The new Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, officially took office Thursday and is set to meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, among other senior dignitaries in Addis Ababa today. Ms. Songwe, who arrived in Addis Ababa Wednesday night, was appointed earlier this year by United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, and takes over from former Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes. Ms. Songwe will also meet with Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu and other high-level officials, including the Ambassador of Cameroon, Jacques Alfred Ndoumbe-Eboule, who’s also the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. Ms. Songwe has been working as the International Finance Corporation’s regional director for Africa covering West and Central Africa since 2015. On Friday she will meet Ethiopia’s Finance and Economic Cooperation Minister, Abraham Tekeste, and the African Union Deputy Chairperson, Thomas Kwasi Quartey, among other dignitaries.

Source: Ethiopian News August 03, 2017 07:30 UTC