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House holding its 16th ordinary session
Addis Ababa, June 11, 2020 (FBC) - The House of Peoples Representatives is holding its 16th regular session at Prime Minister Office’s meeting hall.
The house is expected to discuss the…
Ethiopia reiterates negotiation on guidelines, rules for first filling and operation of GERD
Addis Ababa, June 11, 2020 (FBC) – In a press release issued today, Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy said Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan conducted their tripartite negotiation on the…
PM attends WEF Great Reset virtual meeting
Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) -Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed participated at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Great Reset virtual meeting on the theme of shaping the global economic recovery…
House elects new Speaker, postpones population census
Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) – The House of Federation (HoF) has approved the postponement of the fourth national housing and population census due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The House…
Number of Ethiopians needing emergency aid increases to over 16m
Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) –The government of Ethiopia and humanitarian partners released yesterday a revised 2020 humanitarian requirement, outlining additional humanitarian…
Ethiopia reports 170 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths
Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia reported 170 new cases of the coronavirus in the last one day, brings the total number of confirmed cases to 2,506.
The new cases were…
AfDB grants $1.2m for Ethiopia-Sudan railway study
Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.2 million grant to Ethiopia to finance a feasibility study for construction of a standard-gauge…
House extends federal, regional state councils’ terms
Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) –The House of Federation (HoF), in its second regular session held today, approved a resolution allowing federal and regional state councils to continue…
Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt agree to hold series of meeting over GERD
Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt yesterday held a tripartite meeting on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The meeting…
Ethiopia committed to strengthening ties with Netherlands: President
Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) -President Sahle-Work Zewde bid farewell to the outgoing ambassador of the Netherlands to Ethiopia.
The President thanked the ambassador for his service…