Addis Ababa: Ethiopian missions abroad urged to make efforts on soliciting technology transfers, facilitating capacity-building programs, garnering financial support for projects, searching for destination markets and attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

The annual meeting of Ethiopian ambassadors and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, which began last Saturday, has continued to its second day.

The annual meeting, which is part of the Diplomacy Week, takes place from January 13-27, 2024.

Today’s session deliberated on the policies, institutional frameworks, achievements and challenges of science, technology and artificial intelligence in Ethiopia, according to Foreign Affairs Ministry.

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Belete Molla, made a presentation on the Science , Technology and Innovation policy of Ethiopia, the achievements registered thus far and key directions set to realize digital economy.

The Director General of the Ethiopian Artificial I
ntelligence Institute, Engineer Worku Gachena, also made a presentation on the institute’s tangible role in realizing digital economy and the major results in AI in various economic sectors of the country.

Both presenters emphasized that Ethiopian missions should work on soliciting technology transfers, facilitating capacity-building programs, garnering financial support for projects, searching for destination markets and attracting FDI.

Foreign Affairs State Minister, Ambassador Mesganu Arga, stressed on his part the critical role of digital technology in the development of Ethiopia and the need for the increased contribution of Ethiopian missions in supporting the digital efforts.

Ethiopian Ambassadors, heads of mission and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are conducting discussion on activities being undertaken in diplomacy and field visits until the 27th of January, 2024.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Jalel Kadri Head Coach of the Tunisian national team is aware of the threats posed by minnows like Mozambique and Cape Verde, ahead of their opening game against Namibia on Tuesday, January 16, at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo

He described the performances of Mozambique and Cape Verde against Egypt and Ghana as ‘eye openers’ hence the need to be wary of Namibia in their game.

According to Kadri, playing against Namibia in the opening match was in no way an advantage, as the tournament had already shown that there are no small teams in Africa.

‘Namibia is a serious opponent, and we don’t have any easy team. The results in the opening rounds have shown that there are no small team in Africa. So we need to show them respect and play to our best ability. The opening matches have shown that,’ he stated.

Tunisia is making their 21st appearance in the competition, with this edition being the 16th in a row – a record in the history of the tournament thus far.

He said his team had prepared enough to
go as far as possible in the competition.

‘We would try to go as far as possible. We have teams that are good quality so we would try to win each match and go as far as possible. We must respect all opponents.

‘There are Africa’s best teams that are present so ours is to do our best in every match and take it game by game,’ he stated.

Source: Ghana News Agency