Addis Abeba, March 26/2020 – The Council of Tigray Regional State announced region-wide state of emergency to prevent the possible spread of #COVID19, Tigray Mass Media Agency reported. Today’s announcement comes a day after the regional state council meet yesterday and passed the decision to declare a state of emergency …

Bileh Jelan   @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, March 25/2020 – Uncertainty surrounds Ethiopia’s 2020 general election as the country steps up its efforts to contain COVID-19 and the national electoral board faces delays in some of its operations. Sources close to the election process being undertaken by the National Electoral Board of …

Belete A. Desimmie, @adbelete, (MD, PhD), for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, March 24/2020 – Physicians and other healthcare workers have answered the internal call to action to halt the spread of COVID-19 and are doing what they have been called upon and trained to do – taking care of patients. …