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 ********************************************** #Ethiopia: 34 volunteers drawn from "Project Hope" program joined the Ministry of Health to help its efforts to contain #COVID19. These graduates of d/t univ's will help health centers in contact tracing, logistics support & machine repairs, among others https://t.co/4WYJkspHyl https://t.co/gEzhdVwLPb

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

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @HornDiplomat: BREAKING : #Djibouti records 53 new #COVID__19 cases and Three Deaths, bringing the total confirmed cases to 4,331. The new cases were reported out of 998 laboratory tests. Djibouti has conducted a total of 37,495 COVID-19 tests so far with 34 deaths & 2,139 recoveries. https://t.co/ZALpgv4snx

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Somaliland tells #Somalia to keep off DP World work at #Berbera Port https://t.co/4rwsixzPuu "The gov't of Somaliland is disturbed by comments from FM of Somalia accusing our dev't partners #Dubai Port World of endangering “Stability” in Somalia & interfering with the country.”

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** News Alert: African Dev't Bank gives $1.2 m for #Ethiopia-#Sudan railway study https://t.co/2CMrefV50V The railway line will link #AddisAbeba & #Khartoum, with an extension to Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The route, agreed by both govs, stretches 1,522 km b/n A. Abeba & Port Sudan

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @PMEthiopia: “#Ethiopia does not have a history of causing harm to others nor are we interested now in harming others. Our need is only one - to develop and prosper. And to remove our people from the grips of poverty.” - Abiy Ahmed https://t.co/V8hMXR6QYH