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Trending News: News Analysis: New report, experts urge Africa to overhaul fragmented trade to power industrializationAU chief urges urgent strategic reforms as Africa faces “increasingly complex” security perilsEthiopia posts record electrity sales revenue, despite looming El Nino threatEthiopia accelerates long-running WTO accession drive amid ongoing economic reformsEthiopia saves 5.9 bln USD in import substitution, exceeding fiscal year targetEthiopia eyes 600 mln USD in annual industrial export revenueAU Commission chief, UNSC envoys discuss Africa’s pressing security, humanitarian concerns(Op-ed) Africa’s jobs challenge: moving from dialogue to deliveryNews analysis: Africa races to avert looming 2026 El Niño catastropheOver 55 million Ethiopians benefit under health insurance scheme, as coverage expands to 86 pctHydropower drives Ethiopia’s expanding electricity generating capacity to record 9,730-MW last yearNews Analysis: New data highlights surge in African road deaths, despite global progressEthio Telecom revenue surges to 215.8 bln birr as subscriber base hits 90 mlnAfrica CDC backs first preventive drug trial for high-risk Bundibugyo Ebola contactsRuling Prosperity Party proposes constitutional two-term limit: PM AbiyOver five million jobs created in Ethiopia in just-concluded fiscal year: PMAbiy says ruling party conceded 15 pct constituencies to boost opposition representationEthiopian lawmakers approve carbon market bill to drive green investmentEthiopia accelerates plan for universal electricity access in ten yearsAUC chief urges enhanced continental collaboration to address critical dev’t perilsEthiopian cargo ship MV Gibe resumes voyage after months stranded in Hormuz StraitEthiopian Airlines receives two Twin Otter aircraft, expanding domestic connectivityAU, IGAD congratulate Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party on election victoryAU voices Hormuz Strait disruptions’ “significant” impact on Africa, calls for deepening AU-Iran tiesEthiopia launches “Africa’s first” unified digital public service platformAfrican Union welcomes Iran-U.S. peace agreementRecord over 2.33 trillion ETB gov’t budget submitted to Ethiopian parliamentEthiopia’s export revenue hits over 9.8 bln USD in 11 monthsTraffic accident in NE Ethiopia claims at least 31 livesEthiopian gov’t endorses record 2.34 trillion ETB annual budgetIDPs, defense force members head to polls in Ethiopia’s seventh general electionEthiopia’s total exports to reach 20-bln-USD, economy on 10.2 pct growth track: Gov’tEthiopian PM extends condolences to recent civilian attack victims as coordinated operations underwayMillions of voters go to polls for Ethiopia’s 7th general electionsEthiopian Airlines launches direct flights to Mauritius, boosting Africa’s connectivityAfrican Union deploys mission to observe Ethiopia’s upcoming general electionsCentral bank lifts restrictions on export permits to ChinaEthiopia heightens Ebola preparedness measuresIn-depth: Africa CDC warns 10 African countries at high risk of Ebola outbreak affecting DRC, UgandaAfrican leaders advocate for nuclear energy financing at NEISA 2026Ethiopia’s export revenue hits over 8.7 bln USD in 10 monthsAfrica CDC declares Ebola outbreak public health emergency of continental securityEthiopia, France ink key cooperation accordsIMF chief hails Ethiopia’s economic progress despite global uncertaintiesAfrican policymakers, experts adopt Addis Ababa Declaration calling for transformative action on SDGs, Agenda 2063Ethiopia’s key public infrastructures, institutions faced over 50,000 cyber attacks this year: INSAEthiopia restores diesel supply after weeks of acute diesel shortage Ethiopia launches four key industrial projects to drive renewable energy, industrial growthAfrica CDC voices concern over Middle East conflict impact on public health in AfricaEthiopia saves over 4.85 bln USD in import substitutionEthiopia attracts 3.52 bln USD FDI inflow in nine months: EICEthiopian Airlines eyes 243 int’l destinations by 2040Latest fossils discovery offers new insights into human evolutionRoad accident kills at least 9 in eastern EthiopiaEthiopia spending 15-20 bln ETB monthly on fuel subsidies due to Middle East conflict: OfficialEthiopia pockets over 6.7 bln USD in export revenue in eight monthsTraffic accident kills three, 16 injured in Ethiopia’s capitalOver 13 bln USD investment deals inked as ‘Invest in Ethiopia’ Forum concludesAU offers