Ethiopia declares state of emergency to curb spread of COVID-19
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, […]
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The Ethiopia Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) commits USD 1 million start-up fund to support the fight against COVID-19
ADDIS ABABA (EDTF Press Release) – The Ethiopia Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) Advisory Council is pleased to announce it has established an “EDTF Emergency COVID-19 […]
World Bank approves $82.6 million for Ethiopia’s COVID-19 response
World Bank Group provides emergency support to Ethiopia to manage health, economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C. (World Bank Group)–To help Ethiopia mitigate the effects […]
USAID and Gates Foundation supporting Ethiopia to digitize COVID-19 information in the country
To digitize information around the coronavirus pandemic in Ethiopia, USAID and the Gates Foundation are working with the Ethiopian government. ADDIS ABABA (USAID Ethiopia) – […]
Coronavirus disease in Ethiopia: ECA contributes awareness materials to aid Ethiopia’s fight against COVID-19
The UN Economic Commission for Africa has provided over 15,000 awareness materials about COVID-19 in different local languages to the Government of Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA (ECA) […]
AfDB launches record breaking $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond
The African Development Bank has launched a record-breaking $3 billion ‘Fight COVID-19’ social bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the pandemic will […]
COVID-19 in Ethiopia: USAID, Huajian Group and Jack Ma Foundation’s support to Ethiopia’s response
ADDIS ABABA (Semonegna) – USAID Ethiopia announced new global coronavirus assistance resources, including $1.85 million to support Ethiopia’s response. We are working closely with the […]
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ― Resources
Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) update Ethiopia has carried out additional 6,003 tests of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours (as of 28th January 2021) and […]
Ethiopia confirmed the first case of COVID-19
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) has confirmed positive test in Ethiopia for COVID-19. The person found positive is a 48-year-old Japanese citizen who came […]
African Union mobilizes continent-wide response to coronavirus outbreak
ADDIS ABABA (Africa CDC) – The Chairperson, African Union Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat, said that the Commission will strengthen partnerships and coordination across Africa to […]