Former IAAF head found guilty of corruption, jailed
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) -Lamine Diack, former head of athletics' world governing body, has been sentenced to four years in prison, two of them suspended, after being found…
Addis Ababa city finalizes preparations to open schools
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) –The Addis Ababa city education bureau said it has finalized preparations for the 2013 (2020/21) Ethiopian academic year.
Dagnew Gebru, head of the…
Boeing, FAA failures to blame for 737 MAX crashes – U.S. House report
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) – Days after the crash in Ethiopia, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure launched its investigation into the design, development and…
President bids farewell to three outgoing ambassadors
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) – President Sahle-Work Zewde bid farewell to outgoing Ambassadors three countries who have concluded their tenure in Ethiopia.
Chinese Ambassador to…
About 274 Ethiopians return home from Saudi Arabia
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) – About 247 Ethiopians, who were in detention centers, have returned home from Saudi Arabia.
Upon arrival at Bole International Airport today, they…
India surpasses five million cases
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) –The number of confirmed cases in India has surpassed five million, according to officials.
India has the second highest number of cases in the world…
PM, committee reviews “Dine for Ethiopia” undertaking
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has met with the “Dine for Ethiopia” national committee to review fundraising activities underway to finance three major…
World Bank approves $80m grant to support Ethiopia to boost agro productivity
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) -The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $80m grant from the International Development Association to support the…
Enterprises, investors contribute 225M Birr to “Dine for Nation” Project
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) – Some 15 enterprises and investors have purchased dinner coupons amounting 225 Million Birr in support of the “Dine for Nation” national project which…
Ethio-China relations grow rapidly in politics, investment and trade: FM
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedu Andargachew, held talks with the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia, Tan Jian.
During the talks,…