ONE Statement on Meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn

Bono, Mo Ibrahim and ONE (represented by CEO Michael Elliott, co-founder Jamie Drummond, Africa Director Dr. Sipho S. Moyo and Board Chair Tom Freston) met with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Saturday, November 9 in Addis Ababa to discuss Ethiopia’s agricultural policies and the opportunities of the upcoming African Union Year of Agriculture; Ethiopia’s priorities for the new development agenda; and the importance of transparency and the free flow of information in securing sustainable development.

On Friday, November 8, Bono presented the ONE Africa Award, which each year honors an African civil society organization, before an audience of media leaders and journalist at the conclusion of the African Media Leaders Forum in Addis Ababa. Bono’s remarks are available here.