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Sep 27 , 2020

Tigray State Welcomes Debretsion as President

Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD) was sworn in as Tigray Regional State's president after he was unanimously elected by the newly constituted northern regional council, which is increasingly at odds with...

Sep 27 , 2020

Awash Donates 30m Br for 'Dine for Nation'

Awash Bank has invested 30 million Br in the recently launched fundraising event dubbed "Dine for Nation" to develop tourist destination sites in Wonchi, Gorgora and Koisha. The Bank has also annou...

Sep 27 , 2020

WaterAid Extends Urban WASH Project

WaterAid Ethiopia has launched the second phase of the Urban WASH System Strengthening Project with a budget of 1.3 million euros. The project, which will be implemented in phases within five years, w...

Sep 19 , 2020

BUSTED

Traffic police in a random patrol have managed to find cars that were parked in front of Hyatt Regency hotel in Meskel Square. The cars were parked in an illegal place and are faced with tickets and p...

Sep 19 , 2020

DESK CRIB

At one of the schools being used as temporary housing for victims of the flood in the town of Asayita, Afar Regional State, part of a classroom desk has been converted into a baby crib. Inside is a ch...

Sep 19 , 2020

AGREE TO GREEN

Yesuf Ademnur (right), secretary-general of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Associations, and Genet Abegaz, owner and manager of Abka Leather, signed a financial support agreement as...

Sep 19 , 2020

Policy Bank Freezes Loans by Ex-President

The board of directors of the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) has designated Yohannes Ayalew (PhD), former vice governor and chief economist of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), as the new presi...

Sep 19 , 2020

Health Ministry Greenlights General Elections

The Ministry of Health has given approval for holding the general elections in accordance with strict safety precautions. Reported in the presence of 287 parliamentarians, Lia Tadesse (MD), minister o...

Sep 19 , 2020

Nestle Backs Communities in Sululta

Nestlé has handed over 3.6 million Br to the Ethiopian Red Cross in support for containing the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Sululta area. The donation will be funnelled to assist...

Sep 19 , 2020

Korea Agency Puts up $5m for COVID-19 Resilience

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has donated five million dollars to Ethiopia to bolster the response toward the ongoing fight against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the co...

Sep 19 , 2020

Japan Donates $30m for Food Relief

Japan has contributed 30.2 million dollars to help Ethiopia meet its food needs for communities that have been affected by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), desert locusts, droughts and floods. The...

Sep 19 , 2020

ATA Launches Locust Invasion Hotline

The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA), in partnership with Mercy Corps and the Ministry of Agriculture, has developed and availed a WhatsApp desert locust hotline for businesses. The...

Sep 19 , 2020

Coffee Union Starts 17 New Projects

The Bench Maji Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union has completed the construction of 17 coffee industries to enhance the productivity of farmers. The Union has also operationalised coffee washing sites f...

Sep 19 , 2020

Ethiopia Gets Oxygen Donation for COVID Fight

UNICEF has donated over 380 oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health to support the response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The oxygen concentrators and accessories...

Sep 12 , 2020

LOT OF CHICKENS

Chickens are in high demand during holidays in Ethiopia, especially for making the popular dish, Doro Wot, a kind of chicken stew. But the enthusiasm shown for their meat is not extended to the live c...

Sep 12 , 2020

SHEGER'S FLAG

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) stands at attention as Ethiopia's flag is raised during the inauguration ceremony of Sheger Park on September 10, 2020. With ceremonies having taken place on Ethiopia's...

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