Ethiopia gears up for BRICS participation in 2025
Addis Ababa (ENA): Ethiopia’s strategic engagement with BRICS was examined during a policy dialogue by the Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA), highlighting opportunities, challenges, and priorities ahead of the country’s full participation in 2025.
UN, AU Collaborate for Sustainable Development in Africa
Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) April 10, 2025, Addis Ababa (ENA): The United Nations and the African Union (AU) are creating synergy in implementing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for Agenda 2030, described as «Two agendas, One framework.»
BRICS Countries Could Form Coalition for Various International Negotiations
Addis Ababa (ENA): The BRICS countries have similar views on many issues and could form an alliance to present a united front on various international platforms, said Igor Makarov, Head of World Economy and International Affairs at the Higher School of Economics University.
Five Former African Countries’ Heads of State Appointed to Facilitate DRC Peace Process
Addis Ababa (ENA): The Joint Summit of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) reported significant progress in efforts to restore peace and security in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
AUC Chairperson Condemns Al Shabaab’s Attack in Mogadishu
Addis Ababa 2025 (ENA): The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, strongly condemns the cowardly and indiscriminate car bomb attack in Mogadishu, which targeted President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as he prepared to travel to the frontlines in the fight against Al Shabaab.
Ethiopia, Somalia Reinvigorates Relation
Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) March 1, 2025, Addis Ababa (ENA): Ethiopia and Somalia have reinvigorated their relations through the high-level frequent working visit exchanges between the two countries’ officials, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Nebiat Getachew said.
Nebiat highlighted that the efforts to strengthen Ethiopia’s relations with Somalia have proven effective, particularly within the framework of political diplomacy.
Reparations Agenda: Unified African Stance
Ethiopian News Agency (ENA): The 38th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa has brought to the forefront a pivotal theme for the continent’s future: «Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.»
Mottley Calls for Unity, Reparations, and Climate Justice at AU Summit
Addis Ababa (ENA): Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has made a powerful call for unity, reparations, and climate justice, urging Africa and the Caribbean to reclaim their shared destiny and confront global challenges together.
UN Chief Says Africa is Victim of Colossal, Compounded Injustices of Colonialism & Slave Trade
Addis Ababa (ENA): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres underscored that the world must never forget that Africa is victim of the colossal and compounded injustices due to colonialism and transatlantic slave trade.
African Union: Opportunity to Strategize for More Successful Future
Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) February 7, 2025, Addis Ababa (ENA): The upcoming African Union (AU) Summit provides an opportunity to strategize for a more successful future, particularly in addressing setbacks like silencing the guns and accelerating economic development across the continent, Ethiopia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the AU, Nebiyu Tedla remarked.
