April 2020

Addis Ababa, April 3, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia and the World Bank Group’s today signed $82.6 million financing agreement ($41.3m grant & $41.3 million credit) to help the country mitigate…

Addis Ababa, April 3,2020 (FBC) - Gedu Andargachew, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia held a phone discussion with his Norwegian counterpart, Ine Eriksen Soreide, regarding the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Addis Ababa, April 2, 2020 (FBC) -Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in "milestone" lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US…

Addis Ababa, March 2, 2020 (FBC) -All Champions League and Europa League matches have been suspended "until further notice" by Uefa because of the global coronavirus pandemic. All…