Peace agreement and regional economy on the agenda of the Ethiopian media

Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Antonio Pedro, reports that economic growth on the continent is recovering at 4.1 percent due to inflation falling to 12 percent, but he cautioned that double-digit rates are needed to achieve this. progress and sustainable development.

During the 55th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, which was organized by the Economic Commission for Africa and concluded its work on Tuesday in the capital, Pedro explained that this required number would also allow for regulated business and an innovation climate.

At the same time, he added, it will require detailed attention to ensure a strong macroeconomic foundation to enable structural transformation that will deliver green jobs, pro-poor policies, a carbon financial mechanism, and illicit financial flows.

Meanwhile, labor ministers of 11 countries in the East and Horn of Africa signed a joint declaration committing to strengthening regional and national structures on labor mobility and migration management.

Aiming to convene the Fourth Regional Ministerial Forum on Migration in Addis Ababa last week, the ministers of Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda agreed to come together as a bloc. To address immigration issues in the region.

According to state television station Fana Broadcasting Corporation, the decision will establish a more solid negotiating position in its commitment to countries of destination for migrants, particularly the Gulf states and the European Union.

Participants in the Forum, coordinated by the International Organization for Migration, also agreed to promote high-level ministerial meetings, regional and national technical advisory committees and other structures working on bilateral labor agreements, and ethical recruitment, among others.

Another issue that occupied the media agenda was the announcement by the Assembly of the Representatives of the People (Parliament) to remove the Tigray People’s Liberation Front from the list of terrorists.

Since May 2021, TPFL is on that list, a group that confronted the federal army on November 4, 2020 and started a war in the north of the country, which later spread to different regions of Afar and Amhara. Regions. , where the damage was also catastrophic.

After 10 days of dialogue in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2, mediated by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the special envoy of the African Union, the government and the RUF, he plunged into armed confrontation since the end of 2020. , on the cessation of hostilities.

In addition to the cease-fire, the agreement included the resumption of humanitarian aid to the residents of the jurisdiction, healing and reconciliation, as pillars for preserving the sovereignty and integrity of Ethiopia.

The national government, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, formally appointed Getachew Reda as the chief official of the interim administration of the Tigray region.

A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister specified that the Council of Ministers in an ordinary session held on March 18 approved the law establishing this government structure, in accordance with Article 62 (9) of the country’s constitution.

Reda will have the responsibility of establishing an overarching administration, directing and coordinating the executive body in such a way as to ensure representation of all political actors operating in that region.

Omani Rial / Nimr