In Ethiopia, reintegration support eases the return of displaced families
As of August 2019, IOM has been providing shelter assistance to the displaced communities through the construction of 39 communal shelters and the rehabilitation of […]
Oromia region
Ethiopian, Djiboutian and Sudanese leaders inaugurate Jimma Industrial Park
JIMMA (Xinhua)– Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guellehand Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir inaugurated the Chinese-built Jimma Industrial Park in Ethiopia’s western […]
Ethiopia revokes land leases for al-Amoudi and other investors
A total of 412.6 hectares of land, that were leased to Ethio-Saudi billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi and other investors, have been returned to Addis Ababa office after […]
Women Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia Lead the Way from Poverty to Empowerment
Through a joint program on “Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women”, led by UN Women, WFP, FAO and IFAD, Ethiopian women have […]
Forecasters Say Drought May Linger in Ethiopia
Ethiopia could face more rainfall deficits, deepening a drought that has left nearly eight million of the country’s people in need of aid, forecasters say. […]
Communities Manage Ethiopia’s Forests to Improve Livelihoods, Resilience, and Shared Benefits
The government of Ethiopia, with support from the World Bank, officially launched the Oromia Forested Landscape Program to build on the successes of the Chilimo […]
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 […]
Norfund Invests in a Beef Exporter in Ethiopia
Oslo, Norway (Newswire.com)–The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) last week announced an investment of USD 7.4 million in Verde Beef Processing PLC, an […]
Ethiopian Farmers to Benefit from 20 US-Funded Service Centers
A total of 10 private entrepreneurs and 10 Ethiopian farmers’ cooperative unions will be supported through grants totaling 22 million birr to open the centers. […]