Briefing on COVID-19 in Africa and the US response with Dr. Meredith McMorrow
Briefing on COVID-19 in Africa and the US response with Dr. Meredith McMorrow, Medical Officer in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Influenza Division and Dr. John Nkengasong,...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines flying to 23 destinations less affected by COVID 19
Photo credit : FBCborkenaApril 1, 2020Ethiopian Airlines is flying to 23 international destinations in countries that have either controlled the COVID 19 pandemic or less affected by it. Last week, the...
View ArticleEthiopian Orthodox Patriarch isolating for prayer, fasting as COVID 19 case...
Ethiopian Orthodox Church followers to pray from home temporarily until COVID virus is defeated Photo credit : EOTC TV via Hara Ze TewahdoborkenaApril 1, 2020A day after the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs...
View ArticleSomali Region Security Chief ‘relieved’ from his duty, news of coup d’etat...
Somali regional state security chief, Abdi-Adil, is removed from his position following what is said to be an alleged coup attempt against Mustafa Mohammed Omer’s administration. The latter dismissed...
View ArticleEthiopia gets $82million from World Bank to help fight COVID 19
The World Bank to spend over $160 billion to help low income countries respond to COVID 19 Photo credit : Ethiopian Public Health Institute borkenaApril 2, 2020The World Bank is donating $82million to...
View ArticleSomali regional state appointed a new security chief
Dr. Hussien Qasim, Somali region new security chief. Photo credit: ENAborkenaApril 4, 2020Somali regional state president, Mustafa Mohammed Omar, appointed a new security chief for the regional state...
View ArticleEthiopia COVID 19 update: 85 years old man recovered from the disease
Latest Ethiopia COVID 19 update indicates that number of infected people reached 30 but an 85 years old man recovered from itLiya Tadesse, Minister for Heath. Credit : ENAborkenaApril 4, 2020The latest...
View ArticleEthiopia reports the first death from Coronavirus, five new patients confirmed
Ethiopia confirmed five more COVID patients from 59 individuals tested over the past 24 hours. First death from Coronaviurs is reported. In the Diaspora, several Ethiopians have died in the US and...
View ArticleEthiopian opposition met with Abiy Ahmed over COVID 19
Ethiopian opposition discussed with PM Abiy Ahmed about COVID 19 impacts, measures to be taken further PM Abiy Ahmed meeting with opposition on Sunday in his officeborkenaApril 5, 2020Ethiopian Prime...
View ArticleEthiopian religious council declares a one-month prayer program
Ethiopian religious council has organized a ceremony on Monday to kick off the month long prayer across Ethiopia Ethiopian Religious Council leaders during the press conference. photo credit :...
View ArticleEthiopia COVID 19 update: eight more people confirmed positive, total 52
Ethiopia COVID 19 update seems to demonstrate similar pattern; most of those who tested positive in the past twenty-four hours had travel history and arrived in Ethiopia after March 2020. One Eritrean...
View ArticleEthiopia national prayer brought leaders of various religions together
borkenaApril 7, 2020Ethiopia has launched on Monday a month-long prayer across the country as COVID 19 pandemic is threatening the country. The event brought leaders of various religions in the country...
View ArticleEthiopia declares state of emergency over Coronavirus pandemic
Ethiopia’s State of emergency over Coronavirus mobilizes the public to help economically one another, to cooperate with those who are working to reverse the pandemic in the country. Ethiopian Prime...
View ArticleTigray regional state extended COVID 19 emergency measures
COVID 19 prevention measures that are introduced in Tigray region, north Ethiopia, will remain in place for three more months In the front is Tigray regional state acting president and chairman of...
View ArticleEthiopia COVID 19 update: one person tested positive, total 56
Latest Ethiopia COVID 19 update indicates that a Canadian man of Ethiopian origin reportedly tested positive for the virus Latest Ministry of Health on the state of Coronavirus in Ethiopia. Source :...
View ArticleEthiopian House of Representatives endorsed the state of emergency
State of emergency declared in Ethiopia lifts restriction on human rights whenever government needs it in the course of taking COVID 19 prevention actions Ethiopian ParliamentborkenaApril 10, 2020In...
View ArticleEthiopia: Police seized illegal firearms hoarded in small shoe repair store
Seized firearms. Source : EBCborkenaApril 10, 2020Addis Ababa Police Commission disclosed on Friday that it had seized illegal firearms hoarded in a small shore repair store in Addis Ketema sub-city in...
View ArticleEthiopia reports ten people recovered from COVID 19
borkenaApril 11, 2020Ethiopia reported on Saturday that 10 COVID 19 patients have fully recovered and been discharged from the hospital. One of the persons was in the intensive care unit. According to...
View ArticleEthiopia’s latest Coronavirus patients had no travel history,exposure to...
Ethiopia confirmed three more Coronavirus patients over the past 24 hours. Two of the patients had no travel history or exposure to COVID 19 patients Ethiopia’s latest COVID 19 status update. Credit :...
View ArticleUnited Arab Emirates,Saudi Arabia repatriating thousands of Ethiopians
It is unclear as to why Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates opted to repatriate over 3000 Ethiopians amid a global Coronavirus pandemic, and as Ethiopia is mobilizing to respond to it emphasizing...
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