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Ethiopian, Rwandan leaders hold pone talks on COVID19
Addis Ababa, April 3, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has held pone talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame on challenges of coronavirus (COVID19).
Rwanda is one of the African…
Ethiopia, Denmark express solidarity in fighting COVID-19
Addis Ababa, April 2, 2020 (FBC) - The Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew today held a phone conversation with Rasmus Prehn, the Minister for Development…
Egypt changing goalpost to re-impose colonial deal: expert
Addis Ababa, April 2, 2020 (FBC) -Egypt keeps on changing the goalpost of the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to revitalize the 1959 colonial agreement, said…
GERD 9th year commencement celebrated with panel discussion
Addis Ababa, April 2, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia today celebrated the 9th year of the start of construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with a panel discussion.
Speaking on…
World political parties appeal for global cooperation against COVID19
Addis Ababa, April 2, 2020 (FBC) – World political parties have appealed for closer international cooperation against coronavirus (COVID-19).
In joint statement, the parties said the…
Ethiopia pardons additional 1, 559 inmates
Addis Ababa, April 2, 2020 (FBC) – The Federal Attorney General has granted pardon for 1, 559 inmates today.
This is in addition to the 4,010 inmates who were pardoned last week to curb…
WaterAid provides 2.5m birr support to Nat’l COVID19 Resource Mobilisation Committee
Addis Ababa, April 1, 2020 (FBC) - WaterAid Ethiopia (WAE) has provided nearly a 2.5 million birr support to the Government’s initiative to strengthen the response against the COVID-19…
Ethiopia inks power purchase, implementation agreement with two projects
Addis Ababa, April 1, 2020 (FBC) -The Tulu Moye and Corbetti geothermal projects signed new power purchase and implementation agreements with Ethiopia, worth a total of $1.2 billion of…
Ethiopia, South Korea sign $93m loan agreements
Addis Ababa, April 1, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia and South Korea have signed two concessional loan agreements amounting $93 million today.
The loan would be used to finance the Addis Ababa Bus…
‘We will start filling GERD next rainy season,’ PM
Addis Ababa, April 1, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed said the country will begin filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir in the upcoming rainy season.
He…