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Gun owners urged to register firearms in two years
Addis Ababa, May 4, 2020 (FBC) -Attorney General Adanech Abiebie has urged gun owners to register their firearms in the upcoming two years.
Scores of people currently possessed firearm…
Ethiopia reports no new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Addis Ababa, May 2, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia has reported no new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours.
The country had conducted 2,016 laboratory tests and none of the have…
Wheat cluster farming key to become self-sufficient: PM
Addis Ababa, May 2, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has called on small-holder farmers to give more attention to cluster farming to make Ethiopia wheat self-sufficient.
“Through…
Nation foils 538 cyberattacks in nine months
Addis Ababa, May 2, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia’s Information Network Security Agency (INSA) said it has foiled a total of 538 cyberattacks over the last nine months.
Out of the total, 263 were…
Ethiopia receives three more surveillance aircrafts from FAO
Addis Ababa, May 2, 2020 (FBC) –The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has provided Ethiopia with three more locust surveillance aircrafts, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.…
Ministry, Embassy hold iftar meal program to needy people
Addis Ababa, May 2, 2020 (FBC) – Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in partnership with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held iftar meal program yesterday.
Some 300 low…
Police, FMHACA seize over 2m birr worth fake masks
Addis Ababa, May 2, 2020 (FBC) –The Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Authority in partnership with the Addis Ababa Police Commission, seized 2.4 million birr worth…
Ministerial Committee reviews COVID-19 containment activities
Addis Ababa, May 1, 2020 (FBC) – The National COVID-19 Ministerial Committee met today to review key activities carried out to contain the spread of the virus.
Following the meeting,…
IMF approves $411m in emergency assistance to Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, May 1, 2020 (FBC) -The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved yesterday $411 million to help Ethiopia meet the urgent balance of payment needs…
Ethiopia confirms two news COVID-19 cases
Addis Ababa, May 1, 2020 (FBC) –Two people have tested positive for COVID-19, out of the 912 samples taken over the past 24 hours.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the…