Putin-Trump Meeting Venue Agreed, Kremlin Confirms
Addis Ababa, August 7, 2025 (FMC) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to meet soon, with both sides agreeing on a venue for the talks,…
Uzbek leader called for a Global Transit Guarantees Agreement for Landlocked Countries
Addis Ababa, August 7, 2025 (FMC) – At the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) held in Awaza, Turkmenistan, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan…
Global Leaders at 3rd UN Conference Call for Enhanced Support to Accelerate Dev’t of…
Addis Ababa, August 7, 2025 (FMC) – Participants at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) underscored the urgent need for intensified international…
Ethiopia’s ePassport set to receive Red Dot Design Award for security and innovation
Addis Ababa, August 7, 2025 (FMC) – Ethiopia’s recently introduced electronic passport (e-passport) is set to receive the prestigious Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design, in…
NBE Reports Tripling of FX Reserves, Expands Auctions to Stabilize Market and Curb Illicit Trading
Addis Ababa, August 6, 2025 (FMC) – The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced that the country's foreign currency reserves have tripled over the past fiscal year, a development it…
5 million Ethiopians to receive free care in voluntary health campaign: Ministry of Health
Addis Ababa, August 6, 2025 (FMC) — This Ethiopian rainy season (a local winter season), five million underprivileged Ethiopians will receive free medical care through a nationwide voluntary…
Ethiopia Calls for Equal Maritime Rights and Paradigm Shift in Global Support for Landlocked Nations
Addis Ababa, August 6, 2025 (FMC) — Ethiopia has called for a transformative global approach to ensure equal maritime rights for landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), urging world leaders…
Two Ghanaian Ministers Among Eight Killed in Military Helicopter Crash
Accra, August 6, 2025 (FMC) — Ghana’s Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among eight people killed in a military helicopter crash…
France’s largest wildfire this summer leaves one dead, several injured
Addis Ababa, August 6, 2025 (FMC) – A fast-moving wildfire in southern France has killed one woman, injured at least nine people, and scorched more than 13,000 hectares in the Corbières…
20,000 to 25,000 people expected to attend ACS2 in Addis Ababa to advance continental climate action
Addis Ababa, August 6, 2025 (FMC) — The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), set to take place this September in Addis Ababa, is expected to bring together between 20,000 and 25,000…