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China donates a batch of anti-locust equipment to Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, October 19, 2020 (FBC) – China has donated a batch of anti-locust equipment to ministry of agriculture including pesticides, hand held ULV sprayers and set of personal…
National Water hyacinth removal campaign kicks off
Addis Ababa, October 19, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopia has today launched the month long national campaign aimed to remove hyacinth from aquatic resources of the country.
Deputy President of…
Desert locust affects five regions as flooding displaces 220,000 people
Addis Ababa, October 19, 2020 (FBC) - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed also stated on the parliament that desert locust swarms have affected parts of Amhara, Oromia, Tigray, Afar and Somali…
PM calls for focus on GERD, commends Off-Grid energy as part of electrification scheme
Addis Ababa, October 19, 2020 (FBC) - While addressing the parliament today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will become more demanding in the…
Nation taking various measures to stimulate the economy, maintain financial transformation
Addis Ababa, October 19, 2020 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said at the parliament that the government has distributed 3.3 Billion Birr loan to tour operators and hotel owners to…
Ethiopia registers 6.1 pct economic growth last budget year: PM
Addis Ababa, October 19, 2020 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated that Ethiopia has registered 6.1 economic growth during the last budget year.
Addressing queries from members of the…
House to hold special session tomorrow
Addis Ababa, October 18, 2020 (FBC) –The House of People's Representatives (HPR) will hold its six year first special session tomorrow.
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed will attend the…
New currency notes gets 1m Ethiopians into banking system
Addis Ababa, October 18, 2020 (FBC) - Ethiopia’s effort to stamp out counterfeiting by introducing new currency notes is pulling people who’ve never had a bank account into the financial…
Additional 560 buses to join Addis Ababa public transport services tomorrow
Addis Ababa, October 18, 2020 (FBC) –The Addis Ababa city administration will inject additional 560 buses into the public transport services as of tomorrow.
The buses, which were acquired…
WCY Minister visits displaced community members in Omo zone
Addis Ababa, October 18, 2020 (FBC) –Minister of Women, Children and Youth Filsan Abdullahi has visited community members displaced in Omo zone, SNNP regional state.
More than 62,000…