EPHI, WHO conduct table-top exercise on COVID-19
Addis Ababa, March 5, 2020 (FBC) - The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), is conducting a table-top exercise (TTX) on COVID-19…
PM holds discussion with heads of Coca-Cola Company
Addis Ababa, March 5, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed met today with heads of the Coca-Cola Company.
The discussion was held with James Quincy Chairman and CEO of the Company and…
Ethiopia, Italy sign € 28.7m loan, grant agreement
Addis Ababa, March 5, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia and Italy have signed loan and grant agreement amounting to € 28.7 million.
Of the total, €16 million is a loan, while the remaining €12.7…
INSA, Internet Society discuss capacity building cooperation
Addis Ababa, March 5, 2020 (FBC) –Director General of Ethiopia’s Information Network Security Agency (INSA) Dr Shumete Gizaw received today President of Internet Society, Andrew Sullivan.…
California declares emergency over Coronavirus
Addis Ababa, March 5, 2020 (FBC) -California has declared a state of emergency after announcing its first coronavirus death, bringing the US death toll from the disease to 11.
The…
US conducts first air strike on Taliban since deal
Addis Ababa, March 4, 2020 (FBC) - The US military has conducted an air strike against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, just hours after President Donald Trump said he had had a "very good…
Scientists discover 1.5m year old hominin cranium in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, March 4, 2020 (FBC) –Scientists have discovered nearly completed hominin cranium and a partial cranium in Ethiopia that date back 1.5 million and 1.26 million years,…
Ethiopia launches SMS fundraising program for GERD
Addis Ababa, March 4, 20202 (FBC) –President Sahle-Work Zewde said the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a model for our unity.
The dam is more than a development project, she…
Modjo–Hawassa highway phase I to be completed after 5 months
Addis Ababa, March 4, 2020 (FBC) –The first phase of the Modjo– Hawassa highway project will be completed after five months.
The first phase, which consists of the construction of 56km…
World Bank pledges $12bn in emergency aid to fight coronavirus
Addis Ababa, March 4, 2020 (FBC) - The World Bank has committed $12 billion in aid for developing countries grappling with the spread of the coronavirus.
The emergency package includes…