Finance Ministers call for 100 bln USD to avert COVID-19

 ADDIS ABABA – (ENA) The African Ministers of Finance have called for 100 billion USD support to halt the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the continent. According to the UN Economic Commission... Read more »

Filling GERD will begin this rainy season: PM Abiy

 ADDIS ABABA (ENA) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said filling the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will begin this coming rainy season, and urged all Ethiopians to fully implement the preventive measures... Read more »

NBE issues new directive to license, authorize payment instrument issuers

 ADDIS ABABA (FBC) –The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a new directive that is important to promote the safety and efficiency of the payment system. The directive “Licensing and Authorization... Read more »

PM Abiy, President Ramaphosa Discuss COVID-19

 ADDIS ABABA (ENA) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wrote he had good conversation with South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on the need for collective leadership to overcome the impact of COVID-19. Writing... Read more »

Sudan wants all-encompassing cooperation with Ethiopia, says Amb. Abdelsalam

ADDISABABA (ENA) – Sudan says it wants its relationship with Ethiopia, which has hugely been concentrating on political cooperation, to cover all spheres and become institutionalized. Ambassador Mukhtar Bilal Abdelsalam told ENA... Read more »

PM holds discussion with heads of Coca-Cola Company

ADDIS ABABA (FBC)-Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met yesterday with heads of the Coca-Cola Company. The discussion was held with James Quincy Chairman and CEO of the Company and Jacques Vermeulen CEO of... Read more »

Ethiopia’s tree-planting drive shortlisted for Green Heart Hero Award

ADDIS ABABA (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative, which resulted in over 4 billion trees being planted in 2019, has been shortlisted for The Climate Coalition’s Green Heart Hero Award, which recognises... Read more »

Ethio-telecom announces major tariff cut

ADDIS ABABA – Ethio-telecom announced yesterday major tariff cut and service improvement on its fixed broadband services yesterday. Briefing the press, Ethio telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru indicated that up to 69 percent... Read more »

EU-AU joint meeting opens

ADDIS ABABA (FBC) –The 10th joint meeting of the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) Commissions started in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this morning. President of the European Commission, Ursula... Read more »

PM Abiy Departs for UAE Visit

ADDIS ABABA ( ENA) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed departed Addis Ababa today to pay state visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE). Abiy will pay a state visit to UAE, where he... Read more »