Ethiopian Airlines disclosed that it has delivered medical supplies donated by Jack Ma, the founder of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba, to 39 African countries within 5 days. The Pan-African carrier transported Jack Ma’s support, including testing kits, masks and protective suits that would help to contain corona virus. Following its historical track record of serving […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom held telephone conversation about the critical support Africa needs in combating COVID-19 yesterday. During the phone call Abiy thanked Tedros and the team at WHO for their leadership in these times of hardship and the solidarity to support Ethiopia and Africa.
Global Economy to counter the pandemic amid forecasts of a deep recession. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the emergency videoconference chaired by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who called for coordinated action while facing pressure to end an oil price war between Riyadh and Moscow that has roiled energy markets. The […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced today the placement of 15 newly appointed ambassadors. The following are lists of countries to which they are appointed: 1. Berhanu Tsegaye- Ambassador to Australia, Canberra 2. Yalem Tsegay- Ambassador to Cuba, Havana 3. Hirut Zemene- Ambassador to Belgium, Brussels 4. Markos Tekle- Ambassador to Egypt, Cairo 5. […]
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has held phone conversation with Akinwumi Adesina, President of AfDB and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of IMF. The Prime Minister said on Twitter that “both reiterated their understanding of the continent’s unique needs.” The Prime Minister thanked AfDB and IMF chiefs for expressing their institutional solidarity “as we work to […]
For those that would like to donate cash to the National COVID19 Resource Mobilization initiative, here’s the full list of banks you can use.
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has held phone conversations with IGAD Member States on ways to fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). The discussions were held with leaders of Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya and South Sudan. The Prime Minister tweeted: “we agreed to work in a coordinated manner to respond to emerging challenges. Our regional integration goals […]
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced that it will provide a three-billion-US dollar credit facility to help African countries overcome the effects of the coronavirus (CO VID-19) pandemic. The bank said in a statement released yesterday that the Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility will help support foreign exchange reserves and assist commodity exporters with declining […]
The Council of Ministers has passed decisions the federal government employees to work from home effective March 25, 2020 until further notification. The measure has been taken to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19, said the Council in a statement after holding an extraordinary session this morning. “Employees who will work from home will be […]
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has called for coordinated response to tackle the potential threat of coronavirus (COVID-19) to the economies of African countries. He submitted a proposal for consideration during the upcoming Extraordinary G-20 Leaders’ Summit, scheduled to take place on Thursday to discuss ways to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on global economy. […]