Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after laboratory tests identified the virus in samples taken from a cluster of suspected viral haemorrhagic fever cases in the South Ethiopia Region. The confirmation was announced in a statement released on Friday by the World Health Organization. According to WHO,…
Ethiopia has been selected to host the 32nd United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP32) in 2027, edging out Nigeria in a highly competitive bidding process. The confirmation was announced by Richard Muyingi, Chair of the African Group of Negotiators, who stated that the decision followed a meeting in which Ethiopia’s revised expression of interest received…
Aliko Dangote has entered into a multibillion-dollar agreement with the Ethiopian government to construct a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant. The deal, signed in Addis Ababa on Thursday, grants Dangote a 60% stake in the project, while the remaining 40% will be owned by the state-run Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH). The facility will be built in…
A truck packed with passengers plunged into a river in Sidama state, regional authorities said. At least 71 people have died in a road accident in southern Ethiopia, according to local authorities. A truck packed with passengers plunged into a river in Sidama state, some 300km (186 miles) south of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, the…
