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SERVIZIO NEWS
15.01.2015
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Contents
ETHIOPIA
 Italian Foreign Minister on his way to Addis .......................................................................... 3
 Etiopia: Visita Gentiloni, Firmato Accordo Di Cooperazione Culturale.............................. 4
 Dr. Tedros Holds Talks With His Italian Counterpart............................................................ 5
 Dr Tedros Meets With China’s Foreign Minister ..................................................................... 6
 Ethiopia, Botswana Keen To Strengthen Relations............................................................... 7
 Ethiopian Envoy, Khc Chairman Discuss Investment............................................................ 8
 Ethiopia Set To Attain 100 % Potable Water Coverage By 2nd Phase Gtp Period......... 9
 Conference On Digital Diplomacy Opens In Addis Ababa .................................................. 10
 Turkish President To Pay New Year’s First Visits To Ethiopia, Djibouti.......................... 11
SOUTH SUDA N
 S. Sudan provides assurances for safety of Chinese oil workers ..................................... 12
DJIBOUTI
 Resilience : Le Ministre De L’environnement Lance Un Projet Ambitieux A Tadjourah13
EVENTS
 Italian Movies Oscar Series ...................................................................................................... 15
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ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIS WAY TO ADDIS
The
Italian
Foreign
The Minister is expected to
Dessalegn and Foreign Minister
Minister, Paolo Gentiloni is
arriv e in Addis Ababa this
Dr. Tedros Adhanom to discuss
on his way to Ethiopia for a
afternoon.
mainly
daylong official visit.
on
bilateral
issues.
(ENA)
During his stay , he will meet
(14.01.2015 – WIC)
Prime
Minister
HaileMariam
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ETIOPIA:
VISITA
GENTILONI,
FIRMATO
ACCORDO
DI
COOPERAZIONE
CULTURALE
ETIOPIA – Un accordo di
bilaterali, tra cui il commercio e
l’Italia,
cooperazione
gli inv estimenti.
presidente
relativo ai settori dell’arte
“Il nuov o accordo rafforzerà
intergov ernativ a per lo sv iluppo
della
anche
ulteriormente i legami già solidi
(IGAD)’s Partners’ Forum, ha
stato
[tra i due paesi] nel campo
compiuto notev oli sforzi per
firmato ieri dal ministro
della
detto
promuov ere la pace in Somalia
degli Esteri italiano Paolo
Ministero
Esteri
e Sud Sudan.
Gentiloni
dell’Etiopia in un comunicato.
culturale,
cultura
ma
dell’Architettura,
al
è
termine
cultura”
ha
degli
dell’incontro con il ministro
in
qualità
di
co-
dell’Autorità
Gentiloni, da parte sua, ha
degli Esteri etiope Tedros
“La v isita del ministro degli
sottolineato come la v isita ha lo
A dhanom.
Esteri italiano indica le forti
scopo
relazioni già esistenti tra i due
ulteriormente
paesi”, ha detto Adhanom. Il
bilaterali.
quale
aggiunto
ev idenziato i crescenti legami
“crediamo che i nostri rapporti
economici tra i due paesi,
saranno rafforzati in maniera
Gentiloni ha salutato il ruolo
etiopi, i quali precisano che
regolare”.
“fondamentale
l’accordo resterà in v igore per il
Sul
periodo 2015-2019, e oltre a
ministro etiope ha sottolineato
coprire i classici
settori di
come i legami commerciali e di
cooperazione culturale chiede
inv estimento tra Etiopia e Italia
Tra i temi toccati anche il
anche
stanno
terrorismo e il traffico di esseri
(14.01.2015 – A frica e
A ffari)
Lo
si apprende dai media
lo
competenze
scambio
in
di
campo
architettonico.
ha
fronte
poi
economico,
il
migliorando,
di
rafforzare
le
relazioni
Dopo
orientale
e
av er
per
il
l’Africa
continente”
dell’Etiopia.
descriv endo i progressi come
umani.
“molto buoni”.
Prima
di
tornare
in
Italia,
Gentiloni dovrebbe incontrare
Gentiloni è arriv ato ad Addis
Al centro del faccia a faccia
funzionari della Commissione
Abeba ieri e i suoi colloqui con
anche v arie questioni di politica
dell’Unione Africana, tra cui il
Adhanom, fanno sapere fonti
e sicurezza che interessano la
capo
etiopiche, si sono concentrati
Regione del Corno d’Africa.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
su
Adhanom ha sottolineato che
una
serie
di
questioni
della
commissione
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DR. TEDROS HOLDS TALKS WITH HIS ITALIAN COUNTERPART
Italy’s
Foreign
Minister,
sides
and activ e support to IGAD-led
Paolo Gentiloni, arrives in
exchanged v iews on increasing
peace process in South Sudan
A ddis A baba for an official
trade and inv estment v olumes
and in defeating Al Shabaab in
visit to Ethiopia. Foreign
and
Somalia.
