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An independent Ethiopia based online media focusing on current affairs. Original content+daily gist of media monitoring
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addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @UNHCREthiopia: In Hilaweyn Refugee Camp, in the Somali Region, 20 young refugees joined an art initiative to express their thoughts on #Coronavirus through drawings. Thanks to @ArraEthiopia & @save_children https://t.co/w4IvRBnhSM
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @WHOAFRO: Over 187,800 confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 82,400 recoveries & 5,100 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTg https://t.co/RpELAIfORV
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** News: #Ethiopia's humanitarian support requirement revised to US$ 1.65 b targeting 16 m people, more than double the appeal in Jan. https://t.co/wKQSk9v1K6 With just $288.3 million international contribution thus far, the revised requirement faces an urgent gap of $1.36 billion
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** Visibility study of #Nairobi, #Kampala & #AddisAbeba reveals big air pollution problems https://t.co/f88olosEKR The study period was from 1974 to 2018. We found that air pollution levels in #Nairobi increased by 182% over the study period, #Kampala by 162% & #AddisAbeba by 62%.
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia:Committee stands firmly behind decision to award Noble Peace Prize 2019 to PM Abiy https://t.co/qSV2lHSRw3 Norwegian @NobelPrize said the committee has never recognized its decision nor, as for now, has any intention to do so regarding the Peace Prize awarded to Pm Abiy https://t.co/rt19yyGzso
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addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @Ofaysal1984: ONLF distributed supplies and financial assistance to the family of the young girl who died after falling into the ditch, where her lifeless body remained for 3 days The Somali region Government has fallen on deaf ears and refused to address this issue 1/3 https://t.co/YzVZmIs55F
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @NLinEthiopia: Minister Gedu of Foreign Affairs received Ambassador Bengt van Loosdrecht this morning, who is leaving Ethiopia after four years. He feels privileged, having witnessed historical developments in Ethiopia. NL and Ethiopia have consolidated their relations, in aid and in trade. https://t.co/GJ6Cc2MTpB
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @Refugees: 👵🏿👴🏾 There are over half a million older refugees in Africa 👴🏿👵🏾 Here’s how we’re protecting them from COVID-19 ⬇️ https://t.co/FwESS5AAZp
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia Looks to Its Airline for an Exports Boost https://t.co/xrOxMFoXlN From distributing Jack Ma’s virus-related donations across the continent, the carrier went on to airlift stranded cargo from across the region as well as more of its own produce. @flyethiopian
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #COVID19Ethiopia: 5 more people died of #COVID19 as #Ethiopia sees yet another spike in 24 hrs with 190 people who tested +ve for the virus *Total # reported y'day revised to 126 from 136 after lab results for 10 patients were found to be follow up tests *Total # now is 2,336 https://t.co/w12kIYxlff
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @mfaethiopia: During a discussion with @MaureenAAchieng @IOMEthiopia Chief of Mission, FM @GeduAndargachew expressed his appreciation to the IOM for its strong partnership with #Ethiopia on the issue of migration. Mrs. Maureen thanked the Ethiopian gov't for unyielding support to IOM. @NEBGET https://t.co/52T5xWXr8w
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** All the 5 who died are from #AddisAbeba; & 2 were identified during autopsy. 153 are identified in #AddisAbeba; 16 are from #Oromia; 10 are from #Amhara; 3 each from #Harari, #Somali and #SNNPRS, & 2 are from #Tigray regional states respectively. https://t.co/6Jtohvpa8m https://t.co/jk8x5ToyqI
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @citizentvkenya: BREAKING: 127 positive COVID-19 cases confirmed from 2,247 samples tested in the last 24 hours, Health CAS Rashid Aman says number rises to 2,989. https://t.co/t9o4eUBGkS
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia: ዲና ሙፍቲ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር ቃል አቀባይ ሆነው ዳግም ተሾሙ https://t.co/vibemM0dBT አምባሳደር ዲና ወደ ሃገር ቤት ከተጠሩት 13 አምባሳደሮች መካከል አንዱ ሲሆኑ እስከተጠሩበት ጊዜ ድረስ በግብጽ የኢ.ፌዲ.ሪ ባለሙሉሥልጣን አምባሳደርነበሩ https://t.co/1GckXFchhj
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** Why GMO acceptance in #Ethiopia could lead #Africa to embrace biotech crops https://t.co/hsgwpNjXv4 In 2015, the Ethiopian parliament opened up the country to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by loosening the safeguards built into a 2009 biosafety law. https://t.co/hQUeMYTLYP
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @Ethiopia24News: The gov't of #Tigray sends a document named "Memorandum on Averting the Looming Constitutional and Political Crisis in #Ethiopia" to more than 60 leaders of governments and other global organizations. https://t.co/FyTp83G0nH https://t.co/t420gVMRAJ https://t.co/Xxy8bU8KcO
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #BBCBreaking - #Burundi president dies of 'heart attack' at 55 The story is developing https://t.co/CTg82j1LCZ https://t.co/j55Z7QoBDI
addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @mfaethiopia: SM @mfaethiopia Tsion Teklu and other senior government officials have welcomed 259 #Ethiopia|n returnees from #Kuwait at Bole International Airport. @NEBGET https://t.co/4tctZi8B2t