NEWS IN A Week in the Horn 19.12.2025 Ethiopia Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Ethiopia from December 16–17, marking his first visit to Ethiopia and a significant milestone in the deepening diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations. (See article) Gifaataa, the New Year Festival of the Wolaita people […]
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Ethiopia from December 16–17, marking his first visit to Ethiopia and a significant milestone in the deepening diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations. The visit, undertaken at the invitation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, followed a sideline meeting at the recent G20 Summit.
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A high-level event was held in Addis Ababa on Monday (December 8) to officially launch the Ethiopian Nuclear Power Programme and operationalize the Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission. The event brought together senior government officials and international partners, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timothewos, Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission Commissioner Sandokan Debebe, and Mikhail Chudakov, Deputy
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Gifaataa, the New Year Festival of the Wolaita people of Ethiopia, has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), held in New Delhi from December 8 to 12, inscribed the New Year Festivities as a heritage of
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Ethiopia has been elected, by consensus, as Vice-President and Bureau Member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) during the Council’s Organizational Meeting held in early December in Geneva, Switzerland. Ethiopia will serve in this leadership role for one year beginning January 1, 2026, on behalf of the African Group. Following Ethiopia’s election, Ambassador
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An Ethiopian delegation participated in the fourth BRICS Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas Meeting, hosted in Brasília on December 11–12. Brazil presented a report on the year-long BRICS activities across all pillars of cooperation, including economy and development, people-to-people exchanges, and peace and security. The meeting also heard briefings from the coordinators of the BRICS Civil Society
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A delegation from the Korea Specialty Contractors Association (KOSCA) held a business forum on Friday (December 12) at Skylight Hotel, bringing together Ethiopian officials and Korean business leaders to explore new areas of cooperation. In his opening remarks, Deputy Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission, Dagato Kumbe, emphasized Korea’s remarkable journey to becoming a developed
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NEWS IN A Week in the Horn 12.12.2025 Ethiopia Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timothewos received China’s Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Hu Changchun, at his office on Wednesday (December 10). The two sides agreed to continue working closely on areas of mutual interest at the bilateral and multilateral levels. Foreign Minister
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Ethiopia commemorated the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the country’s role as a founding member with a cultural night at Kuriftu Africa Village on Saturday (December 6). Part of the “Ethiopia’s Month” celebrations, the event brought together ambassadors, government officials, representatives of international organizations, and invited partners, highlighting Ethiopia’s cultural
Ethiopia participated in the Doha Forum, which was held in Qatar from December 6 to 7, under the theme “Justice in Action: Beyond Promises to Progress.” An Ethiopian delegation led by Ambassador Zerihun Abebe, Director General for African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, joined high-level representatives of states, international partners, and