Minister
cooperation between the two
He
extended a warm welcome
countries.
significant role in combating
to Paolo Gentolini upon his
Dr. Tedros emphasized that the
terrorism within the sub-region.
arrival at Bole International
trade and inv estment v olume
A irport yesterday.
between
Dr.
Tedros
Particularly ,
boosting
the
should
(15.01.2015 – WIC)
the
two
be
complimenting
two
economic
countries
enhanced
the
also
The
two
underlined
noted
Ethiopia’s
Ministers
the
need
also
for
excellent
strengthening cooperation in
bilateral relation in other areas
tack ling challenges associated
Paolo Gentiloni made Ethiopia
of cooperation between the
with migration and mobility of
its fir st stop in his tour to
two countries.
people.
welcoming
They also highlighted the need
Upon the conclusion of the
ceremony , two Ministers held
for strengthening partnership
discussions, the two Ministers
discussion on range of matters
in realizing regional peace and
signed
dwelling
stability . Dr. Tedros expressed
aimed at bolstering cooperation
regional and bilateral issues of
his
common interest.
support
Africa.
Following
the
on
multilateral,
appreciation
to
bilateral
to
Italy ’s
on
regional
peace
scholarships,
efforts as current chair
Culture,
agreements,
education,
art,
archiv es,
of
museums libraries, archeology,
The two sides hailed the strong
IGAD’s International partners
conserv ation and protection of
bilateral relations between the
Forum.
culture heritages.
two countries and underlined
the need to further deepen and
Minister Paolo Gentiloni for his
broaden areas of cooperation
part expressed his admiration
for mutual benefit of the two
to Ethiopia’s dy namic role in
peoples.
stabilizing the Horn of Africa
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DR TEDROS MEETS WITH CHINA’S FOREIGN M INISTER
Foreign Minister Dr Tedros
basis
A dhanom met with China’s
meaningful outcomes.
Foreign
The
A ffairs
Minister,
of
win-win
Foreign
and
the immediate conclusion of
Minister
also
the war in South Sudan. Dr.
Wang Yi met, in K hartoum,
reiterated
tangible
Tedros also recognized that
capital of Sudan (January
support to Ethiopia’s march
this consultation would be a
12)
the
towards its Renaissance.
locomotiv e to fast-track
the
Foreign Minister Wang Yi on his
IGAD-led mediation efforts.
part
Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin,
before
commence ment
“Special
of
Consultation
in
China’s
and constructiv e role aimed at
emphasized
that
his
Support of the IGA D-led
country was contented in its
Chairperson
South
bilateral relations with Ethiopia
Mediation
embody ing
all-rounded
Sudan peace talk s, Barnaba
cooperativ e partnership for the
Marial Benjamin, Minister of
common dev elopment of the
Foreign
two peoples.
International
Wang Yi also underlined that
South Sudan and SPLM/SPLA-in
v iews on the strengthening of
the
Opposition
relations at bilateral, regional
between
and
would be consolidated in the
bilateral
adv ance the cause of peace
y ears
Foreign Ministers.
and
continued support to Ethiopia’s
Suda n
Peace
Process.”
(14.01.2015 – WIC)
Both
Ministers
exchanged
international
harmony
lev els
and
to
mutual
interests.
bilateral
the
ahead
ties
two
with
ex isted
countries
China’s
of
the
Team
the
IGAD
on
South
Affairs
and
Cooperation
Chief
of
Negotiator
Taban Deng Gai joined the
talk s
of
the
two
dev elopment.
All parties exchanged v iews on
Both sides also agreed on the
the
China’s Prime Minister’s last
importance
“Special
Consultation in Support of the
y ear v isit to Ethiopia and Africa
Consultation in Support of the
IGAD-led South Sudan Peace
in setting the course for the
IGAD-led South Sudan Peace
Process.”
enrichment of the content of
Process” in mov ing the IGAD-
They
Ethio-China
led South Sudan peace process
thank s to China’s firm stance to
forward for the resolution of
its continued support to the
the crisis through a negotiated
IGAD-led
political settlement.
and to the early conclusion of
Both
Ministers also
and
recalled
Afro-China
engagement.
