Ethiopian Good Friday Commemorated from home to avoid spread of pandemic 

 ADDIS ABABA – Millions of Ethiopian Christians have commemorated Good Friday (Siklet) from home today due to the Corona virus outbreak in the country. Good Friday has been commemorated for centuries in... Read more »

Agency working for sustainable pharmaceutical supplies provision during COVID-19

• Ordered over 200 mln USD pharmaceutical supplies ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency (EPSA) said that it is working for smooth provision of the 1,373 pharmaceutical items of drugs during... Read more »

We don’t trade GERD for COIVD-19

• 49 million Birr collected from bond as over 400 k subscribe sms fund ADDIS ABABA – Over 400 thousand Ethiopians have subscribed to the recently launched third round GERD resource mobilization... Read more »

President Sahlework discusses with Estonian Counterpart

ADDIS ABABA – President Sahlework Zewdie on Thursday held telephone conversation with her Estonian counterpart, President Kersti Kaljulaid on ways of containing the spread COVID-19 pandemic. According to Office of the President,... Read more »

The Fight against COVID-19: Experience from China, the imperative of global coalition and cooperation

The outbreak of the novel corona virus (COVID-19) was significant in the calendar of Chinese as it coincided with the beginning of the new Chinese spring festival, with an estimated movement of... Read more »

Better int’l support, care to migrant workers

It is high time to governments and the international community to reaffirm commitments to offer care and support to migrant works as they are more vulnerable to the impacts of the global... Read more »

No one-size-fits-all solution to ease COVID-19 impact!

As mobility of people and goods almost comes to a pause, COVID-19 pandemic is brining economies into their knees with multinational companies ceasing production. Economies are plunging into one of the great... Read more »

The other grim face of COVID-19 continuous recovery, customized responses needed as COVID-19 poses unprecedented economic fallout

As Sub-Saharan African economy is waking up to its first recession in 25 years due to COVID-19, Ethiopia faces an imminent economic crisis in which experts say could be eased if the... Read more »

E-Transaction draft bill awaiting parliamentary approval

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia is moving forward in facilitating e-transection with new e-transaction bill, green lighted by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet last April 6, 2020, awaiting for parliamentary approval. The bill... Read more »

Association to support COVID-19 containment efforts

Young Mens Christian Association of Ethiopia (YMCA) announced a plan to support the government and non-government organizations’ effort towards fighting COVID-19 spread. Association’s Director, Dagmawi Selama said YMCA has always been by... Read more »