Social Relief of Distress grant rollout picks up pace

Over 100 000 unemployed South Africans in May received R350 from the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress, SASSA has confirmed. The 116 867, said the South African Social Services Agency (SASSA)... Read more »

China donates over half a million masks for AACA

ADDIS ABABA – The Chinese business companies and Dongguan Municipal Government donated around 520 thousand masks to Addis Ababa City Administration yesterday. Appreciating the support the Ethiopian government has extended while China... Read more »

Dam filling is not negotiable: Expert

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia is waiting for the completion of the land clearing behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to start filling its reservoir with water, as there is no permission... Read more »

Diversifying platforms vital to intensify academic tasks: Experts

ADDIS ABABA – Senior experts have called on the public and private media houses as well as social media networks to consolidate effects geared towards helping students as it is becoming commendable... Read more »

Somaliland inaugurates first 12km of Strategic road link with Ethiopia

The President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi has officially inaugurated on June 1/2020 the first 12 KMs of Berbera Corridor, a trade and transport corridor that connects Ethiopia to Berbera Port of... Read more »

Ethiopia starts investigation into Amnesty International report

ADDIS ABABA – Office of the Federal Attorney General has launched an investigation into human rights violation accusations made by Amnesty international. “We respect human rights not for any reason; but for... Read more »

Blue and Green: Ethiopia working to ensure environmental protection around GERD

ADDIS ABABA – With its decision to build the ambitious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ethiopia consolidated its plan of using hydropower as a major tool to supply electricity to its booming... Read more »

Ethiopian, Spanish FMs hold phone discussion

Addis Ababa (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gedu Andargachew yesterday held phone talks with his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez. The two discussed on how to strengthen bilateral relation and solidarity in... Read more »

Nation set to remove woods for GERD’s reservoir area

ADDIS ABABA – Beninshangul Gumuz State announced that it has finalized preparations to launch forest removal of 1,000 hectare land for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir area. State Job Creation... Read more »

Ethiopia to be one of seven best destinations in post-COVID 19 world: Forbes

ADDIS ABABA – Forbes.com listed Ethiopia as one of the seven major tourism destinations in the world during Post – COVID 19 period. Forbes reads “stated that out of the 54 nations... Read more »