Mobile money: Where Ethiopia leads Europe
Apart from a few countries where mobile banking (or mobile money) has taken hold, the continent still relies heavily on cash payments. M-Birr aims to […]
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Weather forecasts help Ethiopian herders, farmers fight climate extremes
Fighting climate extremes using weather information: Automatic weather stations which supply weather data to help herders and farmers predict the availability of water and grass […]
USAID Launches $181 Million in Activities to Help Prevent Maternal and Child Deaths in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (U.S. Embassy Ethiopia)–The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officially launched a suite of four activities to address preventable maternal and child deaths in […]
World Bank, with $600 Million IDA Fund, to Help Ethiopia Build a National Safety Net System as a More Effective Response to Droughts
Run by the Ethiopian government, the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) pools money from 11 donors, including $600 million of World Bank Group IDA funds. […]
Djibouti Opens New Port for Ethiopia Potash Exports
DJIBOUTI (Reuters)–Djibouti on Thursday (June 15) inaugurated a new port that will serve as the main gateway for potash exports from neighboring Ethiopia, the second […]
Ethiopia Intensifies Efforts to Battle the Fall Armyworm
In collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other development partners, the Government of Ethiopia has intensified efforts to […]
Addis Ababa Shows Ethiopia as a Land of Contrasts
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia as well as the seat of the African Union Commission, is a booming, cosmopolitan city in the heart of […]
New EU Funding Will Provide Essential Nutrition Treatment for 130,000 Children under the Age of Five in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (UNICEF Ethiopia)–The European Union (EU) has given €3 million in humanitarian funds to support UNICEF’s emergency interventions in Ethiopia. The new grant […]
Ethiopia: HPR Urges Tendaho Sugar Factory to Enter into Production
Even if its construction is 100% completed, Tendaho Sugar Factory has not yet started production due to the shortage of sugarcane and has been paying […]
Haramaya University Hosted International Conference on Enhancing Pastoralists Livelihood and Resilience
Haramaya University’s Pastoralist Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) Project hosted an International Conference on Enhancing Pastoralists Livelihood and Resilience through Market Expansion from March 17-18, […]