NEWS IN A Week in the Horn 05.12.2025 Ethiopia President Taye Atske-Selassie bade farewell on Thursday (December 4) to New Zealand Ambassador Michael Upton and Kenyan Ambassador George Orina, expressing appreciation for their service and the strengthened bilateral relations during their tenure. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held a discussion with the Executive Secretary of UN […]
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Ethiopia will host the 2027 UN Climate Change Conference (COP32) in Addis Ababa. The decision, endorsed at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, with unanimous support from the African Group, underscores Africa’s expanding role in shaping the future of international climate policy. Following this decision, Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos was appointed as COP32 President-Designate on Wednesday (November
The third round of the annual IGAD Media Awards ceremony was held on Sunday (November 30) at the Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa. This year’s IGAD Media Awards is themed “Storytelling for Climate Action: For a Secure, Resilient, and Stable Region.” The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Workneh Gebeyehu, in his
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A national validation and dissemination program examining Ethiopia’s readiness for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was held on Tuesday (November 25) at the Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa. The event, organized by the Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) in partnership with UNDP Ethiopia, focused on the study titled “Policy and Regulatory Harmonization of
The Ethiopian Delegation, led by Ambassador Hirut Zemene, Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the AU and UNECA, participated at the 12th High Level Seminar on Peace and Security in Africa (Oran Process) held in Algiers, Algeria, from December 1 to 2. Keynote messages were delivered at the opening session by Ahmad Ataaf, Minister of State,
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NEWS IN A Week in the Horn 28.11.2025 The 20th edition of the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders’ Summit took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 22 and 23, with Heads of State and Government and international organizations in attendance. The Summit saw high-level deliberations on topics of job creation, economic growth, disaster risk
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The 20th edition of the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders’ Summit took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 22 and 23, with Heads of State and Government and international organizations in attendance. The Summit saw high-level deliberations on topics of job creation, economic growth, disaster risk management, trade, financing for development, and artificial intelligence,
The 7th African Union–European Union Summit took place in Luanda, Angola, on November 24–25 under the theme “Promoting Peace and Prosperity through Effective Multilateralism.” The Summit coincided with the 25th anniversary of the strategic partnership between the African Union and the European Union, as well as the 50th anniversary of Angola’s Independence Day. This Summit
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Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, held an official visit to Ethiopia from November 23-24, the first Singaporean Prime Ministerial visit in 60 years. The historic visit was a pivotal moment in the evolving partnership between the two countries and reaffirmed Singapore’s commitment to strengthening ties with Ethiopia and the wider African continent. Prime Minister Wong
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The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, paid a three-day official visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from November 18–20, marking an important milestone in the advancement of diplomatic and economic relations between the two nations. The visit followed last year’s official trip by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Malaysia, a historic engagement
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