The United States provides over $37 million to Ethiopia for COVID-19 response
Since the outbreak began, the United States has provided over USD 37 million to help Ethiopia, respond to COVID-19 and save lives ADDIS ABABA (U.S. […]
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Ethiopia steps up health spending with help from IMF emergency assistance ― IMF Country Focus
(IMF Country Focus) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $411 million in emergency assistance for Ethiopia to help fight the coronavirus pandemic in […]
Thousands of Ethiopian migrants quarantined in universities wait to go home
Thousands of Ethiopian migrants deported from the Middle East are being quarantined for COVID-19 in universities and schools By Emeline Wuilbercq ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters […]
IMF approves USD 411 million in emergency funding to Ethiopia to address COVID-19 pandemic
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive board approves US$411 million in emergency assistance to Ethiopia to address the COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C. (IMF) – The […]
Ethiopia: Forced evictions in Addis Ababa render jobless workers homeless amid COVID-19 ― Amnesty International
Most of those whose homes have been destroyed recently in Addis Ababa lost their jobs due to the ongoing COVID-19 shutdowns (Amnesty International) – Addis […]
IOM Ethiopia assists hundreds of returning migrants in COVID-19 quarantine sites
IOM Ethiopia is assisting more than 9,400 migrants, who returned from countries across the region and the Middle East, in the country’s quarantine centers. ADDIS […]
Ethiopia’s opportunity to change the face of politics: Monitoring VAW-E through long term election observation
Violence against women in elections (VAW-E) has the potential to constrain significantly women’s ability to vote, run for office, access information and otherwise participate in […]
Coronavirus: Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed and Japan’s Shinzō Abe summit telephone talk
On a phone conversation with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister Abiy explained Ethiopia’s efforts regarding COVID-19 and expressed his sincere appreciation for food assistance […]
Rate of poverty declines in Ethiopia, despite challenges – WB’s Ethiopia Poverty Assessment
The latest poverty assessment for Ethiopia finds that poverty has fallen, but progress in poverty reduction has been uneven between urban and rural areas ADDIS […]
Africa CDC denounces French doctors’ proposal to test COVID-19 vaccine in Africa, saying the proposal ‘racist and condescending’
Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), presses a statement slamming the two French doctors who proposed […]