Dr Tedros put forward that
of
the
Ethiopia was fully satisfied in
its
practical
cooperativ e
partnership with China on the
issue
also
of
the
“Special
expressed
mediation
their
process
the conflict in South Sudan.
Dr.
Tedros
extended
his
(MoFA)
gratitude for China’s initiativ e
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ETHIOPIA, BOTSWANA KEEN TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS
Ethiopia
countries should share their
consolidate
experiences in areas such as
between the two countries, he
bilateral relations through
education,
added.
exchanging
transformation
should
Deputy
and
Botswana
strengthe n
their
experiences,
Prime
Minister
Demeke Mekonen said.
dev elopment
technology
and
in
the
bondage
liv estock
order
to
strengthen their ties.
According
President
to
ENA,
Vice
Mokgweetsi
Masisi
said on his part his country has
(14.01.2015 – WIC)
As Botswana is one of the
the
successful countries in Africa,
Ethiopia in
During the discussion he had
Ethiopia has to share the good
education,
with Botswana's Vice President,
experiences which are suitable
leather and leather products as
Mok gweetsi Masisi, the deputy
to the objectiv e reality of the
well
prime
country from Botswanaand and
telecom.
minister
said
the
desire
as
to
work
with
the spheres of
industry ,
culture,
agriculture
and
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ETHIOPIAN ENVOY, KHC CHAIRMAN DISCUSS INVESTMENT
Prince A lwaleed bin Talal,
bin Nafel, executiv e assistant
The ambassador commended
chairman
to the chairman, attended the
Prince Alwaleed on his local,
meeting.
regional
Holding
of
Kingdom
Company
received
at
his
(KHC),
office,
The
outgoing
ambassador
the
Federal
Republic
of
of
Democratic
Ethiopia
to
Saudi A rabia.
(14.01.2015 – WIC)
international
inv estments.
Mohammed Hassen Kebira,
a mbassa dor
and
talk s
began
said
as
the
The
ambassador
also
that
the
commended the prince on his
purpose of his v isit was to bid
continuous
farewell to the prince as he has
contributions to the people of
come to the end of his term as
Ethiopia and those in need
Ambassador
worldwide.
of
Ethiopia
to
Saudi Arabia.
The
prince
humanitarian
wished
the
Ambassador all the best on his
Nahla Nasser Alanbar, priv ate
During the meeting, the two
executiv e
discussed
assistant
to
the
chairman and Fahad bin Saad
economic
future endeavors. (Arab news)
and
inv estment issues.
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ETHIOPIA SET TO ATTAIN 100 % POTABLE WATER COVERAGE BY 2 ND PHASE
GTP PERIOD
Ethiopia will attain 100 per
The cov erage will reach 80.83
underway to build additional
cent
water
per cent by the end of this
water institutions, he said.
coverage in the 2nd phase
Ethiopian fiscal y ear, he added.
of
potable
the
Growth
and
Lack of sk illed manpower and
Transformation Plan (GTP)
Efforts would be made to attain
electromechanical
period,
of
the 100 per cent target ahead
and
and
of the end of 2nd phase of the
constructors and
(GTP) period, he indicated.
are the challenges that the
Water,
the
Ministry
Irrigation
Energy (MoWIE) said.
limited
materials
capacity
of
consultants
ministry faced in its efforts to
(14.01.2015 – WIC)
Ethiopia spends 5-7 billion birr
build water facilities, he said.
annually to build new water
institutions and
Ministry
Public
Relations
expand
the
existing ones.
Howev er,
the
ministry
work ing in collaboration with
Directorate Director, Bizuneh
eight univ ersities and
to
Tolcha, told WIC the clean
According
drink ing water cov erage of the
number
country stood at 76.7 percent
institutions has now reached
last Ethiopian fiscal y ear.
161, 813 from 94, 400 four
of
is
Bizuneh,
potable
other
the
water technology institutions to
water
address the problem, Bizuneh
indicated.
y ears ago. Efforts are also
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CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL DIPLOMACY OPENS IN ADDIS ABABA
A four-day conference on
officials in
digital diplomacy
Noting the limited experience
the conceptualization and
was timely and instrumental to
concerning the usage of social
practice
of
promote the nation’s v alues,
media, the State Minister also
diploma cy
opened
cultures
underscored
digital
on
and
cooperativ e
A ddis
bringing
region and beyond as well as
personnel at the Ministry in
officials
brand the positiv e image of
deploy ing digital diplomacy to
and staff of the Ministry of
Ethiopia.
promote national interest.
Foreign A ffairs.
