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Addis Ababa, March 23, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has announced the closure of all Ethiopia’s borders to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID19). He said the National…

Addis Ababa, March 23, 2020 (FBC) -The World Bank's executive board is expected to consider later this week the first fast-track funds to help Ethiopia and Afghanistan respond to the…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2020 (FBC) – Dr Catherine Hamlin, co-founder of Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation, has been laid to rest at St Peter and St Paul Catholic Cemetery in Addis Ababa…

Addis Ababa, March 22, 2020 (FBC) –Through the "PM Abiy-Jack Ma (Alibaba) initiative to Reverse COVID19 from Africa," the first shipment of medical equipment has arrived in Addis Ababa for…

Addis Ababa, March 22, 2020 (FBC) -Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed last night held talks on the phone with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The Prime Minister expressed Ethiopia’s…

Addis Ababa, March 22, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia has confirmed two more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) today, bringing the total number to 11. A 28-year old Ethiopian who came from Belgium on…

Addis Ababa, March 21, 2020 (FBC) -The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved $500 million in grant and credit in continued support of Ethiopia’s homegrown reform…

Addis Ababa, March 21, 2020 (FBC) -The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) yesterday handed over the second of the sixth aircrafts to help Ethiopia fight desert…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopian airlines (Ethiopian) has suspended flights to more than 30 countries due to coronavirus (COVID-19), effective from today. Prime Minister Dr…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2020 (FBC) -Observing all sanitizing procedures set by WHO to prevent the spread of the coronavirus President Sahle-Work Zewde paid her last respects to Dr. Catherine…