Denmark–Ethiopia relations
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Denmark–Ethiopia relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and Ethiopia. Denmark has an embassy in Addis Ababa,[1] and Ethiopia is represented in Denmark through its embassy in London.[2]
Diplomatic relations were established in on 5 April 1967 and Denmark provides aid and assistance to Ethiopia through the DANIDA.[3] [4]
In 1954, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie visited Denmark on a state visit, where he received the Order of the Elephant.[5]
History
[edit ]Many Danish missionaries and traders visited Ethiopia through the 20th century. Danes and other Scandinavians helped with the building of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus.[6] In June 1935, just before the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, Denmark had stopped the shipments of arms to Ethiopia,[7] [8] and prevented Ethiopia from buying munitions.[9] When the war started, Denmark lifted their ban and ended their embargo.[10] [11] In 1950, Denmark and 15 other countries voted for a united Eritrea and Ethiopia under Haile Selassie in the United Nations.[12] During the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, Denmark with Norway contributed a total of 27,5 million dollars.[13]
After the Eritrean–Ethiopian War from 1998 to 2000, Denmark sent 320 soldiers to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea to monitor a ceasefire in the border war.[14]
In April 2001, Danish Foreign Minister Mogens Lykketoft visited Ethiopia and called for the strengthen of its relations with Ethiopia.[15] Denmark opened an embassy in Ethiopia in 2004.[6] Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller and Defence Minister Søren Gade visited Addis Ababa in 2004, to meet the chairman of the African Union.[16] In 2007, Danish Development Minister Ulla Tørnæs visited the North Wollo Zone.[17]
Danish assistance
[edit ]Danish NGO DanChurchAid assisted with a budget on 17 million DKK for a soil and water conservation programme in Dire Dawa. Since 1994, Denmark assisted with 2,3 million dollars for a fuelwood plantation project in Ethiopia.[18] From 1992 to 1994, Denmark provided 80 million DKK to Ethiopia for the reconstruction of the country.[19] From 2004 to 2008, Denmark provided more than 140 million DKK to Ethiopia.[20] In 2008 and 2009, the Danish aid to Ethiopia amounted 100 million DKK.[21] During the 2011 East Africa drought in Ethiopia and neighboring countries, Denmark has contributed with 130 million DKK to the region.[22]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. "Danish embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Diplomatic Missions in Denmark". Government of Denmark. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark). Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ Africa Research Bulletin. 1967. p. 767.
- ^ "Landefakta Etiopien" (in Danish). WayBack Machine. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Haile Selassie". Berlingske (in Danish). 21 February 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ a b Folkekirkens Nødhjælp (4 October 2005). "Udviklingsbistand gør en forskel for Etiopiens fattigste". Folkekirkens Nødhjælp (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Italo - Ethiopia". Sarasota Herald . 11 July 1935. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "War proceeds as report from League of Nations clears Ethiopians". Ellensburg Daily Record . 5 October 1935. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "ETHIOPIA CHARGES ARMS WERE HELD UP; Emperor Says France, Belgium, Denmark and Czechoslovakia Blocked Shipments". The New York Times . 30 June 1935. p. 26. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia charged today that France, Belgium, Denmark and Czechoslovakia had prevented his government from buying munitions in ...
- ^ "Denmark to Lift Ban on Ethiopia". The New York Times. 13 October 1935. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "BRITAIN WILL LIFT ETHIOPIA ARMS BAN; Awaits League Notification of Act by Assembly -- Denmark Also to End Embargo". The New York Times. 13 October 1935. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Ethiopia, Eritrea to merge". Telegraph Herald . Vol. 14. Iowa. 3 December 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
Besides the United States, the sponsoring powers were Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, Greece, Liberia, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru
- ^ Kurt Jansson; Michael Harris; Angela Penrose (1990). The Ethiopian famine. Zed Books. p. 219. ISBN 9780862328344 . Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Moralens vogtere". Jyllandsposten (in Danish). 4 April 2001. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Danish foreign minister arrives in Addis Ababa". BBC Monitoring. 24 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "2 danske ministre til Sudan og Etiopien - Per Stig vil underskrive aftale om 72 mio. kr. til programmet Afrika for Fred". Ulandsnyt. 19 November 2004. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ Folkekirkens Nødhjælp (21 June 2007). "Danish Minister of Development visits Ethiopia". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: Report from Denmark (PDF). April 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. "Bekendtgørelse om overenskomst af 20. november 1992 med Etiopien om dansk overgangsbistand til genopbygning af landet" (in Danish). Retsinformation. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Vagthund: Bistand til Etiopien bruges til at undertrykke oppositionen". Ulandsnyt. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Danidas årsberetning 2009" (in Danish). Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Danmark sender yderligere nødhjælp til hungersnøden på Afrikas Horn". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
External links
[edit ]- "Danish Ethiopian Mission". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
