Ambassador Redwan Hussien has been appointed as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to Eritrea.
Prior to his current appointment, he was ambassador of Ethiopia to Ireland.
Ethiopia and Eritrea have formally restored relations this month, ending 20 years of enmity.
Leaders of the two countries have agreed to reopen embassies, develop ports, and restart commercial airline flights.
Eritrea reopened its embassy in Addis Ababa last Monday.
Ambassador Redwan appointed as ambassador of Ethiopia to Eritrea
Ethiopian wins 2018 World Airline Awards for second year in row
Africa’s leading airline group, Ethiopian Airlines has secured top prize at the 2018 World Airline Awards being named the ‘Best Airline in Africa’ for the second time.
The award for ‘Best Airline in Africa’ was presented to Ethiopian at an award ceremony held at London’s iconic Langham Hotel on July in recognition of its continued rapid growth, increased profitability and its outstanding contribution to aviation development in Africa.
Group CEO Ethiopian, Tewolde Gebremariam said “We are thrilled to win the ‘African Airline of the Year Award for the second time.
It is testimony to the continued hard work of our committed team and the successful implementation of our airlines fast, profitable and sustainable growth plan, Vision 2025. We are highly honoured to receive this recognition from SKYTRAX.”
Ethiopian currently serve 55 African cities, the largest network in the continent, connecting them with each other and to more than 110 international destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas using state of the art aircraft offering superior on-board aircraft such as the B787s and A350s.
Commenting on the Awards, Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax said: “Passengers have voted Ethiopian Airlines Africa’s premier carrier for a second successive year and this is a simply fabulous achievement for the airline management and frontline staff.”
Ethiopian parliament approves amnesty law
In its urgent meeting held on Friday July 20, the Ethiopian parliament approved an amnesty law.
The law grants amnesty for individuals and groups either under investigation or convicted on treason, crime against the constitutional order and armed struggle.
The Council of Ministers endorsed the law last month and referred it to the parliament for approval.
The parliament passed the law with only one abstention.
The parliament also approved the appointment of eight members of the Ethiopian Press Agency Board
Djibouti asks UN help to end border dispute with Eritrea
Djibouti is asking Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to help peacefully resolve a border dispute with Eritrea following the recent end to that nation’s 20-year border dispute with Ethiopia.
Djibouti’s U.N. ambassador, Mohamed Siad Doualeh, asked Guterres in a letter circulated Wednesday to work with the Security Council to bring his tiny port nation and Eritrea together “with the aim of facilitating an agreement between them upon a mutually acceptable means of peaceful dispute settlement.”
He said Djibouti’s preference would be to refer the dispute “to judicial settlement or arbitration” that would be legally binding.
Doualeh recalled that the Security Council imposed sanctions on Eritrea in 2009 “because of its aggression against Djibouti and its refusal to withdraw its troops from the disputed area, and its rejection of all efforts aimed at mediating between the two parties.”
Between 2010 and 2017 Qatar attempted to mediate a settlement but that effort failed, and Qatar withdrew its 450 peacekeeping troops from the border.
