Addis Ababa, June 19, 2022 (FBC) – Selemon Barega won the Paris Diamond League Men’s 5000 metres category. He finished the distance in 12: 56 : 19 hrs.  Burundian athlete, Thierry NDIKUMWENAYO BDI, finished second in  13:05.24 hrs.  Muktar EDRIS, Ethiopian Athlete and 2017 and 2019 world champion in the distance, finished third in  13:06.54. […]

Addis Ababa, June 19, 2022 (FBC) – The Green Legacy initiative launched in June 2019 is rooted in a vision of building a green and climate-resilient Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. Issuing a statement relating to the launch of Green Legacy program for 2022 to be held  on June 21st with a target of […]

Petersburg, June 18, 2022 (Sputnik) A Pakistani business delegation led by Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), met with Russian officials in St. Petersburg on Saturday to discuss transport connectivity and banking, the organizer of the visit told Sputnik. “I have organized a visit by a […]

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2022 (FBC) – Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance has met in his office with Matilda Ernkrans, Minister of International Development Cooperation of Sweden. The two ministers held a fruitful discussion on a number of bilateral issues, including the development cooperation between the two countries. They further exchanged updates on the humanitarian […]

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2022 (FBC) – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to India and non-resident Ambassador to the Royal Kingdom of Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, Ambassador Tizita held discussion with Wattanawit Gajaseni, Deputy Director General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) on the current situation in Ethiopia as well as bilateral […]

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2022 (FBC) – World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley said the current humanitarian truce declared by the Ethiopian government has opened greater access to operations in Tigray region. At the conclusion of his visit to Ethiopia, the executive director told reporters last night that some 2,500 trucks carrying food and other […]

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2022 (FBC) – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to India and non-resident Ambassador to the Royal Kingdom of Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, Ambassador Tizita held discussion with Wattanawit Gajaseni, Deputy Director General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) on the current situation in Ethiopia as well as bilateral […]

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2022 (FBC) – The Minister of Justice, Gedion Timothewos met and held talks with Eamon Gilmore, EU Special Representative for Human Rights on the current situation in Ethiopia on Friday in Brussels. The two sides exchanged updates on the current situation in Ethiopia since they met in May in Addis Ababa […]

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopian Ambassador to the U.S. Seleshi Bekele met with and briefed Congressman Tim Burchett on the current political developments in Ethiopia, and the efforts of the government to tackle humanitarian needs of those affected by the conflict in Northern Ethiopia as well as natural disaster. The ambassador also […]

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2022 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has attended inauguration of a secondary school built by the office of First Lady in Sidama Region. The school which is built at a cost of 11 million birr has 12 class rooms, tow laboratories and a library. Labor and Skill Minister Muferihat Kamil, […]

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2022 (FBC) – State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tesfaye Yilma, held talks yesterday with Ambassador Tracy Jacobson, Charge d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia. Reiterating the longstanding ties between Ethiopia and the United States, Ambassador Tesfaye expressed his country’s interest to normalize and revitalize the relations. The State Minister […]

Addis Ababa, June 18, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopian Ambassador to the U.S. Seleshi Bekele (PhD) met and discussed with Congressman Buddy Carter on latest developments in Ethiopia. Ambassador Seleshi briefed Congressman Carter on the current situation in Ethiopia and the Government’s measures to facilitate humanitarian assistance to those affected by the conflict in Northern Ethiopia […]

Addis Ababa, 2022 (FBC) – State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tesfaye Yilma received at his office on Thursday a delegation led by Dr. Alexander Alvin, owner and President of the American Satellite Company, ORION. The discussion between the two sides focused on utilizing satellite data and space technology in light of cooperation between the […]

Addis Ababa, June 17, 2022 (FBC) – The Labor and Skills Minister, Muferihat Kamil received a delegation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) at her office. The two sides discussed cooperation in various sectors. Muferihat said discussion was focused on the Partnership Framework project to be implemented by the Ministry in the coming five years. […]

Addis Ababa, June 17, 2022 (FBC) – The Ministry of Finance and the World Bank Group have signed 405 million USD financial assistance agreements. The Finance Minister, Ahmed Shide and the World Bank Ethiopia Representative Ousmane Dione have signed the agreement. The financial assistace will be used to support underground water development activities in pastoralist […]

Addis Ababa, June 17, 2022 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and First Lady Zinash Tayachew together with senior officials have visited construction sites of Wolaita Sodo Airport, a bakery and flour factory in Wolaita Sodo town and other pipeline projects in Southern Nations and Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) Region. Chief Administrator of the Southern […]

Addis Ababa, June 17, 2022 (FBC) – The Government of Germany has provided ICT equipment worth 500 million birr for Labor and Skills Ministry of Ethiopia. The donation extended by the German Economic Cooperation and Development Bank is aimed to expansion of ICT infrastructures in Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) institutes in Ethiopia. […]

