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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…
Ethiopia reports three more COVID19 cases
Addis Ababa, April 1, 2020 (FBC) - Three more people have tested positive for coronavirus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Ethiopia to 29.…
Ethiopian, South African leaders calls for collective leadership to overcome COVID19 impact
Addis Ababa, April 1, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held phone conversation with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The discussion focused on the need for collective…
NEBE says impossible to hold election as per scheduled due to COVID-19
Addis Ababa, March 31, 2020 (FBC) –The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said plans to hold general election in it can’t hold the upcoming general elections as per scheduled due to…
National COVID19 Committee mobilizes 150m birr in 5 days
Addis Ababa, March 31, 2020 (FBC) –The National COVID19 Resource Mobilisation Committee has so far mobilized 150 million birr locally.
The amount doesn’t include the contributions made…
Public urged to strictly adhere to cautionary advises
Addis Ababa, March 31, 2019 (FBC) - Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held a virtual call with sub-committee leads of the high level national COVID19 Ministerial committee to assess activity…