Month: July 2025

Ethiopia Calls for Seville Commitment to Build Upon Addis Ababa’s Action Agenda

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Sevilla: Ethiopia’s Minister of Agriculture delivered the national statement at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain, as Head of the Ethiopian delegation. In his remarks, the Minister called on the international community to fulfill the commitments made under the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA), adopted during the FfD3 conference … Read more

African Single Electricity Market Program Gains Momentum

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Addis ababa: The African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM), a continental energy trading program that aims to interconnect all 55 African Union (AU) members through an efficient and affordable electricity market, is well in progress, AU officials remarked. According to Ethiopian News Agency, the remarks were made at the High-Level Technical Meeting on AfSEM and the … Read more

Ethiopia Shares Successes in Poverty Reduction, Food Security at Global Conference

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Seville: Ethiopia’s Minister of Agriculture, Girma Amente, highlighted the nation’s “Yelemate Terufat” (Bounty of Basket) initiative at a high-level meeting of the Global Alliance Against Poverty and Hunger. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Sustainable Development, taking place in Seville, Spain, from June 30 to July … Read more

ECA Chief Calls for Financial Instruments That Reflect Africa’s Development Needs

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Seville: Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has urged a shift from rhetoric to results, calling for financial instruments that reflect Africa’s development needs. Speaking at a joint side event hosted by the UN’s five regional commissions at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, … Read more

African Union Calls for Urgent Reforms to Global Financial System to Unlock the Continent’s Full Potential

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Sevilla: At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf underscored the urgent need to reform the global financial architecture as a critical step toward unlocking Africa’s full potential. According to Ethiopian News Agency, the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) opened on Monday in … Read more

Africa Must Scale Innovative Financing Instruments to Bridge 1.3 Trillion USD SDG Financing Gap, Says ECA’s Chief

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Seville: Africa must scale innovative financing instruments as it faces a significant shortfall of 1.3 trillion USD per year in its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) financing gap – resources that could enable a just transition, expand healthcare, and transform education. According to Ethiopian News Agency, this urgent call was made by United Nations Under-Secretary-General and … Read more