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On the 26th of January, State Secretary Torgeir Larsen and State Minister H.E Ambassador Behane Gebrekristos signed a memorandum of understanding between the two countries. Read more

The embassy will be closed staring from 2 pm on the 19th, and all day on the 20th due to Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany, “Timket”. Read more about Timket in this article. Read more

The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration has introduced new checklists, where the main goal is to reduce the processing time significantly. Read more

We wish all our Ethiopian readers a blessed Ethiopian Christmas! Read more

On the 2nd of January, Norwegian architect Kjetil Trædal Thorsen gave a lecture to a packed hall at the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture in Addis Abeba. Read more

Here you can find the embassy's opening hours during the holidays. We wish all our partners and readers of the webpage a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Read more

The visa-section will remain closed from December 16th until January 3rd. Read more

Being among the top of the Ambassadors class in the Great Ethiopian Run has become an integrated part of the work description for a Norwegian Ambassador to Ethiopia. At least, this seems to be the truth after Ambassador Odd Inge Kvalheim clocking in as the best of the Ambassadors Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary last Sunday. The Charge d’affaires ad interim at the Embassy of the United Kingdom... Read more

The embassy will close early on the 27th of Septemeber (2pm) and will be closed on Wednesday the 28th of September due to the celebration of Meskel. Read more

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The reception of the Royal Norwegian Embassy will be closed for the public between 1 pm-4pm today, as well as 12-3 pm on Tuesday the 26th and wednesday the 27th. The switchboard will be operated as usual. Read more

New Vision Kindergarten and Primary School was established in 2005, with economic support from Norwegian organization PRO Arba Minch as the financial backbone. Now, six years later, the number of current beneficiaries has climbed to thirty children, and the total number of pupils currently attending the kindergarten and school, self-financed and financed by PRO Arba Minch combined, has surpasse... Read more

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ethiopia is responsible for one part of the total Norwegian aid to Ethiopia. Other channels for Norwegian support include the UN system and Norwegian and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Read more

“I am delighted that the UN Secretary-General has appointed Hilde Frafjord Johnson as his new special representative for South Sudan. Norway has actively promoted this important appointment,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said, “We congratulate South Sudan on becoming the world’s newest state. Norway has been an active player in the peace process in Sudan, and we will continue our engagement with both South Sudan and Sudan.” Read more

‘My sister, my sister’ is not an uncommon greeting in Addis Ababa. In the local community around the Norwegian embassy, however, the phrase has a meaning of its own: it houses the main office of My Sisters Women’s Welfare, an organization founded by Norwegian missionary wife Mrs. Marit Bakke more than 20 years ago. Read more

The Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa, together with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, welcomed representatives from 10 other embassies to a regional gender seminar on May 26-27. The event was the seventh such seminar to be held, and by far the most attended. Read more

On May 17 the Royal Norwegian Embassy, true to tradition, invited friends, colleagues, and the Norwegian community to a celebration of the National Day. According to Norwegian customs, the menu of the day was salmon, shrimps and sausages, which were well received by Norwegian, Ethiopian and international guests alike. The National Day commemorates the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in... Read more

Due to an significant increase in applications for visas to Sweden and Norway, and limited resources, the Embassy has set the following rules for the procedure to hand in applications. Read more

The Embassy will be closed because of the Ethiopian Holiday "Patriots Day" on May 5th. Read more