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Tag: Ethiopia
UN-chartered food aid cargo ship readies to sail from Ukraine to Ethiopia
The United Nations-chartered ship Brave Commander will shortly set sail from Ukraine bound for Africa after it finishes loading more than 23,000 metric tonnes of ... Read More
Africa’s first global climate investor roadshow ahead of COP 27 held in Ethiopia
Ahead of COP27 to take place in Egypt in November 2022, the first African Regional Roundtable on Climate Initiatives took place July 1-3 in Ethiopia’s ... Read More
Ethiopia crisis: US, EU urge govt. to restore services in conflict-torn Tigray
Ethiopia’s government should resume essential services in the conflict-torn Tigray region in the north of the country, the United States and European Union envoys for ... Read More
Tug-of-war: West and Russia vying for influence in Africa
French President Emanuel Macron and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are each visiting several African countries this week in what is widely seen as a ... Read More
Russia in Africa: Lavrov courts Congo, Uganda in quest for more non-Western allies
Following a visit to Egypt and the Republic of Congo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has now (26 July) arrived in Uganda as Moscow aims ... Read More
Addis Ababa: Morocco Takes Part in Preparatory Meeting of African Union Summit
Morocco is taking part in Addis Ababa in the 40th ordinary session of the Executive Council of the African Union in preparation for the 35th ... Read More
Cash-handouts will not help Algeria gain influence in region
As a state entertaining a rentier economy, Algeria has long sought to gain influence in Africa and the Arab region through cash handouts during the ... Read More
United States begins to evacuate its embassy in Addis Ababa
The United States ordered Saturday the departure of its non-essential personnel from its embassy in Ethiopia, where fighting has redoubled this week in the north ... Read More
Ethiopia: citizens & diplomats flee Addis Ababa as rebels close in
Ethiopian citizens, foreigners and diplomats are reportedly fleeing Addis Ababa as rebel forces close in on the country’s capital. According to press reports, Tigray ... Read More
Morocco’s OCP group to develop fertilizer plant in Ethiopia
Morocco’s OCP Group and the Ethiopian government have signed an agreement to develop a fertilizer plant in gas-rich Dire Dawa in northern Ethiopia, for a ... Read More