. More
State Minister Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos holds talks with Poland’s Deputy Speaker (Mar 26, 2015)
State Minister Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos met with a Polish delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland, Elzbieta Radziszeweska, on Tuesday (March 24). More
The UN Security Council tells South Sudan parties to reach agreement on the Transitional Government Arrangements (Mar 25, 2015)
Following a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday (March 24), the Council issued a Presidential Statement underlining the seriousness and urgency of the situation in South Sudan and calling on all parties to issue clear orders prohibiting all violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses without further delay. More
The Women in Parliaments’ Global Forum Summit 2015 held in Addis Ababa this week (Mar 25, 2015)
The Women in Parliaments’ Global Forum (WIP) Summit 2015 was held in Addis Ababa, Monday to Wednesday this week March 23-25) under the theme “New Leadership for Global Challenges”. More