Eritrea has formally responded to the speech given by the Ethiopian Prime Minister regarding Ethiopia’s aspiration to gain access to the sea. In a brief statement released by the Ministry of Information on Monday, the Eritrean government expressed its lack of interest in “engaging in such channels and platforms” where discussions about sea access and related matters would take place. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed talked about the need for wider discussion in a televised speech broadcast on Friday night while addressing council members regarding Ethiopia’s desire to secure access to the sea. He emphasized that securing sea access for the country, given its significant population growth and strategic proximity to both the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, is a matter of vital importance. The Eritrean government commented, “Discourses – both actual and presumed – on water, access to the sea, and related topics floated in the recent times are numerous and excessive indeed”.

Ethiopia expects to earn around 10.1 billion birr (about 182 million U.S. dollars) from energy exports to neighboring Djibouti, Kenya and Sudan in the current 2023/2024 fiscal year, which started on July 8, an Ethiopian official said on Monday. Ethiopia earned 102 million U.S. dollars from energy exports in the previous 2022/2023 fiscal year. Mekonen said the EEP also plans to earn a further 20 billion birr (about 358.5 million dollars) in revenue from domestic energy-related activities. Ethiopia’s energy export is part of a broader plan to economically integrate the East African region through electricity infrastructure. The Ethiopian government has announced its plan to increase the country’s export revenue from electric power to 400 million dollars within 10 years.

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the Ethiopian government and its partners to maintain collaborative efforts to manage the ongoing prolonged cholera outbreak in the country. From August 2022 to Sept. 21, 2023, a total of 250 districts from 10 regions across the East African country were affected by the ongoing cholera outbreak. It remains crucial for the government and key partners to maintain collaborative efforts to manage this outbreak, the WHO noted, adding that in addition to the ongoing cholera outbreak, Ethiopia is currently grappling with a concurrent outbreak of multiple diseases, such as dengue fever, measles, and malaria, which have strained the healthcare system alongside cholera. It noted the urgent need for durable solutions to address the root causes of recurrent cholera outbreaks, which include poor-quality drinking water and open defecation. It said fecal contamination of drinking water is the main source of cholera, with most cholera patients using unsafe drinking water.

Some 130 leaders from Africa, South America and other emerging markets are gathering in China for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Denis Sassou N'guesso of The Congo, Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed and Nigeria's Kashim Shettima arrived Monday (Oct. 16) in Beijing. Other leaders who arrived on Monday included Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. Chilean President Gabriel Boric and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday. The summit kicking off on October 17th, is the third Belt and Road Forum for international cooperation.

Repi's Solid Waste Power Station has resumed full power generation after the maintenance of the power generation turbine was completed on September 9, 2023. The turbine had been out of service for more than a year due to a minor breakdown and a shortage of spare parts. He also mentioned that the power station is collecting more than 2,500 tons of solid waste from the capital city per day. The power station, which was built at a cost of Birr 2.6 billion, started generating power on a trial basis in 2019. It has a capacity of generating 50 megawatts of electricity and burning 700 tons of solid waste per day.

The Beeftu Baha Oromia Share Company, a company that has been exporting agricultural products for the past few years, is building a flour and pasta factory in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. The factory will cost Birr 250 million Ethiopian birr and will create jobs for 100 people. It is collaborating with Dire Dawa University, which will enable them to carry out competitive and winning activities supported by knowledge and research. The factory is expected to be completed this year and will be located in the Dire Dawa Industrial Village. Moreover, the company is ready to supply quality fruits, vegetables, and flower products to Middle Eastern countries and other destinations.

BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative. A flurry of diplomacy is expected on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum, whose main events are on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the forum, as are representatives of the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Putin downplayed the idea that China, through its Belt and Road projects in Central Asia, is competing for influence in a region that Russia has long considered its backyard. The leaders who arrived on Monday included Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.

BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative. A flurry of diplomacy is expected on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum, whose main events are on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the forum, as are representatives of the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Putin downplayed the idea that China, through its Belt and Road projects in Central Asia, is competing for influence in a region that Russia has long considered its backyard. The leaders who arrived on Monday included Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 16, 2023. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday held talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is in Beijing to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and pay an official visit to the country. China will import more quality products from Ethiopia, support Chinese enterprises in investing and starting businesses in Ethiopia, and explore cooperation in green development, digital economy, artificial intelligence and other emerging fields, Li said. Noting that China is Ethiopia's most trustworthy partner and friend, Ahmed extended appreciation for China's long-time and strong support for Ethiopia's economic and social development. Ethiopia always abides by the one-China principle and firmly supports China in safeguarding its core interests, he said.

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China prepares for summit under shadow of Israel-Gaza warBEIJINGChina prepared on Monday to host representatives of 130 countries for a forum that will be overshadowed by the Israel-Gaza war, as an increasingly assertive Beijing is asked to help de-escalate the violence. China has refused to condemn the Ukraine war in an effort to position itself as a neutral party, while at the same time offering Moscow vital diplomatic and financial support. "President Putin pointed out that a multipolar world is taking shape, and the concepts and initiatives put forward by President Xi Jinping are highly relevant and significant," CGTN reported. "He stated that President Xi Jinping is a well-recognised leader on the world stage and is a true world leader," it said. Putin also reportedly "shared pleasant memories between President Xi and him, and hoped tradition continues when they meet in China in the future."

An armed conflict has been roiling Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region since July 2023 with misinformation about the violence circulating widely on social media. Fano, a militia group in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, has been locked in an armed conflict with government forces since July 2023. Ethiopia's human rights body has accused government forces of carrying out extra-judicial killings and mass arbitrary detentions in the restive Amhara region (archived here). At about 02’55” into the altered video, Abiy’s mouth movements once again do not align with the audio. This decision comes even as the UN’s 2023 report says that “there is an overwhelming risk that human rights atrocities will continue”.

Starting Monday, China is hosting representatives of 130 countries for a summit marking the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum, Beijing's global international infrastructure scheme, which is seen as a key pillar of President Xi Jinping's efforts to extend China's international reach. However, massive loans from Beijing that helped fund these projects have been criticized for saddling some poorer countries with debt. Lavrov and Wang discussed resolving the Ukraine war with "political and diplomatic methods," and also talked about the growing conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. Others leaders from Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East will also attend the Belt and Road Forum, whose main events are on Wednesday. On Monday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe also arrived in Beijing.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 16, 2023. Abiy Ahmed will attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday arrived in Beijing to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Abiy Ahmed will attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Abiy Ahmed will attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.