Promoting online safety in Ethiopia
The exponential increase in internet, smartphone and mobile network usage over the past few years, which accelerated during…
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Africa-China Solidarity is Indispensable to defeat COVID-19
PRESS RELEASE- The Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew called for solidarity between Africa and…
Confronting COVID-19: lessons from Ebola – OPINION
By Mabingue Ngom – The world is facing unprecedented times. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic currently afflicting our world…
Mastercard provides $40 million to Africa COVID-19 response
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Mastercard Foundation have partnered to respond to COVID-19.…
Deliver Addis expands to online marketplace
Deliver Addis (Universal Courier Services PLC), the pioneer e-commerce company in Ethiopia primarily enraged in food delivery, now…
Number of coronavirus in Ethiopia jumps to 398
The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) infected people in Ethiopia jumps to 398 after the country reported nine…
Over half COVID-19 patients in Ethiopia recover
Out of the total 140 coronavirus (COVID-19) infected people found in Ethiopia, more than half (75) have recovered…
COVID-19 can accelerate African regional integration
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be coordinated and targeted at livelihoods to prevent an upsurge…
Africa: Spared of the worst, or bracing for the worst?
BY AREGU B. WONDIMUNEH – Poor healthcare infrastructure and fragile economy, among other things leave Africa in an…
Chinese tycoon to mobilize medical experts against COVID-19
Jack Ma, the founder of Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Group, who has been donating medical supplies to…
400,000 additional lives at risk of malaria
The Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership to End Malaria calls on countries to act now to save almost…
Innovative tech, connectivity key to fighting COVID-19 in Africa
Dealing with the health and economic challenges of COVID-19 has made one point abundantly clear for African countries…
Ethiopia to mobilize $1.5 billion for tackling COVID-19 impact
The national ministerial committee of Ethiopia established to address coronavirus (COVID-19) related challenges said it is working to…
IMF approves immediate debt service relief for 25 countries
With the aim of helping the poorest countries fight against the spread of COVID-19, the International Monetary Fund…
UN says COVID-19 impact on African cities acute
As part of its analysis to inform COVID-19 policy responses, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), calls…
Ethiopia pardons additional 12,500 prisoners
To avoid suffocation and avoid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in jails the Southern region of Ethiopia decided…
Jack Ma Foundation invites Africans to apply for grant
The Jack Ma Foundation is set to officially launch the second edition of the “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH)…
Two die in Ethiopia by coronavirus – Update
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia reported the death of the first two coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
How to convert COVID-19 to opportunity in Africa
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – They say every challenge brings opportunities. For the past few months we have…
Ethiopian delivers Chinese aid to 39 African countries
Ethiopian Airlines, the Pan-African carrier, has delivered medical supplies donated by Jack Ma, the founder of China’s e-commerce…
Ethiopia avails $154 million to combat COVID-19
The Government of Ethiopia today announces availing 5 billion birr (about $154 million) to combat the spread of…
African finance ministers agree to fight COVID-19 impacts
African finance ministers met in a virtual conference to exchange ideas on the efforts of their respective governments…
Five million facemasks from China arrive Ethiopia to stop COVID-19
With the aim of stopping the spread of coronavirus in Africa, an Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight loaded with…
Niger, Chad join Africa’s COVID-19 victims list
Niger and Chad became the latest countries in Africa each reporting one confirmed COVID-19 patients, the World Health…
U.S. airstrike in Somalia kills five al-Shabaab members
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike killing five al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Janaale, Somalia.
The floating Sahara, Egypt’s obsession with perpetual dependency
BY TESFU TELAHOUN ABEBE – The current tense state of affairs between Ethiopia and Egypt is a situation…
Siemens Gamesa introduces renewable energy in Djibouti
Energy access rates and reliability in Africa are the lowest in the world and electricity costs are among…
Forum in Ethiopia to reflect on investing in Africans
The third Africa Business Forum on Investing in People, Planet and Prosperity takes place on Tuesday, 11 February…
Towards zero female genital mutilation
A joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, UN Women Executive…
Sanitation lesson for Ethiopia from India
BY MEKONNEN TESHOME TOLLERA – About a year ago a report by the African development bank rated Ethiopia…