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Will the UN and AU working together resolve conflicts in Africa?

The Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (UN PBC), H.E. Mr. Osama Abdelkhalek and the Chairperson of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC), H.E. Mr. Mohamed Gad , convened a virtual informal consultative meeting on 11 November to identify ways of further enhancing cooperation between the two bodies on the

November 18, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopian journalist Solan Kolli Won the Rory Peck prize

Ethiopian journalist Solan Kolli on Tuesday won the Rory Peck prize for his coverage of the devastating conflict in the Tigray region of his home country. The 32 year old Freelancer, won in the news category for a report commissioned by AFP on massacres of civilians. In a video recording, Solan said the award has

November 17, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Judge OKs Boeing Agreement to Settle Ethiopian Airlines Crash Claims

A U.S. judge on Monday approved Boeing Co’s agreement to acknowledge liability for compensatory damages in lawsuits filed by families of the 157 people killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash. As a result of the agreement filed last week between Boeing and the families, lawyers for the victims will not seek punitive

November 16, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Djibouti will not allow the United States to attack Ethiopia from inside its territory

Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssef tweeted that the US will not be allowed to strike Ethiopia from its military bases inside the country. The US considered launching attacks against Ethiopia from its Camp Lemonnier base in Djibouti Djibouti will not allow the United States to attack Ethiopia from inside its territory, the East African country’s foreign minister asserted

November 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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African Union held an emergency meeting on the current conflict in Ethiopia

The AU Security Council had been briefed by the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) on the current situation in Ethiopia. The Union held an emergency closed-door online meeting. Ambassador Bankole Adiwoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Affairs of the Union, Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Egypt’s Permanent Representative

November 9, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopia: Sudan, Egypt tried to belittle the role of African Union

The tripartite talks over the contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have been held in Kinshasa, a capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo, among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt and concluded on Tuesday fruitlessly. The two-day talks concluded without any agreement was reached. Due to the “insistence from Sudan and Egypt to change the format of

April 8, 2021 • By Belay Adugna

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National Responses Against Covid-19 Not Gender Conscious

It is beyond a doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has created and exacerbated various problems across the world. It has prevented millions of students from pursuing their education, pressured markets and supply chains to disconnect, triggered psychological distress to rise, and so on and so forth. Above all, the repercussions of the pandemic specifically on

April 6, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Ambassador Dina Mufti Reappointed as Spokesperson of Foreign Affairs Office

Ambassador Dina Mufti who has concluded his tenure as Ethiopia ambassador to Egypt has been reappointed as the new spokesperson for the ministry of foreign affairs.  Ambassador Dina Mufti has a record of serving as a full-time ambassador in several countries including Kenya, Malawi, Seychelles, and Denmark etc. Also, the ambassador has served as advisor

June 9, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Skills Learning Goes Digital

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 May 2020 – As part of its continued efforts to build digital skills capacity, employability, and close the skills gap on the African continent, Microsoft 4Afrika has partnered with Pan-African EdTech company and talent marketplace Gebeya Inc. and the Technology and Innovation Institute, Ethiopia (TechIn) to launch its first virtual SkillsLab

June 2, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Canadian Prime Minister Concludes a Three Days Visit in Ethiopia

The Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau concludes his visit to Ethiopia. The prime minister on a press release today said that his stay in Ethiopia was a success.   He additionally said that he had met with prime minister Abiy Ahmed.  And From the discussion, he observed that the prime minister is working to transform

February 10, 2020 • By Eldad Damte