Ethiopia PM at ‘battlefield’ front to fight rebels: state media

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday reportedly joined the front line where government forces are battling rebels from the Tigray region, prompting US-led international calls for a diplomatic solution and immediate ceasefire to the conflict. The fighting in the north of Africa’s second-most populous country has killed thousands of people and forced hundreds of […]

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Treatment of COVID with antibiotics could add to the problem of drug resistance

COVID-19 is a major global public health challenge. The pandemic’s impacts cut across all sectors. One of the most worrying is its potential impact on antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is a situation where bacteria adapt so that they are no longer affected by antibiotic drugs. This adaptation can happen for a number of reasons, including misuse of […]

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PM Abiy Congratulates Southwest Ethiopia for Joining Federation as Eleventh Region

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has extended his congratulatory message upon the establishment of the Southwestern Ethiopia Regional State. “Congratulations to the people of Southwest Ethiopia for exercising your constitutional rights in a peaceful, legal and democratic manner to establish the 11th region,” the premier said. According to him, this new regional state would be taken […]

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Time for Int’l Community to Stand with Elected Gov’t of Ethiopia, Support Reform Ambitions: Ambassador Hirut

It is time for the international community to support Ethiopia overcome its challenges and to realize its reform ambitions, according to Ambassador Hirut Zemene. In her latest statement on current affairs of Ethiopia, Hirut said Ethiopia is a nation that exhibits centuries old values that weld the people together in bad times and good times. […]

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