Gov’t, competing parties discuss postponed election
Addis Ababa, April 29, 2020 (FBC) –PM Dr Abiy Ahmed has met heads of competing political parties to discuss current status of COVID-19, postponed election schedule and legal options.…
Ethiopia confirms four more COVID-19 cases
Addis Ababa, April 29, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia has reported four new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), out of 766 samples taken over the past 24 hours.
All the confirmed cases are…
Russia donates $10m to support fight locusts in East Africa
Addis Ababa, April 29, 2020 (FBC) -The Russian Federation has donated $10 million to FAO to assist the fight against the desert locust outbreak in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda.…
AMISOM troops get new operational vehicles to boost capability
Addis Ababa, April 29, 2020 (FBC) - The Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Lt Gen Tigabu Yilma, said the operational capability of his forces and their…
US confirms over 1m cases of COVID-19
Addis Ababa, April 29, 2020 (FBC) -The United States has confirmed more than 1 million cases of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Since March, the US has reported more…
Ministry collects over 183bn birr revenue in nine months
Addis Ababa, April 28, 2020 (FBC) –The Ministry of Revenue announced that it has collected more than 183 billion birr in revenue during the last nine months, achieving 96% of its target.…
President Sahle-Work joins ‘Rise for All’ initiative
Addis Ababa, April 28, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde has joined “Rise for All”, a new initiative that brought together women leaders to mobilize support for the UN…
“Team Europe” pledges strong support to Ethiopia’s COVID19 response
Addis Ababa, April 28, 2020 (FBC) –“Team Europe” has expressed its commitment to strongly support Ethiopia in its coronavirus (COVID19) response.
It has already provided €25 million as a…
MoMP, Greencom sign agreement to build gas plant
Addis Ababa, April 28, 2020 (FBC) – The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) have signed a joint study agreement with GreenCom Technologies to build gas processing plant in Ethiopia.…
Council of Ministers passes various decisions
Addis Ababa, April 28, 2020 (FBC) – In its 19th urgent session held on Saturday, April 24, the Council of Minister, has passed decisions after deliberating on various issues.
Among the…