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Ethiopia records 7 new coronavirus deaths in one day
Addis Ababa, June 7, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopia has recorded 7 new coronavirus deaths and 86 cases out of 6,092 samples tested over the last twenty for hours. The new report has increased the…
Addis Ababa to get two ultra-modern hospitals
Addis Ababa, June 7, 2020 (FBC) – Addis Ababa City Administration is set to build two ultra-modern hospitals in a bid to meet the growing demand of high standard supplementary health…
PM appears before the house tomorrow
Addis Ababa, June 7, 2020 (FBC) – Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed will appear before the house of peoples’ representatives tomorrow to give explanation on queries to be raised by members of…
A team of high officials led by Deputy PM Demeke visits GERD
Addis Ababa, June 7, 2020 (FBC) - A team comprising high ranking government officials has today visited the process of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) led by…
Council of Ministers proposes over 476bn birr budget for next year
Addis Ababa, June 6, 2020 (FBC) –The Council of Ministers in its 84th regular session held today decided the federal budget for the 2013 (20 20/21) fiscal year to be more than 476 billion…
Ethiopia’s COVID-19 cases raise to 1,934
Addis Ababa, June 6, 2020 (FBC) –Some 129 more people tested positive for coronavirus today, raising the country’s total confirmed cases to 1,934.
The new cases were identified out of…
PM, First Lady plant avocado seedlings
Addis Ababa, June 6, 2020 (FBC) -Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and First Lady Zinash Tayachew, together with their family, planted avocado seedlings in their compound this morning.
The…
Diaspora Trust Fund Donates COVID-19 medical supplies
Addis Ababa, June 6, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) donated 40 million birr worth of medical equipment to the Ministry of Health to support efforts in fighting the COVID-19…
135 Ethiopians return home from Saudi Arabia
Addis Ababa, June 6, 2020 (FBC) –Some 135 Ethiopians returned home from Saudi Arabia today.
Upon arrival at Bole International Airport, the returnees were received by officials of the…
Ethiopia extends partial closure of courts by 30 days
Addis Ababa, June 6, 2020 (FBC) –The Federal Supreme Court has extended partial closure of federal courts for another 30 days due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The extension was made based on…