condolences, relief support following tragic mudslide in Ethiopia’s Gamo ZoneDeath toll from landslide in Southern Ethiopia reaches 52 as rescue efforts continueLandslide claims at least 30 lives in Gamo Zone, Southern EthiopiaEthiopian Airlines cancels flights to 10 Middle East destinationsAfrica’s premier business forum urges bold investments to realize dev’t ambitons through jobs, innovationEthiopian Airlines transports 125 million stems of flowers during Valentine’s seasonEast Africa outpaces continent in growth, despite regional integration concerns: UNECAAfrican leaders, business executives urge leveraging demographic dividend to position Africa as“growth frontier of century”Africa CDC launches Central Data Repository to strengthen public health surveillance, response coordinationUN report urges renewed multilateral action as Africa’s economy set to remain solid in 2026 despite uncertainty“Sudden, unusual” volcanic eruption strikes northeastern Ethiopia, producing “huge cloud of smoke”UNECA, Google launch landmark AI-powered African data initiativeDeath toll from Ethiopia’s Marburg outbreak reaches fiveEthiopia confirms two more Marburg cases, totalling sixEthiopia to registers high-yielding, drought-resistant indigenous wheat varietiesAfrican nations to convene in Ghana to harness geospatial data for continental resilienceGlobal leaders sound alarm on “learning crisis,” calling for fundamental education overhaulIGAD countries forge unified regional climate position ahead of COP30Bus-truck collision leaves 9 dead, including 7 health workers, in Oromia regionCholera kills 74 in Ethiopia as Africa records over 6,700 deaths in 2025: Africa CDCInt’l, regional actors condemn atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher, call for peaceful resolutionEarthquake in Afar region displaces tens of thousands: OfficialEthiopia announces tax exemption for natural gas-powered vehicles to boost local energy useEthiopia launches trade in goods under AfCFTAEthiopia-Djibouti railway launches first-ever domestic, privately-financed railway expansion construction projectEthiopia, Dangote Group ink 2.5 bln USD fertilizer projectEthiopia intensifies efforts to identify, recover looted artifactsNew cross-border public bus service aims to further strengthen Ethiopia-Kenya relationsEthiopia’s famous hominid fossils left to Czech Republic’s capitalOver 65,500 former armed combatants return to civilian life in EthiopiaEthiopia, World Bank ink 1-bln-USD financing accord to support economic reform, inclusive dev’tEthiopia repatriates over 130,000 nationals amid “year of successful diplomacy:” spokesperson21 African countries record more than 3,600 cholera deaths this year: Africa CDCAfrica urged to unlock barriers impeding free movement of people, capital to realize AfCFTAEthiopian Airlines launches new passenger services to Porto, HanoiGov’t lauds growth trajectory in major economic sectorsAfrica CDC commends Uganda’s on ending latest Ebola outbreakMade in Ethiopia initiative sees “notable achievement” in reviving manufacturing industry sector: reportEthiopia eyes to catalyze over 3 bln USD in potential investments at upcoming investment forumPlight of Africa’s health-workforce “critical challenge” to sustainability, resilience of health systems: New reportAfrican governments urged to allocate at least 15 pct of national budgets to healthEthiopian airlines inks Z400 economy seats accord with Safran for B777-9 aircraft
Tue. Sep 15th, 2026

Ethiopia, UAE ink MoU to accelerate defence cooperation

ADDIS ABABA: November 19 (EI) — Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral defence and military cooperation.

The MoU was signed on Tuesday in Dubai, UAE on the sidelines of the ongoing 16th Dubai Airshow, the Emirates News Agency reported.

The agreement was inked between Ethiopia’s Defence Minister Lemma Megersa and the UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi,

Signing the MoU, Ethiopia’s Lemma affirmed his country’s “keen interest to advance Emirati-Ethiopian defence cooperation in order to serve mutual interests,” according to the report.

“The MoU underscores the UAE’s commitment to consolidating partnerships and cooperation with its international partners,” the report quoted the UAE Defence Minister as saying after signing the agreement.

File photo — shows Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (R) pictured with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L).

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