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Ethiopia Approves Use of Dexamethasone to Treat Coronavirus Patients

June 19, 2020June 20, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Coronavirus, #Coronavirus response, #COVID-19, #Dexamethasone, #Ethiopia, #Health

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s Health officials have approved on Friday the use of dexamethasone to treat seriously ill Covid-19 patients.

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World Bank’s New $250mln Support to Help Ethiopia’s COVID-19 Response

June 18, 2020June 19, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #COVID-19 response, #Employment, #Ethiopia, #Private Sector, #World Bank

ADDIS ABABA – World Bank has decided to provide 250 million U.S. dollars in supplemental financing to help Ethiopia withstand

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Tripartite Talks on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam Suspended

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Egypt, #Ethiopia, #GERD, #Nile river, #Sudan

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EU Mobilises 19bln Birr to Support Ethiopia’s COVID-19 Response

June 16, 2020June 18, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Coronavirus, #Coronavirus response, #COVID-19, #Ethiopia, #European Union, #Team Europe

ADDIS ABABA – European Union and its Member States (Team Europe) mobilized 487 million Euro (19 billion Birr) to support

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Federal Govt Criticizes Tigray Region Council’s Elections Decision

June 14, 2020June 15, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Election, #Ethiopia, #PM office, #Tigray region

ADDIS ABABA – Prime Minister office has criticized Tigray region council’s decision to hold elections this year ignoring Ethiopian parliament’s

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Ethiopia Will Defend Itself Over Dam, says Top Army Official

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Egypt, #Ethiopia, #GERD, #Sudan, #UNSC

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s deputy army chief on Friday said his country will strongly defend itself and will not negotiate

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Ethiopian MPs Vote to Delay National Census for Third Time

June 11, 2020June 12, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Census, #Coronavirus, #COVID-19, #COVID19Ethiopia, #Ethiopia, #MPs

ADDIS ABEBA – Ethiopia’s parliament has voted to postpone the national census for the third time on Thursday, citing the

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House Federation Extends Federal, Regional State Councils’ Terms

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Constitution, #Election, #Ethiopia, #House of federation

ADDIS ABEBA – Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament approved on Wednesday a resolution that allows federal and regional state councils

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Ethiopia Repatriates 15, 300 Stranded Citizens in Two Months

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Africa, #Ethiopia, #IOM Ethiopia, #Middle East, #Repatriation

ADDIS ABABA – Thousands of irregular and undocumented migrants in Lebanon have lost their livelihoods due to COVID-19 and the

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COVID-19 Propels 9.8 Ethiopians to Seek Food Aid

June 9, 2020June 11, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Coronavirus, #COVID-19, #Ethiopia, #Food Security, #Pandemic, #UN OCHA

ADDIS ABEBA – The number of people in need of emergency food aid has increased by more than 9.8 due

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