Conflict and Drought Deepen Food Insecurity in Africa, Middle East – UN Agency
An estimated 7.8 million people are facing food insecurity in Ethiopia, where drought has dented crop and pasture output in southern regions of the country […]
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Ethiopia, North Korea to Step up Bilateral Ties: KCNA
Cooperation between Ethiopia and North Korea to take place in economics, politics and ‘all other fields’, state media says. By Hamish Macdonald (NK News) | A delegation […]
Ethiopia Opens $3.61 Billion Gap on Kenya’s Economy
The IMF’s latest data indicates that Ethiopia’s gross domestic product (GDP) hit $72.52 billion last year from $64.68 billion in 2015 and is expected to […]
More than One Million Children Have Fled Escalating Violence in South Sudan
JUBA/GENEVA/NAIROBI/NEW YORK (Joint Press Release)–More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the […]
Africa’s Anti-Malaria Efforts Face a New Hurdle – Drug and Insecticide Resistance
The main fear is that drug resistance in Africa will trigger the same intense transmission patterns that have been seen in South East Asia. The […]
Armyworms Ravage Crops in Southern Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s ministry of agriculture said the fall armyworms have so far damaged crops in nearly 10,700 hectares of land. Addis Ababa (Reuters)–Crop-eating caterpillars known as […]
East Africa in Need of Quality Seed Potatoes
The Highlands of East Africa include Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It is a tropical area where approximately 40% of the population lives below […]
Kenya and Ethiopia Renew IAAF World Cross Country Rivalry
At the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, a total of 557 athletes from 59 countries will face a testing course which has been fitted […]
EU Announces €165m Additional Support for Famine and Drought Affected Countries in Horn of Africa
European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica, announced a support package of €165 million to address the multiple crises in the Horn of […]
Empowering Each Other: Young People Who Sell Sex in Ethiopia
“HIV prevention programs are increasingly recognizing the different ways in which sex workers organize themselves and how they prefer to access information and services. However, […]