Addis Ababa, June 17, 2022 (FBC) – Ministry of Health,Ethiopia signed yesterday an MOU with Rotary International, Ethiopian Airlines and the Children’s Heart Fund (CHF) of Ethiopia to cover the cost of medical and travel expenses in India for surgical treatment of 100 children with heart disease and their 100 attendants. Another MOU was also […]

Addis Ababa, June 17, 2022 (FBC) – The Ethiopian Embassy in Djibouti has organized a two-day briefing and B2B Sessions on livestock, meat processing, agriculture, agro-processing, logistics, mining and manufacturing sectors as Djibouti-based foreign companies delve for joint venture and investment opportunities in Ethiopia.   During the sessions, Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti, Berhanu Tsegaye noted […]

Addis Ababa, June 17, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Ambassador in the United States, Seleshi Bekele (Dr.) held a constructive discussion with the Honorable Congressman John Garamendi. Ambassador Seleshi briefed Congressman Garamendi on current developments in Ethiopia and the progress made regarding the conflict in the northern part of the country. He also expressed the Ethiopian […]

Addis Ababa, June 17, 2022 (FBC) -Agricultural and Agro-processing Investment and Export Opportunities in Ethiopia are discussed in a webinar hosted by the Ethiopian Embassy in the United Kingdom. African advisory partners, representatives from the Ethiopian Investment Commission, Industrial Development Corporation, Agricultural Transformation Agency, Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration, Ministry of Industry of Ethiopia, […]

Addis Ababa, June 17, 2022 (FBC) – State Minister, Ambassador Tesfaye Yilma had a meeting yesterday with the Ambassador of China in Ethiopia, Ambassador: Zhao Zhiyuan. At the outset, Ambassador Tesfaye appreciated the Chinese investment which kept on growing by the day being a testament to the longstanding and vibrant relationships between the two countries. […]

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) – The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for Covid-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopia clinched the third spot at the 2022 CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship after overcoming Tanzania in the third place playoff. The Lucy won the game 2-1 on Saturday at the FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru to take home bronze. Tadesse Bizuayehu and Turist Lema scored a goal each in […]

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) – An emergency communication program in five languages was produced by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Ministry of Innovation and Technology, and the Mastercard Foundation. Digital Platform 8335, established by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, provides information […]

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) – A humanitarian convoy facilitated by the World Food Program (WFP) has arrived in Tigray loaded with food aid. WPF said the humanitarian convoy is the largest in its kind. According to WFP, the humanitarian assistance is to be distributed to 800,000 people in need in the region. In […]

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) disclosed that it has started third round COVID-19 vaccinations this Thursday aiming at controlling the spread of the pandemic and combating the multifaceted challenges caused by the disease. Briefing Journalists yesterday, the Health State Minister, Dereje Deguma (PhD) said that the Ministry has […]

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen along with the Minister of Justice Gedion Timotewos has briefed EU Ambassadors based in Brussels on latest developments in Ethiopia. A European Ambassadors delegation led by Roland KOBIA, EU Ambassador to Ethiopia attended a briefing delivered by the Deputy […]

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) – Higher officials of Tigray Democratic Party (TDP) revealed that the terrorist TPLF group has been diverting the humanitarian aids being sent to Tigray people to its militants. The officials urged the international community to closely monitor the humanitarian aid operation being carried out in Tigray region in order […]

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) – Ministry of Revenue announced that nation collected 26.9 billion birr revenue in month of May. The Revenue Minister Lake Ayalew noted that income collected has increase by 8.9 billion birr or 28.4pct compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. The income has increased the income […]

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) – A steel mill with a capacity to melt 450 tons of iron has inaugurated in Dukem town, Oromia Region. The steel plant constructed by Tadash Steel Manufacturing Industry is also said to have a capacity to produce 600 steel bars on daily basis. Tadash steel mill which has […]

Addis Ababa, June 10, 2022 ( FBC) – Ethiopian  Embassy in Uganda, and the Association of Uganda tour operators co-organized a Tourism Workshop under the theme: “Ethiopia: Land of Origins -Your Next Tour Destination”. In delivering opening remarks, Ethiopia’s Ambassador, Alemtshay Meseret, said the Workshop aimed to introduce Ethiopian tourism destinations to Ugandan Tour operators […]

Addis Ababa, June 5, 2022 (FBC) – The TPLF has kept its habit in siphoning humanitarian aid from the victim population in Tigray region, former European diplomat Simo Parviainen said. The diplomat told ENA that TPLF is expert in using hunger as a weapon and aid diversion by taking its advantages of humanitarian operation for […]

