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  • Human Rights and Democracy Report launch

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has launched the Foreign Office Human Rights and Democracy report for 2012.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Director of UK Consular Services visited Ethiopia

    Charles Hay, Director of the UK Consular Services, visited Ethiopia this week to familiarize himself with one of the most diverse consular regions in the world.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds visits Ethiopia to discuss Somalia Conference

    The Minister for Africa met Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra, along with senior officials from key regional organisation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Welcome to our new website - GOV.UK

    The UK’s worldwide pages and consular information have moved to the government’s single website GOV.UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Welcome to our new website - GOV.UK

    The UK’s worldwide pages and consular information have moved to the government’s single website GOV.UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DFID Research: Climate Week Award for DFID

    Last week Evergreen Agriculture, a DFID funded project, was recognised in the UK Climate Week Awards.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British Embassy supports series of four public debates to promote dialogue

    The final public dialogue was held on Friday 22 March 2013 at the Ghion Hotel under the theme ‘Public Parks and Green Area Development in Addis Ababa.’

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Girls' education key to escape from poverty, HIV and domestic violence

    Nick Clegg: “giving girls a good education is the single most effective thing we can do to break the cycle of poverty”.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Girls & women: New education project to transform lives

    The UK announced a new education project which will help 89,000 girls in Mozambique and Ethiopia gain an education and improve their life chances

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister launches engagement with Africa ahead of G8

    Nick Clegg will visit sub-Saharan Africa for the first time as Deputy Prime Minister, on a trip to Ethiopia and Mozambique this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Foreign Secretary William Hague meets the Ethiopian Foreign Minister

    The Foreign Secretary discusses human rights with the Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ethiopia Peace and Development programme

    Response to reports in The Guardian and Daily Telegraph about the Ethiopia Peace and Development programme

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greg Barker leads low carbon trade delegation to East Africa

      Minister of State Greg Barker will lead a delegation of UK business leaders to East Africa from Monday 1 October - 5 October. The trade …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British Foreign Secretary visits Ethiopia

    “The UK’s relationship with Ethiopia is strong, and based on numerous shared interests and values” said Foreign Secretary William Hague ahead of his visit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister's statement on the death of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia

    "Our thoughts are with his family and with the nation of Ethiopia" said Prime Minister David Cameron today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Horn of Africa food crisis - latest updates

    Lifesaving UK government help for more than a million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Horn of Africa: British aid has saved millions of lives

    Although the international response has so far reached millions of people across the Horn of Africa, serious concerns remain about the situation in Somalia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa raises concerns over harsh sentencing under Ethiopia Anti-Terrorism laws

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham spoke following the sentencing of Ethiopian blogger Eskinder Nega and opposition activist Andualem Arage last Friday.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Business: CDC backs first Ethiopian fund

    The UK’s development finance institution, has announced a new investment in the first-ever international private equity fund focused exclusively on Ethiopia

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern about Ethiopia’s incursion into Eritrea

    FCO Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, has urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to avoid actions that might “create tensions” or “lead to an escalation of violence”.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government