Ethiopia, World Bank sign $ 250m financing agreement
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2020 (FBC) - Ethiopia and the World Bank today signed a financing agreement amounting $ 250 million in support of supplemental financing to the second Ethiopia growth…
Ethiopia reports 195 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths in 24 hours
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2020 (FBC) –The Ministry of Health has reported 195 new COVID-19 cases out of the 4,853 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
Today’s positive cases have pushed the…
Ethiopia donates 15t of COVID-19 medical supplies to Somalia
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia has donated 15 tonnes of medical equipment and medicines worth half a million dollar to help Somalia fight against COVID-19 and other diseases.…
China to cancel interest-free loans to African nations
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2020 (FBC) - China will cancel interest-free loans to African countries that are due to mature by the end of 2020, President Xi Jinping has announced.
He told a…
PM, Deputy Chairman of Sudanese Sovereign Council visit Adama industrial park
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and Lieutenant General Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, Deputy Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council visited the Adama industrial…
Southern, Sidama states conduct power transfer ceremony
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2020 (FBC) –The Southern regional state and the new Sidama statehood today conducted a power transfer ceremony.
The ceremony took place in the 2nd emergency meeting…
Ethiopians pour words of condemnation against NSC remarks over GERD
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopians came to twitter to criticize remarks by the White House National Security Council (NSC) regarding the negotiation over the Grand Ethiopian…
Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt resolve prominent technical issues
Addis Ababa, 18, 2020 (FBC) -The tripartite negotiation between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over GERD continued for the seventh day on Wednesday, 17 June 2020.
The meeting on the guidelines…
PM receives Deputy Chairman of Sudanese Sovereign Council
Addis Ababa, June 18, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed yesterday received Let. Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, Deputy Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council.
In a twitter post,…
China, Africa solidarity a key value amid time of uncertainty: PM
Addis Ababa, June 17, 2020 (FBC) – Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, addressing the extraordinary China-Africa Summit said solidarity between China and African countries has been a key value…