The State Minister further said
He also said that the Ministry ’s
the conference was aimed at
digital diplomacy
strengthening a new platform
clarify
Organized by the Ministry , the
to
directed against the nation’s
conference aimed at creating
deliv er solid facts and other
foreign policy
awareness
meaningful diplomatic, political,
national dev elopment goals.
all the
(14.01.2015 – WIC)
the
and
officials
encouraging
and
diplomats
to
engage
the
the
diplomatic
needed to
misconceptions
directions and
to
social and economic activ ities
participate and inject impetus
to the ov erseas publics and
Experts
to the adv ancement of the
Ethiopian
Ababa Univ ersity and Ethiopia’s
country ’s foreign policy goals
communities.
Information Network Security
and
Ethiopia
He also stated that the training
Agency
proactiv e
would offer new modes of
digital
objectiv es
Diaspora
drawn
from
Addis
(INSA)
gav e
presentations
on
digital
communication to the Ethiopian
diplomacy
social media
diplomacy .
Ambassadors and diplomats in
following the opening remark s.
Opening the conference, Dr
pushing forward the realization
Yinager Dessie, State Minister
of the country ’s dev elopmental
The first day of the conference
for Foreign Affairs, stressed the
goals and objectiv es.
featured
significance
employ ing
The State Minister underlined
extensiv e discussions as well as
digital diplomacy as a tool to
that the prov ision of timely
question and answer sessions
promote the country ’s image,
information
on
inv estment opportunities and
Ethiopian
abroad,
diplomacy and communication;
other rich historic, cultural and
reach more Ethiopian Diaspora
the changing world and its
natural sites.
communities,
ramifications
He also noted that engaging
partners of the country .
through
the
deploy ment
and
training
of
staff
Ethiopian
the
to
diplomatic
together
in
need
Tuesday (January 13) in
A baba
activ ities
the
of
of
the staff and
would
Missions
friends
help
and
and
and
the
in-depth
nexus
for
challenges
and
between
diplomacy;
of
digital
diplomacy .
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TURKISH PRES IDENT TO PAY NEW YEAR’S FIRST VISITS TO ETHIOPIA,
DJIBOUTI
Turkish
President
Recep
also
co-chairing
inter-
Tayyip Erdoğan will pay
delegation meetings.
“Additionally ,
consecutive official visits to
On January 23, Erdoğan and
aspect, it [the v isits] will once
Ethiopia and Djibouti later
the accompany ing delegation
more accelerate relations with
this month,
marking his
will proceed to Djibouti where
its strategic
first official visits this year.
he will hold talk s with his
continent, which gradually gets
counterpart, President Ismail
deepened further each passing
Omar.
day ,” said the statement.
(14.01.2015 – WIC)
in
regional
partner
African
Noting that business forums
A large delegation of ministers,
would be held during the v isits
Turk ey currently has some 35
bureaucrats
and
in addition to rev iewing of
embassies in Africa, second
businesspersons
will
bilateral
only
accompany Erdoğan during his
regional
and
opened in the last few y ears.
v isit to Addis Ababa on Jan. 22,
dev elopments in the African
The red Turk ish flag flies, for
when he will meet both with
continent,
instance,
Ethiopian
Mulatu
underlined how the Horn of
Turk ish firms play ing the lead
Teshome and Prime Minister
Africa is “the strategic gate of
role in post-war construction.
Hailemariam Desalegn, while
the continent which opens to
President
cooperation
issues
the
issues
statement
to
France. About
across
15
Mogadishu,
the Middle East and the world.”
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SOUTH SUDA N
S. SUDAN PROVIDES ASSURANCES FOR SAFETY OF CHINESE OIL WORKERS
South
Suda n’s
foreign
affairs
minister,
Barnaba
important economic institutions
protected
in
destroy ed in any
the
Republic
of
South
Sudan,” said Benjamin.
and
not
to
be
form,” he
said.
Marial Benjamin, said he
Information
minister
Michael
had provided assurances to
China is the largest inv estor in
Mak uei Lueth said the Chinese
his
South Sudan’s oil industry , the
had
the
country ’s
which included members of the
government’s commitment
rev enue.
opposition
to protecting oil staff and
Since the conflict erupted in
former
facilities during a one-day
December 2013, oil fields in
Machar.
meeting in the Sudanese
Unity state hav e been forced to
He said the meeting was held
capital, Khartoum.
close and
the ov erall daily
to supplement the on ongoing
output has been significantly
peace process, which is being
reduced.
mediated
Chinese
Wang
counterpart,
Yi,
of
(14.01.2015 – Sudan
main
source
of
Tribune)
initiated
the
faction
meeting,
led
v ice-president
by
by
Riek
the
Intergov ernmental Authority on
Benjamin
said
the
South
Dev elopment (IGAD).
