March 2020

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) -The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) has signed sub-grant agreements worth 91 million birr with eight cooperative unions and two…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an emergency spending bill for $8.3 billion to ramp up the nation’s response to the coronavirus, providing…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) –The World Bank has pledged to provide $25 million for the school feeding program launched by the Addis Ababa city administration. The Bank’s decision…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) -The Ministry of Peace (MoP) has signed a consultation, training and communication agreement with Justices for All Prison Fellowship Ethiopia (JFA-PFE).…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) -Singer and songwriter Betty G, a multiple AFRIMA award winner and one of Africa’s fast rising music stars, today became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) - The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $10 million in humanitarian assistance to…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia has rejected the “Resolution” of the Executive Council of the Arab League issued yesterday regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) -Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have announced a military ceasefire in Idlib, after a meeting in Moscow…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) - Global airlines stand to lose $113 billion in sales if the coronavirus continues to spread, according to the International Air Transport Association.…

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) –An Ethiopian delegation led by Birtukan Ayana, State Minister of Foreign Affair, met yesterday with Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of…