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National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola on the arrest of SA drug trafficker
Joint collaboration between SA Policeand Ethiopian Federal Police nabs SA drug trafficker with R5.4 million of cocaine The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service(SAPS), General Fannie Masemola has commended the joint...

Zambia: Ethiopian Migrants Die in Containerized Truck
At least 19 Ethiopians suffocated and died in a containerized truck that was carrying 95 Ethiopians from Tanzania into Zambia. “The discovery of 19 bodies of those who died in the containerised truck is devastating,” said Abibatou Wane, IOM Zambia...

Dr. Jill Biden to Travel to Africa
Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Ethiopia, Malawi and Niger from July 15 – July 23, 2016 where she, along with Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, will engage government and civil society partners on issues related...

Real Estate Litigation Attorney Cara M. Houck at Holland & Knight Recently Featured on Close Up Radio
CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, April 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Cara M. Houck, celebrated attorney at Holland & Knight, is rapidly gaining recognition in the field of real estate litigation. Through a combination of fierce determination,...

Face of Defense: Airman Deploys to Ethiopia
By Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks 621st Contingency Response Wing Public Affairs July 26, 2016 — Two years ago, when Air Force Airman 1st Class Dylan Wisuri joined the Air Force, he never imagined that he would be waking up surrounded by a rain...

Europe and Eurasia: Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski to Travel to Uganda and Ethiopia
Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski will travel to Uganda and Ethiopia on November 14 and November 17, respectively. In Uganda, he will meet with government officials, opposition party leaders, journalists, and civil society leaders to discuss that...

Africa: Special Envoy Thomas Perriello's Travel to Burundi and the Great Lakes Region
Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa Thomas Perriello will travel to Burundi November 8-11 to express urgent concerns over the political and security crisis there. He will communicate the U.S. government’s alarm at violence by...

Western Hemisphere: Assistant Secretary Crocker Travel to Mexico City
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sheba Crocker will travel to Mexico City, Mexico on June 3 for trilateral consultations on multilateral issues with her counterparts from the Governments of Mexico and Canada....

Press Release: IMF Staff Completes 2015 Article IV Mission to Ethiopia
Press Release No. 15/286 June 19, 2015 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not...

U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial Co-Chairs’ Summary from Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Ethiopian Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Alemayehu Tegenu
The U.S.-Africa Energy Ministerial (USAEM) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 3-4 June 2014 at the African Union Conference Center. The two-day meeting was characterized by constructive and collaborative discussion among the delegations, the...

Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: FY 2015 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya
Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-15-002 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.517 Announcement Issuance Date: Thursday, October 9, 2014 Proposal submission deadline: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. EST (noon...

Africa: FY 2015 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya
Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-15-002 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 19.517 Announcement Issuance Date: Thursday, October 9, 2014 Proposal submission deadline: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. EST (noon...

Queen Máxima of Netherlands in Ethiopia to highlight importance of financial inclusion for the rural poor
Queen Máxima and the UN delegation visiting a school in Ethiopia where students receive free meals as part of a school feeding programme. 10 December 2013, Addis Ababa - Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary...

Africa: Background Briefing Previewing Secretary Kerry's Trip to Ethiopia, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Angola
MODERATOR: Great. So this is a background briefing by a Senior State Department Official to preview the Secretary’s trip to Africa over the next couple of days. And our Senior State Department Official Number One here will give an overview of the...

2013-11-18 Eritrea Travel Warning
The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and strongly recommends U.S. citizens defer all travel to the country. This replaces the Travel Warning for Eritrea of May 10, 2013 to remind U.S....

Africa: Assistant Secretary Richard To Travel to United Kingdom and Ethiopia
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C. Richard will travel to London, United Kingdom and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 12-21. While in London, Assistant Secretary Richard will attend the Protecting...

Europe and Eurasia: Assistant Secretary Richard To Travel to United Kingdom and Ethiopia
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C. Richard will travel to London, United Kingdom and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 12-21. While in London, Assistant Secretary Richard will attend the Protecting...

Women: Assistant Secretary Richard to Travel to United Kingdom and Ethiopia
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C. Richard will travel to London, United Kingdom and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 12-21. While in London, Assistant Secretary Richard will attend the Protecting...

Africa: Background Briefing Following the Secretary's Visit to Ethiopia
SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: Let me just start out with Somalia. QUESTION: (Inaudible.) Yeah, I’m ready. SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: We had about a 45-minute meeting with Hassan Sheikh and some of his ministers from the government....

Sudan Travel Warning
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Sudan, urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the Darfur region of Sudan, the Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan States, and advises you to consider carefully the risks of...