MoH set to provide 2 mln citizens with free healthcare

Launches summer health sector volunteerism program ADDIS ABABA – Some two million citizens would receive free healthcare services in the summer volunteerism program, Ministry of Health (MoH) announced. The Ministry in collaboration... Read more »

Ethiopia’s MelkaKunture, Balchit become world heritage: UNESCO

ADDIS ABABA – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has registered Ethiopia’s MelkaKunture and Balchit, archaeological and paleontological sites on its world heritage list. UNESCO announced that the MelkaKunture... Read more »

UN concludes FfD4 first PrepCom conference

Ethiopia suggests Int’l institutions’ policy reform ADDIS ABABA – United Nations’ first session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) concluded yesterday. The hosting... Read more »

Ethiopia expresses dismay over Somali officials’ irresponsible statements

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia expressed dismayed by the unwarranted and irresponsible statements made by senior officials of the government of Somalia on various occasions attempting to deny the critical role of Ethiopia... Read more »

UN to convene for new tax convention to scrap Africa’s domestic revenue gap

ADDIS ABABA – The United Nations will convene next week to negotiate and agree on terms of reference for a new international convention on Tax Cooperation, according to UN Policy Analyst. The... Read more »

ESL ready to operate in line with sea outlet ambition

 Country withstanding Red Sea crisis ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics (ESL) is set and ready to operate in accordance with the country’s strategic port access and sea outlet interests. Risk... Read more »

House declares three- day mourning for Gofa’s landslide victims

ADDIS ABABA – Following 257 death toll from a landslide in Gofa Zone, the House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) declared a three- day mourning period starting today. The house stated that the... Read more »

 Mitigating landslide hazards in Ethiopia

Albeit Ethiopia is prone to drought, flashfloods and some harsh weather impacts, it is less likely vulnerable a landslide that causes massive damage. This week, the country has experienced one of the... Read more »

Nation promoting voluntarism to achieve dev’t

ADDIS ABABA – Promoting voluntary services would save Ethiopia billions of Birr that could be spent to development programs the country proposed to achieve economic growth, Minister of Women and Social Affairs... Read more »

Gov’t paying heed to develop SMEs : MoLS

ADDIS ABABA –The government pays emphasis to create enabled environment for the development of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS) disclosed. The above statement was made... Read more »