In accordance with Article 93 of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Government, today (8 April), declared a State of Emergency, in an effort to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

በአስቸኳይ ጊዜ ዐዋጅ ዙሪያ ክቡር ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዶ/ር ዐቢይ አሕመድ ለኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ የስትላለፉት መልዕክት።

Further to the calls made by the Government of Ethiopia in launching the COVID-19 National Resource Mobilisation Initiative, the Embassy has today launched an appeal to galvanise the Ethiopian community and friends of Ethiopia in the United Kingdom to give urgently to confront the spread of the Coronavirus in Ethiopia.

ይህን አስከፊ ጊዜ ለማለፍ ለወገን ደራሽ ወገን መሆኑን አምነን ሕዝባችንን ከተጋርጠበት የገዳይ ቫይረስ ጭንቅና አደጋ በአስቸኳይ ደርሰን ለመታደግ የዳያስፖራው ሚና ከምንጊዜውም በላይ ወሳኝ ነው።

Due to the disruption caused by the national and global outbreak of Coronavirus, NEBE has postponed Ethiopia's 2020 elections, which were scheduled to take place on August 29. Once the threat of the pandemic is controlled, the Board will re-evaluate and develop a new operational plan and timetable and resume activities.

Since the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis, Ethiopia has focused its strategy on the need for proactive interventions to curb the potential spread of the virus while putting in place the necessary infrastructure to ensure critical preparedness and capacity within the Health sector. In addition to the range of measures introduced since mid-January, the Government has maintained the importance of…

Ethiopian Airlines, has today announced the following temporary schedule adjustment to its UK flight operation. From April 1, 2020, for a period of 4 weeks, the airline has paused the 4 x weekly Manchester operation and reduced its daily operation to Heathrow to 3 x weekly (Wed/Sat/Sun).

Let us demonstrate as a nation and people that in the face of adversity, we rise to the challenge of confronting the Coronavirus, united by our responsibility to the home we call Ethiopia!

With the safety and wellbeing of Ethiopians, as well as travellers to Ethiopia, the Government’s top priority, a number of measures have been introduced as part of efforts to control the spread of coronavirus. As of 23rd March, all passengers entering Ethiopia have been subject to a 14-day mandatory quarantine.

Cycling photographer Daniel Hughes, completed a 5-day cycling tour in Ethiopia, describing the tour as “unbelievable” and “extraordinary”. Ethiopia features at the top of his list of photos that he has compiled for www.worldtogether.org where he shares some of the highlights from his recent travels.

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.