Addis Ababa, June 5, 2022 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has commended service of the Police in fending off several threats against sovereignty of Ethiopia, and expressed his pride for their outstanding contributions and dedication to the public. Police have always been in the forefront of law enforcement operations undertaken so far to counter […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, the Cameroonian president of the Confederation of African Athletics, said the 23rd African Championships would be held in his home nation. “Our council decided to grant to Cameroon the African Championships for 2022 when we had our council in Qatar in 2019,” Malboum, 71, said. […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – China will launch a spacecraft carrying three astronauts on a scheduled flight to the core module of the unfinished Chinese space station, where they will work and live for six months, according to TRT. China is preparing to launch a three-person mission to complete work on its permanent […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – France will continue supporting the ongoing economic reforms and other development priorities of Ethiopia in the years to come, French Development Agency (AFD) Africa Director Christian Yoka said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, the director said France has been a long-term partner of Ethiopia, which is celebrating […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – The Health Minister Dr. Lia Tadesse receive Professor Margaret E. Kruk and her team from the Harvard School of Public Health to discuss on the work with QuEST Global Network which aims to improve health system quality and reduce maternal and newborn deaths through generating evidence. The QuEST […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – The government of Ethiopia has granted a license to an Australian Company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) that enables the company to generate a total of 25 gigawatts of energy using solar, wind, and geothermal sources. Finance Minister Ahmed Shide said at the event that the relative abundance of […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Demeke Mekonnen has assessed endeavors underway to ramp up humanitarian delivery into Tigray via Afar region at Serdo post in the region. On the occasion, Demeke stressed need to reinforce surveillance at the post to prevent smuggle of supplies bound to […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – Minister of Transport and Logistics of Ethiopia, Dagmawit Moges received Ambassador of Djibouti to Ethiopia Abdi Mahamoud Eybe at her office yesterday. In their discussion, the two emphasized strengthening the existing collaboration in the aviation sector between Ethiopia and Djibouti. Dagmawit noted that Ethiopia and Djibouti are sisterly […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopian Ambassador in South Sudan, Nebil Mahdi, held a meeting with Honorable Mayiik Ayii Deng, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan. The conversation revolves around the proposed meeting of Joint Border Administrators of the two countries sometime next month in the […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – Ambassador Henok Tefera met with executives of THOMSON Broadcast, one of the big French industrial companies, highly interested in Ethiopian market Ethiopian Ambassador in France, Henok Tefera Shawel met with Guillaume Bonnard, Vice-President Global Sales and Services of THOMSON and Alexandre Boudet, Area Manager Africa. THOMSON, present in […]

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) – African Ambassadors in Qatar expressed confidence that Qatar would play a considerable role in supporting Africa to transform itself into a development powerhouse as outlined in its Agenda 2063. The Ambassadors made the remarks during the colorful celebration of Africa Day 2022 in Doha, in the presence of […]

Addis Ababa, June 3, 2022 (FBC) – Members of the Council of Arab Ambassadors and the Ambassadors of the Arab League countries paid a courtesy call to President Sahle-Work Zewde. The Dean and the Ambassadors reiterated their willingness to further strengthen relations with Ethiopia.  They stated that the meeting would constitute a strong impetus for […]

Addis Ababa, June 3, 2022 (FBC) – President of Senegal, Macky Sall alongside Chairperson of African Union Commissioner Moussa Faki Mahamat held a wide-ranging discussions with President Putin to reiterate the African Union’s position for the need of a political solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its grave human,economic costs to the […]

Addis Ababa, June 3, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopian Airlines held colorful celebrations in Lomé and Washington DC to mark its inaugural flight connecting the two cities. The new flight increases the frequency of the airline’s flights bound for Washington DC to 10 per week, it is stated on the occasion. Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday announced […]

Addis Ababa, June 3, 2022 (FBC) – The Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA) has signed a trade and investment deal with its Israel counterpart today. The two sides held a joint consultative meeting in Addis Ababa to discuss collaboration in agriculture, industry and private sector development so as to foster trade and investment ties […]

Addis Ababa, June 3, 2022 (FBC) – During its 9th ordinary session held today, the Council of Ministers approved today a 786.61 billion birr draft budget for the coming 2022/2023 fiscal year, which begins on July 8. The goals included in the 10 year national perspective plan, peace and security, rehabilitation of IDPs, reconstruction of […]

Addis Ababa, June 3, 2022 (FBC) – The Stockholm+50 conference is taking place under the theme: “Stockholm+50: A Healthy Planet for the Prosperity of All – Our Responsibility, Our Opportunity.” Addressing participants the Prime Minister said that the Stockholm+50 conference comes at a time when the world is dealing with different environmental concerns as well as raising […]