Blessed with remarkable achievements and marred with a brief period of scuffles due to grievances, Ethiopia has received the New Year, 2018, with lots to talk about the just concluded 2017. 'Economic diplomacy' pursued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to be the pillar of Ethiopia's foreign policy. In what could be said a promising move against corruption, Ethiopia made a weave arrests of corrupt individuals in 2017 . It was also in 2017 the country showed its commitment to universal access of electricity launching National Electrification Program. In spite of dwindling global donation to refugee hosting nations, Ethiopia during the first 9 month of 2017 alone hosted about 72,000 refugees crossing its border, he adds.

Source: Ethiopian News January 04, 2018 05:37 UTC