NRC: Highest number of people displaced since World War II – Ethiopia tops list
Extreme levels of new displacement brought on by internal conflict have put immense strain on Ethiopia, now the country has an estimated 3.2 million displaced […]
Politics
U.S. should acknowledge critical challenges for Ethiopia’s transition
The Unites States and others ought to be more ambitious in finding new ways to support the resilience of governing institutions, mechanisms for reconciling longstanding […]
‘Ethiopia can be starting point for Africa investment’ Ethiopian Ambassador to Korea Shiferaw Shigute
Ethiopian Ambassador to Korea Shiferaw Shigute Wolassa presented his letter of credentials to Korean President Moon Jae-in in March 2019. By Yi Whan-woo (The Korea […]
To meet its climate resilience and mitigation goals, Ethiopia gets a $500 million grant from the World Bank
The Climate Action through Landscape Management (CALM) Program approved on 13th June 2019 will help finance Ethiopia’s Sustainable Land Management (SLM) initiatives. WASHINGTON, D.C. (World […]
Ethiopia postpones national census, again, due to security concerns
Both Houses of Federation and Peoples’ Representatives voted to delay the national census by a year, due to an upsurge in ethnic conflicts that has […]
Ethiopia: Restoring the livelihood of communities displaced by conflict
The ethnic violence that occurred along Oromo-Somali region of Ethiopia left 700,000 people displaced, according to official figure. (ICRC) – “We fled with nothing but […]
President Luca Jahier visits Ethiopia to bring EESC’s support to local civil society and discuss EU’s strategy in Africa
ADDIS ABABA (European Union) – A delegation of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), composed of President Luca Jahier, Jaroslaw Mulewicz (Chair of EESC […]
Betty G applauds refugees’ contribution to local development in Somali Region
ADDIS ABABA (UNHCR Ethiopia) – Ethiopian singer and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s, supporter Betty G recently visited Melkadida in Ethiopia’s Somali Region where she […]
Ethiopia gets USD350 million support from WB to improve the livelihoods and resilience of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists
World Bank approved $350 million in support of the Ethiopia government’s efforts to improve the livelihoods and resilience of 2.5 million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists. WASHINGTON, D.C. […]
EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa approved close to €100 to support the most vulnerable communities in the Horn of Africa
The nearly €100 million that the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa has approved will support vulnerable communities, contributing therefore directly to that peace and stability. […]