February 2020

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) - President Sahle-Work Zewde met today with Ms. Sigrid Kaag, the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. The Minister expressed…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) - The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) has awarded four road projects to contractors. They projects will be executed with 4.8 billion birr allocated by…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) –The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced star ratings of four hotels. According, Ethiopian Skylight Hotel was awarded five-star rating,…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his rival Riek Machar have agreed to form a unity government. This latest development follows a meeting at…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed is currently holding discussion with members of the national reconciliation commission. During the meeting, the…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) -A group of 76 Ethiopian refugees have voluntarily returned home from Kenya’s Kakuma camp yesterday, according to UNHCR. The movement, supported by…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) -Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed met this morning with Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, who came to Ethiopia…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Getnet Wale won men’s 3000m indoor track held in Lievin, France, clocking 7:32.80, the fastest indoor time for seven years. Pre-race…

Addis Ababa, February 20, 2020 (FBC) -Nine people were killed in two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. Several other people were also injured after a gunman…

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