The 2019 Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan was formally launched
During the launching of the 2019 Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan, it was reported that US$ 1.3 billion required to address food and non-food needs of […]
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United States provides over USD $4 million in new medical equipment and medicines for developing regions of Ethiopia
“Transform: Health in Developing Regions” supports public sector primary care in pastoral areas, many of which have fragile health systems and are prone to natural […]
CRS steps up as millions in Ethiopia displaced by flooding, ethnic violence
ADDIS ABABA (Catholic News Agency/Crux)– With millions of Ethiopians forced out of their homes, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is working with the local Catholic Church […]
Ethiopia to issue bid for six solar power projects costing close to USD 800 million
Feasibility studies for all the seven hydropower, six solar power and three road projects were conducted and both local and international companies invited to bid […]
Nearly 36 million children in Ethiopia are poor and lack access to basic social services, a new report reveals
The analysis, UNICEF Ethiopia jointly conducted with relevant government partners, reveals that 88 per cent or 36.2 million children are multi-dimensionally poor, defined as a […]
Mosquito known to transmit malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time
Anopheles stephensi Liston mosquito is a major malaria vector with a geographical range from the Middle East through the Indian subcontinent and China. WACO, TX […]
African Development Bank Group approves US$123 million grant for Ethiopia’s Basic Services Transformation Program
The Basic Services Transformation Program Supplementary Financing was developed jointly by the African Development Fund and the Government of Ethiopia, in close consultation with key […]
VIDEO: Mobile money revolution hits Ethiopia
Amid the rapid growth of mobile money services, Ethiopia’s M-Birr wants to achieve the same sort of ubiquity as Kenya’s M-Pesa, bringing financial services to […]
CBE Birr and Amole: Mobile phone-based money transfer platforms by Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and Dashen Bank
Government-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and the the leading private bank in Ethiopia, Dashen Bank, have recently launched mobile phone-based money transfer platforms called CBE […]
Ethiopia: Cradle of Culture ― UNESCO-inscribed World Heritage Sites
(Selamta Magazine)–Ethiopia boasts a wide-ranging set of scenes and sights, including nine UNESCO-inscribed ‘world heritage sites’. In 2016, Ethiopia earned a new moniker: “The Land […]