Ethiopia received the first shipment of 108,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses from the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) mechanism. The vaccine doses were handed over on Monday to Ethiopia at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) together with other AVAT partners as […]
Day: September 7, 2021
Millions Face Hunger Crisis as Conflict Engulfs Northern Ethiopia
GENEVA – The World Food Program warns that emergency food needs in northern Ethiopia are increasing, as conflict spills beyond the embattled Tigray region into neighboring Afar and Amhara provinces. The agency reports that up to 7 million people are acutely short of food and are facing a hunger crisis. They include more than 5.2 […]
TPLF Must Stop Using Humanitarian Card to Mislead Int’l Community: Ministry of Foreign Aff
The Federal Government of Ethiopia called on the international community to put pressure on the terrorist TPLF to stop the aggression, killing of innocent civilians, and looting properties. Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that pointing fingers at the Federal Government while refusing to condemn the crimes of the invading terrorist group would […]
Some 108,000 Johnson & Johnson Single-shot Vaccines Arrive in Ethiopia: AVAT
African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) has announced the arrival of 108,000 vaccine doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccines to Ethiopia. This is part of a total of 6.4 million vaccine doses to be shipped to African Union Member States in August 2021, it was learned. During the arrival of the vaccines on Monday, […]
COVID-19 Delta Variant Detected in Ethiopia: Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health announced today that the Ethiopian Public Health Institute has detected the presence of the COVID-19 Delta Variant in Ethiopia through laboratory diagnosis. In her press briefing today, Health Minister Dr. Lia Tadesse confirmed the detection of the COVID-19 Delta Variant in the country. “The Ethiopian Public Health Institute has detected the presence […]
Terrorist TPLF Spreading Contradictory False Information About Situation in Tigray: Minister of Peace
The terrorist TPLF is spreading contradictory false information claiming that there are people who are dying of hunger, while it is mobilizing the people to prepare ample amount of food for its army and militia, Minister of Peace Muferiat Kamile said. It is to be recalled that federal government had declared a Unilateral Humanitarian Ceasefire […]