October 2020

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) – The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) has announced plans to complete the construction of Koysha hydropower project in three years.…

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) -Lebanon's political parties have chosen Saad Hariri to be prime minister, a year after he stepped down. Hariri was asked to form a new government…

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) –The Addis Ababa city administration said it will reopen schools as of Monday, October 26, 2020, starting with grades 8 and 12. Zelalem Muleta, head of…

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) - Ethiopia repatriated 437 of its citizens from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon today. Among the returnees, 293 are from Saudi Arabia, according to the…

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) – President Sahle-Work Zewde has arrived in the town of Arbaminch, SNNP regional state. Upon arrival at Arbaminch airport, the President was accorded…

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) -The US Department of State has approved the potential sale of three weapons systems to Taiwan, including sensors, missiles and artillery that could have…

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) said it has completed assembling 3 helicopters that arrived in cargo for aerial chemical spraying to fight desert locust.…

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia yesterday reported 628 new COVID19 cases out of 6,333 laboratory tests conducted in 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases in the…

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia and China have forged a strong and close relationship over the past 50 years, and their ties are a good example of Africa-China cooperation, an…

Addis Ababa, October 21, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia is working to complete its accession to World Trade Organization (WTO) by next year, Senior Policy Advisor and Chief Trade Negotiator at the…