Ethiopia
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:32:23 GMTChild Refugees Seen At Risk of Exploitation in Sudan
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Tracing their family members is complicated by camp relocations and lack of access to conflict-hit Tigray region, aid workers say
Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:57:15 GMTWater Crisis Extends Beyond Impact of Ethiopia's Nile Dam
[African Arguments] The long negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the terms under which the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be filled and operated have shown little sign so far of agreement.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:46:23 GMTReviving Ethiopia's Struggling Leather Industries
[Ethiopian Herald] The second Growth and Transformation Plan targeted that by the end of the plan, Ethiopia would earn one billion USD from the leather and leather products export. But due to scarcity of hard currency for importing spare parts and ch...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:27:10 GMTSafe Access and Swift Action Needed for Refugees in Tigray
[UN News] The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, including its impact on Eritrean refugees hosted there.
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:59:30 GMTInsecurity and Bureaucracy Hampering Aid to Ethiopia's Tigray Region
[UN News] Nearly three months after the start of conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, hundreds of thousands of people have yet to receive assistance, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, citing information from its humanitarian coordination age...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:23:59 GMTTensions Between Sudan and Ethiopia Escalate Further
[Radio Dabanga] El Gedaref / Khartoum -- Tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia over border issues are escalating after an Ethiopian military aircraft entered eastern Sudanese airspace yesterday. Politicians call for the expulsion of the Ethiopian ambas...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:08:13 GMTA Not So Merry Market
[Addis Fortune] Markets around the city are normally vibrant and crowded in the days leading up to a holiday, but things seem uncharacteristically quiet on that front this Ethiopian Christmas. The global pandemic, the bout of instability that has gri...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:06:04 GMTA Partial View of the Humanitarian Fallout Emerges in Tigray
[The New Humanitarian] Geneva -- 'Food supplies are very limited, widespread looting is reported and insecurity is high.'
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:51:33 GMTAs a Tigrayan, My Bond With Ethiopia Feels Beyond Repair
[African Arguments] We're told the war is not with ordinary Tigrayans. Yet as thousands suffer and our compatriots remain silent, that's how it feels.
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:17:57 GMTNew Attacks At the Ethiopian Border in Eastern Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] El Fashaga / El Gedaref -- Five women and a child were killed in an attack by Ethiopian gunmen on a village in eastern Sudan's El Gedaref yesterday. In another attack by Ethiopian armed forces, aimed at Sudanese armed forces, civillia...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:15:25 GMTLong Serving, Founding Head Departs Ata
[Addis Fortune] The founding head of the Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) has resigned from office on January 8, 2021. Khalid Bomba believes it is time to move on, allowing leadership to transition to a local team.
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:14:17 GMTProviding Assistance to People in Ethiopia and Sudan in Wake of Tigray Violence
[MSF] Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia after fighting broke out in early November 2020, according to OCHA.ReliefWeb - Ethiopia - Tigray Region Humanitarian Update Situatio...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:13:10 GMTSudanese Armed Forces Inflaming Border Situation - FA Spokesperson
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Sudanese armed forces have been inflaming the border situation despite Ethiopia's magnanimous and tolerant attitude to settle the issues peacefully, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Dina Mufti said.
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:11:57 GMTEthiopia Holds Successful Coffee Promotion Webinar
[Ethiopian Herald] The Embassy of Ethiopia in France, in collaboration with stakeholders, conducted a virtual Ethiopian Coffee Promotion Meeting yesterday.
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:11:14 GMTEthiopia Still Prioritizes Diplomatic Means to Ethio-Sudan Border Skirmish
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia as an ancient state still maintains its position to handle the Ethio-Sudan border skirmishes peacefully with a diplomatic approach despite the Sudanese side's continuing military buildup in the disputed area, Ministry of F...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:10:09 GMT'Junta's Tops Arrest Is Double Victory to Tigray People'
[Ethiopian Herald] The arrest of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) Junta's mastermind Sibhat Nega imparts a clear lesson that it is impossible for oppressors to live peacefully as they face justice in the end, said a member of Tigray State ...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:07:46 GMTLetter of Concern From Alatyon General Hospital On CT-Scan Handed to the Hospital By Ethio Lease
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Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:06:26 GMTDiversifying Export Earners Via Horticulture Sector Competitiveness
[Ethiopian Herald] The higher management of the Ministry of Agriculture and other stakeholders recently held discussion on options of expanding the horticulture investment and the national project of boosting avocado production in areas with potentia...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:04:07 GMTNile Dam Talks Stall Again As Countries Disagree On AU Experts' Role
[East African] The African Union brokered negotiations over Ethiopia's Nile dam project ended without a breakthrough at the weekend as the three countries disagreed on the role of experts.
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:17:14 GMTNot to Undo Abiy Ahmed's Pledge for Credible National Elections
[Addis Fortune] There is something curious about elections that have been conducted in Ethiopia since the mid-1990s. Unlike the previous eras when they were held - the earliest elections being six decades back - they were supposed to take place upon ...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:09:22 GMTEthiopia to Attain Wheat Import Substitution Soon
[Ethiopian Herald] The summer wheat irrigation projects undergone in 12 woredas of Amhara state and 21 woredas of Oromia state are expected to realize import substitution soon, said Ministry of Agriculture.
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:09:42 GMTEthiopia Conducts a Reactive Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign to Protect Communities Around an Affected District
[WHO] A yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting 700 000 people in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) and Oromia regions was conducted in November 2020, achieving 93% of the target. The campaign aimed to stop the spread of an outbr...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:07:23 GMTPatent Right Encourages Innovation
[Ethiopian Herald] Besides the legal aspect, patent rights have an important role in boosting productivity by giving confidence for innovators and hence encouraging innovation. Patent rights give confidence to innovators to pursue new ones and come u...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:57:11 GMTWill the Ten-Year Development Plan Foster Quality Growth Unlike Paper Tiger Ones?
[Ethiopian Herald] Over the years, Ethiopia has been effectuating long-term economic plans that brought socioeconomic improvements in the country. But these consecutive development schemes have failed to bring tangible changes in the lives of the peo...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:24:26 GMTEthiopian Dam Negotiations in Deadlock
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A digital meeting of the Sudanese, Egyptian and Ethiopian ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources yesterday failed to reach agreement on a formula to continue negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:16:10 GMTOromia Bank Reaps Profit From Investments
[Addis Fortune] Aided by investment income, Oromia International Bank, one of the mid-sized commercial banks, netted 860.5 million Br in profits during the past fiscal year. Its profit posted a 15pc expansion from the previous year.
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:08:24 GMTCardinal Souraphiel Calls for Solidarity With Displaced People
[CISA] Addis Ababa -- The President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ethiopia and Archbishop of Addis Ababa Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel has urged the government and its people to show solidarity with those affected by conflicts in t...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:34:31 GMTVery Difficult to Participate in Polls Under Current Conditions - Oromo Federalist Congress
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Opposition party Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) has released yet another statement last night saying that the party will find it "very difficult" to participate in the coming general elections scheduled to take place ...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:31:08 GMTMinistry to Establish Language Research Authority
[Ethiopian Herald] Various efforts have been undertaken to establish the first language research authority to develop and administer the language resources in the country, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced.
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:25:00 GMTEthiopia Urges Sudan to Withdraw Army From Occupied Territories
[Nation] Ethiopia's Border Affairs Committee (EBAC) has urged Sudan to urgently pull its forces from forcibly occupied "Ethiopian territories".