There is a major flaw in the strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Advanced economies are unveiling unprecedented economic stimulus packages. African countries, by contrast, lack the wherewithal to make similarly meaningful interventions. Yet if the virus is not defeated in Africa, it will only bounce back to the rest of the world.

Letter to the Editor - Ahmed Aboudou’s piece “Blood on the Nile...” with its 13 mentions of “war”, was alarmist, and contained inaccuracies. It is not the case that “war looms on the horizon”. All 10 African countries through which the Nile passes, including Egypt, know that war would be disastrous for all concerned.

As Coronavirus continues to change our lives in unprecedented ways, we wanted to give you further information on the actions we are now taking to keep all of our customers and employees safe, and the work we are doing to continue to provide essential services in these difficult times.

Amid the developing Coronavirus situation, we have put in place measures as a responsible employer and service provider. We continue to closely monitor the situation and follow Government guidelines and will make necessary changes to ensure continuity of service and the protection of our customers and employees in case of the further spread of COVID-19.

የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር እና የውሃ፣ መስኖ እና ኢነርጂ ሚኒሰቴር የአሜሪካ የግምጃ ቤት ዲፓርትመንት ሴክሬታሪ በየካቲት 21 ቀን 2012 ዓ.ም. (እ.ኤ.አ. በ28 ፌብሩዋሪ 2020) የታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዳሴ ግድብን በተመለከተ ኢትዮጵያ ያልተሳተፈችበትን ስብሰባ ተከትሎ የወጣውን የፕሬስ መግለጫ በከፍተኛ ቅሬታ ተመልክተውታል።

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia noted with disappointment the Statement issued by the United States Department of Treasury on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) released on 28 February 2020, following a meeting held without Ethiopia’s participation.

On 26 February, the Embassy hosted an event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the very successful collaboration between Ethiopia and the British Institute in Eastern Africa. Ambassador Fesseha warmly welcomed 90 guests to two illustrated talks, which were followed by a cocktail reception sponsored by Diageo.

Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Intiative, which resulted in over 4 billion trees being planted in 2019, has been shortlisted for The Climate Coalition's Green Heart Hero Award, which recognises the incredible work that is being done to tackle climate change. Ethiopia is nominated under the “Overseas Inspiration” category.

A rare Ethiopian crown from the 18th century that was stolen and has been missing for two decades, was returned to Ethiopia on 20th February after it was discovered in the Netherlands. The crown was received by PM Abiy Ahmed, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, H.E. Dr. Hirut Kassaw, and other senior officials.

Brighton Festival, the largest annual, curated multi-arts festival in England, is set to get a little taste of Ethiopia thanks to the acclaimed Ethio-British poet, playwright, broadcaster and speaker, Lemn Sissay MBE, who has been selected as this year's Guest Director. The Festival is scheduled to take place from 2 - 24 May and will feature some Ethiopian artists.

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that 29th August will be the date for the next parliamentary elections. Voter registration is due to begin in April and political parties can commence their campaigns late in May.