Coronavirus: Ethiopia orders civil servants to work from home
Ethiopia has ordered thousands of its federal civil servants in Addis Ababa to start working from home as the horn of Africa’s nation steps up...
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Ethiopia bans public events, closes schools as it confirms fifth Covid-19 case
Addis Ababa,Ethiopia on Monday suspended schools, sporting events and social gatherings as it confirmed its fifth case of Covid-19. The fifth confirmed case is an...
Ethiopia confirms first coronavirus case
Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, the country’s public health institute told Reuters on Friday. Takele Uma Banti, the mayor of...
Ethiopian air crash: Diplomat cheated death
Meles Alem Tekea, the Ethiopian ambassador to Kenya, was expected in Nairobi on March 10, 2019, aboard the ill-fated Ethiopian Airline Flight ET 302. That...
Ill-fated Ethiopian aircraft crashed at speed of 926km/hr
On March 10, 2019, at 08:38, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, Boeing 737-8 Max, took off from Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport bound for Nairobi’s Jomo...
Global airlines’ losses from Covid-19 shocks may hit $113b
Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gabre Mariam has defended the airline’s decision not to suspend flights to China in response to the outbreak of the...
Ethiopian govt calls for international support to contain “very severe” desert locust outbreak
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday called on its international partners to support ongoing efforts to avert desert locust-inflicted food insecurity in the country....
Ethiopia’s enslaved child maids seek solace at night school
Addis Ababa, Each day, 12-year-old Tesfa waits for the clock to strike 3.30pm and provide her respite from the cooking, cleaning and beatings she endures working...
Ethiopia to skip latest round of Nile talks
Ethiopia says it will not send representatives to the final round of negotiations on the use of the Nile waters, in a move likely to...
Abiy’s citizen-focused govt bringing more refugees home
The change of government in Ethiopia, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the helm, is encouraging refugees living all over the region to return home....
