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Addis Ababa, March 22, 2020 (FBC) -Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed last night held talks on the phone with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The Prime Minister expressed Ethiopia’s…

Addis Ababa, March 22, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia has confirmed two more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) today, bringing the total number to 11. A 28-year old Ethiopian who came from Belgium on…

Addis Ababa, March 21, 2020 (FBC) -The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved $500 million in grant and credit in continued support of Ethiopia’s homegrown reform…

Addis Ababa, March 21, 2020 (FBC) -The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) yesterday handed over the second of the sixth aircrafts to help Ethiopia fight desert…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopian airlines (Ethiopian) has suspended flights to more than 30 countries due to coronavirus (COVID-19), effective from today. Prime Minister Dr…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2020 (FBC) -Observing all sanitizing procedures set by WHO to prevent the spread of the coronavirus President Sahle-Work Zewde paid her last respects to Dr. Catherine…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2020 (FBC) -The African Union (AU) should fulfil its responsibility in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations by ensuring that the union is not…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2020 (FBC) - Ethiopia has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number to nine. An 85 year-old Ethiopian, 44 year-old Japanese,…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 20 20(FBC) -Japan has expressed its solidarity with Ethiopia in the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement issued yesterday, Japan’s Ambassador to…

Addis Ababa, March 19, 2020 (FBC) –The Office of the Prime Minister said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) “is not related to any country or nationality.” The remark came following reports…