February 2020

Addis Ababa, February 17, 2020 (FBC) - The IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan, Ambassador Ismail Wais welcomed the recent decision of the Government of the South Sudan to revert back to ten…

Addis Ababa, February 17, 2020 (FBC) - The Council of Ministers, in its 79th regular session held yesterday, approved a 27.89 billion birr additional budget. The additional budget was…

Addis Ababa, February 17, 2020 (FBC) -Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed presided over a meeting about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GER). Ministers, members of the GERD negotiating…

Addis Ababa, February 17, 2020 (FBC) -Israel says it has begun flying commercial aircraft through Sudanese airspace under an agreement with the Khartoum government. The Israeli Prime…

Addis Ababa, February 17, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held discussion with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE…

Addis Ababa, February 17, 2020 (FBC) –Organized by the Ministry of Peace, consultation on how to implement the firearm administration and control law is underway in Addis Ababa. The…

Addis Ababa, February 15, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed today visited Expo 2020 Dubai preparations. To be opened on October 20, 2020, the Expo will be hosted by Dubai in the…

Addis Ababa, February 15, 2020 (FBC) -A Chinese tourist has died in France after contracting the new coronavirus - the first fatality from the disease outside Asia. The victim was an…

Addis Ababa, February 15, 2020 (FBC) -Manchester City have been banned from European club competition for the next two seasons after being found to have committed "serious breaches" of…

Addis Ababa, February 15, 2020 (FBC) - Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held consultations with Ethiopian women who ended up in shelters from Jeddah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Jazan, Bahrain,…