Speak ing to reporters after his
Sudanese gov ernment would
return to Juba on Wednesday ,
also tak e steps to ensure that
“This is in order to back up the
Benjamin
oil fields in Upper Nile state are
peace process of IGAD,” said
protected.
Lueth,
parties
said
had
both warring
committed
to
ending the conflict amicably .
“We
reassured
them
(the
“I think
it is a v ery , v ery
a
gov ernment
member
of
delegation
the
that
important thing – that they
participated in the Khartoum-
(the
hosted meeting, told reporters
Chinese)
wanted
Chines) about the safety of
assurance
that
personnel who are involv ed in
institutions
are
the
these
in Juba on Wednesday .
properly
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DJIBOUTI
RESILIENCE
: LE MINISTRE
DE L’ENVIRONNEM ENT LA NCE
UN PROJET
AMBITIEUX A TADJOURAH
A u cours d’une cérémonie
A l’ouv erture de l’atelier de
d’élev age extensif est rendue
organisée à Tadjourah, le
lancement,
difficile par des sécheresses
ministre
de
d’emblée fait une présentation
récurrentes et prolongées.
l’Environnement, M. Balala,
détaillée du projet doté d’une
La v ille de Tadjourah est par
a
env eloppe de 7 360 000 $.
ailleurs menacée par la montée
lancé
en
charge
officiellement le
le
ministre
a
projet intitulé
« Mise en
Il s’agit, a-t-il dit, d’un projet
du niv eau de la mer due au
œuvre
techniques
destiné à renforcer la résilience
réchauffement global ». Voilà
des
des populations et les moy ens
pour le contexte.
de subsistance.
Quant aux
Le projet, comme l’a expliqué
elles consisteront, a-t-il dit, à
le ministre, sera mis en œuv re
construire
dans deux régions, Hanlé, en
protection contre les crues de
région
l’oued
des
d’adaptation
écosystèmes
des
plaines
centrales ».
(15.01.2015 – La Nation)
dik lhiloise,
et
actions prévues,
une
Marsak i,
digue
à
l’est
de
Dimanche dernier, le ministre
Tadjourah.
Tadjourah,
en charge de l’Env ironnement,
Av ant de parler de ce qui allait
forages à Adbouy a, Marsak i,
M. Mohamed Moussa I. Balala
être entrepris dans le cadre de
Kalaf et Dark enlé, mettre en
a lancé officiellement dans la
ce
place
région de Tadjourah un projet
l’Env ironnement a résumé la
agropastoraux
intitulé « Mise en œuv re des
situation env ironnementale et
localités de Kalaf, Dark enlé et
techniques
projet,
le
ministre
de
creuser
de
des
quatre
périmètres
dans
d’adaptation
des
sociale en quelques lignes :
Adbouy a,
fragiles
des
«les populations de la région
mangrov es dégradées à Kalaf
de
et dév elopper des moy ens de
écosy stèmes
plaines centrales ».
Tadjourah
souffrent
réhabiliter
les
cruellement des effets néfastes
subsistance
La cérémonie de lancement de
du changement climatique tels
résistants tels que l’apiculture,
cet ambitieux projet a eu lieu
que la sécheresse, la soif et les
l’av iculture et l’artisanat dans la
en
inondations.
région de Tadjouah afin de
locales, à commencer par le
Ainsi, les différents oueds qui
div ersifier
préfet Abdoulmalik
trav ersent
rev enus des populations cibles.
présence
des
autorités
Mohamed
la
v ille
causent
durables
les
les
et
sources de
Banoita et le président du
souv ent des dégâts matériels
conseil
importants et menacent les
Le ministre n’a pas manqué
v ies humaines.
d’adresser
autorités coutumières dont le
Dans l’arrière-pay s de la v ille
remerciements au Fonds pour
sultan Abdoulk ader.
de
l’Env ironnement mondial et à
Houssein
régional,
Omar,
Hassan
et
des
Tadjourah,
l’activ ité
ses
v ifs
13
son
agence d’exécution,
beaucoup en termes d’impacts
également
PNUD, pour avoir bien v oulu
directs
autorités régionales pour leur
soutenir
populations bénéficiaires et sur
disponibilité
l’Env ironnement.
engagement constant.
financièrement
le
ce
projet dont il a dit espérer
sur
la
v ie
Il
des
a
remercié
et
les
leur
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