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South Africa: President Zuma to Attend the African Union Summit in Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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January 24, 2018
President Jacob Zuma will travel to Addis Ababa in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to attend the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) scheduled to take place from 28-29...
UN Migration Agency Supports Economic Reintegration of Ethiopian Returnees Under European Union-International Organization for Migration Joint Initiative
African Press Organization
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May 14, 2018
Last week, IOM, the UN Migration Agency, provided the first economic reintegration assistance to 29 irregular Ethiopian migrant returnees under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in the East and Horn of Africa....
New World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Agenda for Africa moves ahead in Berlin
African Press Organization
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March 13, 2018
An African ministerial working meeting conveyed by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) during this year’s Berlin International Tourism Fair ITB (8 March) agreed to move ahead with a new ten-point UNWTO Agenda for Africa. The final document will...
Africa: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Yamamoto Travel to East Africa
U.S. Department of State
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April 21, 2018
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Donald Y. Yamamoto will travel to Eritrea from April 22-24 for bilateral consultations with Eritrean government officials, to meet with the diplomatic community, and to visit the...
Note to Correspondents on Joint United Nations/African Union Visit to Sudan, Central African Republic and Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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April 9, 2018
On 8 April 2018, the Under Secretary-General (USG) for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, started a weeklong joint visit to Sudan and the Central...
Secretary-General appoints Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu of Ethiopia as Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force
African Press Organization
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April 5, 2018
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today (April 4, 2018) announced the appointment of Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu of Ethiopia as his new Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Major...
Kenya, Ethiopia: Tillerson Visit Brings Opportunity to Emphasize Democracy
African Press Organization
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March 7, 2018
As United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson begins his first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa as secretary, beginning March 6, traveling to Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria, Freedom House issued the following statement: “On each of his...
Africa: Senior State Department Officials Previewing Secretary Tillerson's Travel to the Continent of Africa
U.S. Department of State
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March 2, 2018
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you very much for joining us for today’s teleconference. Today we will have senior State Department officials previewing the Secretary’s upcoming travel to the continent of Africa. I want to remind...
Successful Summer Start for Ethiopia’s New Online E-Visa Service
EIN Presswire
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September 18, 2017
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 18, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Thousands of Americans and other international visitors enjoyed the convenience this summer of the e-visa service instituted by the Ethiopian Immigration and Nationality Affairs...
UN Humanitarian and Development Chiefs’ Mission to Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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January 30, 2018
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock and United Nations Development Programme Administrator Achim Steiner will travel to Somalia on January 30 to highlight the immense challenge of...
Media Advisory: Ambassador Nikki Haley Travels to Ethiopia, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
African Press Organization
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October 23, 2017
Ambassador Nikki Haley will travel to Ethiopia, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo October 23-28. In addition to meeting with government officials, African Union officials, and representatives of UN agencies and programs,...
UK and Ethiopia join efforts to fight human trafficking
African Press Organization
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July 28, 2017
The British Embassy in Addis Ababa marks World Day against Trafficking in Persons by agreeing to provide training next month to Ethiopian Immigration Officials. The British Embassy has been working closely with Ethiopian Airlines in tackling cases...
Acting Assistant Secretary Yamamoto Travel to Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, London, and Rwanda
African Press Organization
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December 5, 2017
On December 4, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto attended the Somalia Security Pact Review in Mogadishu. The meeting was chaired by President Farmaajo and provided the opportunity for stakeholders invested in...
Africa: Acting Assistant Secretary Yamamoto Travel to Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, London, and Rwanda
U.S. Department of State
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December 4, 2017
On December 4, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto attended the Somalia Security Pact Review in Mogadishu. The meeting was chaired by President Farmaajo and provided the opportunity for stakeholders invested in...
UNWTO Commission for Africa analyses the potential of Chinese tourism in the continent
African Press Organization
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April 26, 2017
The capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, has recently hosted the 59th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa. Held between 18-21 April, the Commission included a High-level Meeting on Chinese Outbound Tourism to Africa, where regional...
USAID Administrator Mark Green Travels to Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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August 29, 2017
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green will travel to Ethiopia, August 30-31. The Administrator will visit multiple USAID-funded Feed the Future sites that contribute to strengthening community resilience and...
Global seed industry leaders gather in Nairobi, commit to supporting sustainable future for African agriculture
EIN Presswire
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March 3, 2025
NAIROBI, KENYA, March 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The International Seed Federation (ISF) has convened its Board Meetings in Nairobi, bringing together national, regional and global seed industry leaders to reinforce their commitment to...
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Reply to debate on State of the Nation Address
South African Government
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February 13, 2025
Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Members, I wish to thank the Honourable...
160 Ethiopian Migrants Forced into the Seas off Yemen by Smugglers Today, Following Death of Up to 50 Yesterday
African Press Organization
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August 11, 2017
160 Ethiopian migrants were violently forced into the sea off Yemen’s coast this morning (10/08). This comes one day after the presumed death of 50 Ethiopian and Somali migrants during a similar incident. As with yesterday, this tragedy took place...
Up to 50 Somali, Ethiopian Migrants Deliberately Drowned by Smugglers off Yemen
African Press Organization
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August 10, 2017
Early this morning (09/08), a human smuggler, in charge of the boat, forced more than 120 Somali and Ethiopian migrants into the pitching sea as they approached the coast of Shabwa, a Yemeni Governorate along the Arabian Sea. The migrants had been...