April 2020

Addis Ababa, April 30, 2020 (FBC) –Project HOPE, a U.S.-based nongovernmental organization (NGO), is providing more than 56,000 N95 protective masks to Ethiopia to support COVID-19 response…

Addis Ababa, April 30, 2020(FBC) -The Government of Ethiopia has been taking tough economic measures to save lives and ensure quick recovery from the adverse effects of COVID-19, according…

Addis Ababa, April 30, 2020 (FBC) –The House of Peoples Representatives (parliament) has referred a resolution postponing the country’s general election to pertinent committee. The…

Addis Ababa, April 29, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia has reported one new case of the coronavirus (COVID-19), out of 1, 408 samples taken over the past 24 hours. The new case is a 45…

Delaying the repayments to the Group of 20 is not enough. By Abiy Ahmed Mr. Ahmed is the prime minister of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — On April 15, Group of 20 countries…

Addis Ababa, April 30, 2020 (FBC) –Germany has announced a support package of €120 million to help Ethiopia address the negative economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.…

Addis Ababa, April 30, 2020 (FBC) - German pharmaceutical company BioNTech has begun testing a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus on volunteers. BioNTech, which is working with the…

Addis Ababa, April 30, 2020 (FBC) – The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) has traded 602, 823 tons of commodities worth 30.4 billion birr over the past nine months. The Exchange achieved…

Addis Ababa, April 30, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Minister, Gedu Andargachew, has held phone talks with Sigrid Kaag, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of…

Addis Ababa, April 29, 2020 (FBC) -A Chinese medical team dispatched by the government of China, has concluded its 15-day mission to Ethiopia. Members of the team shared their experiences…