Ambassador Kjemprud takes leave with H.E President Girma Woldegiorgis

“Ye Tesfa Ser Sports Club” was a brand new club starting up in 4th division in Addis Abeba last year. After the end of season, they were promoted into the 3rd division, having beaten all their competitors first time around. On the 1st of September, they were given a small support from colleagues in Norway, when Ambassador Kjemprud handed over football-shirts donated from FK Skiold, a football c...

On the 28th of August, the 50th anniversary was celebrated for Ethiopia’s oldest operational hydropower-plant. The 458 metre long dam was an important part of the country’s development during the time of Emperor Haile Selassie, and also then, Norwegian expertise was utilized to make the most of hydropower in Ethiopia.

Djiboutis positive økonomiske vekst fortsetter; anslått til 4.8 % i 2010 (EIU). Landet viderefører utnyttelsen av sin strategiske beliggenhet til egen økonomisk og politisk fordel.

« Le ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la coopération Internationale, M. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, a reçu dans la matinée d’hier l’ambassadeur du royaume de Norvège accrédité à Djibouti, avec résidence en Ethiopie, M. Jens-Petter Kjemprud, venu lui faire ses adieux au terme de sa mission dans notre pays », écrit le journal Djiboutien « La Nation ». Lire plus ici :

Yesterday Ambassador Jens-Petter Kjemprud met Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Yousouff in Djibouti to discuss bilateral as well as subregional issues. The meeting was part of the ambassador’s farewell visit to Djibouti after four years of service.

Under the strategic partnership between the Embassy and Save the Children Norway and Norwegian Church Aid in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) staff from NCA and the Embassy visited activities by some partners of NCA in Oromiya and the South 5-7 August 2010.