Outgoing Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Carlos Lopes, on Saturday received a certificate of appreciation from Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his role is promoting the development of Ethiopia and Africa at large. “We really felt the need to draw attention to the wonderful work you have done in Ethiopia and Africa,” said Mr. Yosef. For his part, Mr. Lopes expressed gratitude to the government and people of Ethiopia for the recognition and pledged to continue working with them. “I know that I will continue to be very much attached to Ethiopia and engage in Ethiopia’s development debates,” said Mr. Lopes. Mr. Lopes joined ECA as Executive Secretary in 2012 and will be stepping down at end of October 2016.

Source: Ethiopian News October 31, 2016 11:12 UTC