Joint statement on the one-year anniversary of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement

Joint statement from the Embassies of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom

On the first anniversary of the signing of the November 2022 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Pretoria, the Embassies of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom are united in our recognition of the momentous achievement that ended 2 years of conflict…

Killings in Ethiopia, June 2019: British Embassy statement

The British Embassy in Addis Ababa has given a statement on the killings of Regional State President Ambachew Mekonnen and CDS Seare

British Embassy statement: "The Ambassador and Embassy of the United Kingdom express their deepest condolences to the Ethiopian Government and people and to the families of those who lost their lives in Saturday’s appalling attacks in Bahir Dar and Addis Ababa". "Violence should have no place in Ethiopia’s development and…

Inaugural United Kingdom - Morocco Strategic Dialogue held in London

Today (Thursday 5 July), Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Minister of State for the Middle East Alistair Burt hosted the first UK-Morocco Strategic Dialogue. The Dialogue aims to deepen and strengthen our cooperation with Morocco across politics, economics, security and culture. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: I was delighted to…

Maintaining peace in the Middle East and North Africa

Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the United Nations Security Council

Thank you very much Mr President and good to see you in New York again. Thank you to Russia for the opportunity to discuss holistically the situation in the Middle East and North Africa. Mr President, I think we all agree that many of the conflicts in this region share…

British Embassy celebrates HM Queen Elizabeth II’s 92nd birthday in Ethiopia

The British Embassy in Addis Ababa marked HM Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday on 19 April with a national day celebration for friends from the government of Ethiopia, the AU, the diplomatic and British communities

At the colourful gathering, addressing nearly 600 guests, Ambassador Susanna Moorehead said: "Many Ethiopian friends and colleagues see this as a pivotal moment in this country’s rich and proud history. As Prime Minister Abiy sad in his inaugural address, it is a new opportunity for Ethiopia to re-focus on freedom…

UK’s Armed Forces Minister visits East Africa

Armed Forces State Minister Mark Lancaster has reiterated the UK’s commitment to Africa following his East Africa visit

Rt Hon Mark Lancaster MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces of UK visited Eastern Africa from 6 to 13 April to witness the full spectrum of UK Defence activity across the region. During his tour he visited Rwanda, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia. Mr Lancaster’s visit to…

British Ambassador hands funds to UK-Ethiopia Social Enterprise

Ambassador Susanna Moorehead handed funds raised at a High Fashion and High Tea networking event to Arakele Fashion Design College

British Ambassador to Ethiopia Susanna Moorehead visited Arakele Design College on 15 March to see how one innovative British-Ethiopian partnership is helping create both stunning new fashion and new opportunities for underprivileged women and refugees in Ethiopia. Arakele is the brainchild of Briton Arabella Stewart and Ethiopian Mikele Goitom. Since…

UK to double trade support for Ethiopia

UK’s export finance available to Ethiopia has increased to £200 million

The UK has doubled the amount of export finance it is making available to support UK-Ethiopia bilateral trade, the British International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox has announced. Dr Fox made the announcement during a visit to Addis Ababa, where he was accompanied by UK businesses from the infrastructure and…

UK and Ethiopia sign Energy Compact

The compact will support the acceleration of the off-grid solar market in Ethiopia

On 2nd August 2017, British Ambassador to Ethiopia Susanna Moorehead, signed an Energy Compact with Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity of Ethiopia H.E. Dr. Engineer Sileshi Bekele. The compact, which is part of the UK’s Energy Africa campaign, will support the acceleration of the off-grid solar market in Ethiopia…

UK and Ethiopia join efforts to fight human trafficking

The British Embassy in Addis Ababa marks World Day against Trafficking in Persons

The British Embassy in Addis Ababa marks World Day against Trafficking in Persons by agreeing to provide training next month to Ethiopian Immigration Officials. The British Embassy has been working closely with Ethiopian Airlines in tackling cases on human trafficking and has been providing training to the airline on a…