–Diaspora Agency will have head quarter in Addis Ababa–Branch offices across Ethiopia–Representatives in Ethiopian embassiesborkenaSeptember 6,2018As part of the effort to engage Ethiopians abroad, Ethiopian government announced plans today that it is opening Diaspora Agency. The decision reflects the special attention that government is giving to Ethiopian Diaspora, Meles Alem who is spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia is cited as saying according to a report by Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation. When launched, the agency will be able to facilitate the participation of Ethiopians in the Diaspora, which the ministry of Foreign Affairs thinks is enhancing due to improving political situation in the country, in the overall affairs of Ethiopia. In terms of organizational structure, Diaspora Agency will be under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The spokesperson also noted that remittance from Ethiopian Diaspora is now close to $5 billion per annum and that the Ethiopian Diaspora has over $7 billion investment in hotel and tourism in the capital Addis Ababa alone.

Source: Ethiopian News September 07, 2018 01:52 UTC