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Ethiopia using traditional medicine to fight COVID-19

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|Date: April 08, 2020

Ethiopia using traditional medicine to fight COVID-19

Ethiopia has been coordinating the distribution of Jack Ma`s gift of essential supplies across the contin ...

Ethiopia has been coordinating the distribution of Jack Ma`s gift of essential supplies across the continent. The country is also looking to tap into the capability of traditional medicines to tackle ...

April 08, 2020
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Ethiopia races to bolster ventilator stockpile for coronavirus fight

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|Date: April 05, 2020

Ethiopia races to bolster ventilator stockpile for coronavirus fight

Addis Ababa (AFP) – In four years as a doctor in Ethiopia, Rediet Libanos has used a mechanical ven ...

Addis Ababa (AFP) – In four years as a doctor in Ethiopia, Rediet Libanos has used a mechanical ventilator just once: on a patient who suffered a haemorrhagic stroke a few months ago. But as the ...

April 05, 2020
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Ethiopia postpones August elections due to coronavirus

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|Date: April 02, 2020

Ethiopia postpones August elections due to coronavirus

By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA, March 31 (Reuters) – Ethiopia has postponed parliamentary and presid ...

By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA, March 31 (Reuters) – Ethiopia has postponed parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for August due to the coronavirus outbreak, the electoral commission ...

April 02, 2020
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Ethiopia pardons more than 4,000 prisoners to help prevent coronavirus spread

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|Date: March 30, 2020

Ethiopia pardons more than 4,000 prisoners to help prevent coronavirus spread

Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde has granted pardon to more than 4,000 prisoners in efforts to contai ...

Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde has granted pardon to more than 4,000 prisoners in efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. Sahle-Work Zewde announced the order in a tweet on ...

March 30, 2020
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Coronavirus supplies donated by Alibaba’s Ma arrive in Ethiopia

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|Date: March 23, 2020

Coronavirus supplies donated by Alibaba’s Ma arrive in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A first planeload of protective and medical equipment donated to Africa by ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A first planeload of protective and medical equipment donated to Africa by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to help it fight the coronavirus arrived in ...

March 23, 2020
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Grief in Ethiopia as Catherine Hamlin, 96, Dies

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|Date: March 20, 2020

Grief in Ethiopia as Catherine Hamlin, 96, Dies

By Abdi Latif Dahir NY Times – Dr. Catherine Hamlin, an Australian obstetrician and gynecologist wh ...

By Abdi Latif Dahir NY Times – Dr. Catherine Hamlin, an Australian obstetrician and gynecologist who devoted her life to treating Ethiopian women with a devastating childbearing injury and helpe ...

March 20, 2020
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Ethiopia won’t be forced by US on dam, foreign minister says

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|Date: March 17, 2020

Ethiopia won’t be forced by US on dam, foreign minister says

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States into signing a deal wi ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States into signing a deal with Egypt and Sudan over its controversial dam on the Nile River, says Ethiopia’s foreign minist ...

March 17, 2020
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Ethiopia confirms first case of Coronavirus

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|Date: March 14, 2020

Ethiopia confirms first case of Coronavirus

Africa had so far largely been spared the rapid spread of COVID-19, which has infected at least 127,000 a ...

Africa had so far largely been spared the rapid spread of COVID-19, which has infected at least 127,000 and killed 4,700 worldwide. Most of Africa’s reported cases were foreigners or people who had tr ...

March 14, 2020
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Ethiopia: Communications Shutdown Takes Heavy Toll

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|Date: March 11, 2020

Ethiopia: Communications Shutdown Takes Heavy Toll

Human Rights Watch (Nairobi, March) – The Ethiopian government should immediately lift the shutdown of in ...

Human Rights Watch (Nairobi, March) – The Ethiopian government should immediately lift the shutdown of internet and phone communications in the Oromia region. The two-month-long shutdown has prevented ...

March 11, 2020
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Ethiopia pulls out of US meeting on Nile dam

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|Date: March 03, 2020

Ethiopia pulls out of US meeting on Nile dam

Ethiopia has pulled out of the latest round of US-mediated talks this week intended to produce an agreeme ...

Ethiopia has pulled out of the latest round of US-mediated talks this week intended to produce an agreement with Egypt on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The surprise move reverses recent prog ...

March 03, 2020
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