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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:26:58 GMT
Environmental Groups Warn of Destruction in Tigray
[VOA] Kombolcha, Ethiopia -- A British environmental group warns the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region is driving deforestation. It says blockades limiting fuel and aid to the region have forced Tigrayans to chop down trees, worsening food shortages in...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:48:52 GMT
Ethiopian Peacekeepers in Sudan Apply for Asylum Due to Tigrayan Background - Official
[RFI] A group of some 550 Ethiopian United Nations peacekeepers working in Sudan have claimed asylum due to their Tigrayan background, an official working in the area of refugee response told Reuters newswire.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:56:49 GMT
Ethiopia Arrests Four Over Hotel Bomb Attack
[Shabelle] Ethiopian authorities have arrested four suspects in connection with the Sunday bomb attack at a hotel in the historic city of Harar.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:27:33 GMT
War in Ukraine Compounds Food Crisis
[DW] Exploding food prices are driving hunger and poverty, particularly in Ethiopia. Aid organizations say they have had to cut food rations in half for even the most needy.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:52:58 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines Signs MOU With 2 Organisations On Maintenance Services
[Ghanaian Times] Ethiopian Airlines, UTD Aviation Solutions and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) services in pursuance to t...

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:48:43 GMT
A Pop-Up Market Empowers Refugees From Ethiopia in South Sudan
[WFP] Markets come in all shapes and sizes, from traditional set-ups to online farmers markets. In South Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) has rolled out a 'retail in a box' pop-up initiative in Gorom refugee camp that is spurring on local busine...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:01:20 GMT
'This Is the Worst Drought in Forty Years' - Millions At Risk From Failed Rains
[UN News] Ethiopia's eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, which is worsening the already deteriorating humanitarian situation for around 3.5 million people, more than half the local population.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:00:42 GMT
How Ethiopia Improved the Quality of Maternal Care Through the Strengthening of Midwifery Training
[Nigeria Health Watch] The thrill and anticipation of becoming a new mother is universal and the life of every pregnant woman matters. No woman should lose her life, because she is giving life, no matter where she lives and regardless of her income. ...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:14:39 GMT
Konso Zone and Segen Woreda Admins, Security Officials Discuss Ways to Tackle Ongoing Security Crisis in Segen
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Local administrative and security officials drawn from Konso Zone and Segen Woreda in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state met on Saturday 23 April to discuss and outline joint plans to so...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:13:32 GMT
Ministry Allocates 338 Million ETB for Drought-Affected Areas in Somali Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands announced that it has allocated 388 million ETB for the rehabilitation of areas affected by drought in the Somali region.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:41:54 GMT
Combined Drought and Conflict to Be 'Catastrophic' - World Food Programme
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- The Horn of Africa is suffering a historic drought that the U.N. says could result in starvation for as many as 20 million people. In Ethiopia, more than seven million people are already short of something to eat, suffering compo...

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:51:10 GMT
Administrator Samantha Power Meets With Ethiopian Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide
[USAID] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif:

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:24:38 GMT
National Security Council Classifies Ethiopia's "Enemies" Into Three Categories
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Security Council, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and comprised of senior army, police and intelligence officials, as well as regional state presidents, among others, met and discussed yesterday about th...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 06:29:23 GMT
Young Crochet Genius Giving Back to His Community in Ethiopia
[Africa Renewal] Jonah Larson, 14 is funding a science lab, a library, and plans more to come

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:00:15 GMT
KenGen Completes Drilling the Seventh Geothermal Well in Ethiopia
[Capital FM] Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has completed drilling of the seventh geothermal well in Ethiopia further bolstering the company's renewable energy footprint in the Horn of Africa.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:55:41 GMT
Ombudsman Reports Atrocities, Infrastructure Destruction in Afar, Amhara Regions
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman (EIO) reported massacres and severe infrastructural destruction, in the Amhara and Afar regional states. The survey was conducted in seven zones of Amhara and two zones of Afa...

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:00:12 GMT
OLF Members, ONN Journalists Charged With Attempts to Dismantle Govt
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- 14 members of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and three journalists of Oromia News Network (ONN), was today arraigned at Oromia Supreme Court located in Addis Abeba.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:01:18 GMT
East Showa Zone Reports Burning of Ambulance Vehicle
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The East Showa zone administration stated that an ambulance vehicle was burnt down by 'extremist Amhara forces' calling themselves 'Fano'. The ambulance with a total of four passengers was en route from Gursum woreda o...

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:00:44 GMT
Two Cooperative Unions Kick Off Gold Mining Activities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Two cooperative unions in Lehayite Kebele, Karat Woreda, in Konso Zone of the Southern Nations Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state kicked off gold mining activities on 20 April with some 100 unemployed you...

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:56:55 GMT
Govt Not Barring Eritrean Nationals From Leaving Ethiopia: MoFA
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- "The Ethiopian government will cautiously examine the case of Eritrean passport holders with foreign visas, who complained of being barred from leaving Ethiopia, the Spokesperson of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Af...

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:56:10 GMT
Ethiopia Conducts Measles Vaccination Campaign to Respond to an Outbreak in Three Regions
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A measles vaccination campaign was conducted in Ethiopia from February to March 2022 in SNNP, Somali and Oromia regions targeting more than half a million children aged between 6 months to 10 years. The campaign aimed ...

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:54:33 GMT
Professor Suggests Zigba as Country's National Tree
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- On 9 April 2022, Professor Emeritus Legesse Negash, from Addis Abeba University proposed the evergreen native tree, Podocarpus falcatus (Zigba in Amharic; Birbirssa in Afaan Oromo), as Ethiopia's National Tree. He shar...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 05:47:53 GMT
65% of People in North-East Tigray Facing Extreme Food Insecurity - UN
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In Irob woreda, in north eastern Tigray, "reports indicate over 33,000 people (65 per cent of the woreda population) are facing extreme food insecurity and have received limited assistance," the UNOCHA said.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:53:09 GMT
Ethiopians Line Up At Russian Embassy As Officials Deny Recruitment Effort
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Hundreds of Ethiopians reportedly have been been lined up for days outside the Russian embassy in Addis Ababa this week in hopes of being recruited to fight for Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine. But the embassy has dismissed cla...

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:20:08 GMT
Humanitarian Truce in Tigray Is At Stake
[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- Hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans are dying of hunger. The humanitarian truce that began on March 24 is already at stake. The government has allowed only one aid convoy to enter Tigray, the first since mid-December 202...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 05:45:56 GMT
Kefi Gold Raises £8mln to Boost Security Arrangements At Tulu Kapi Ahead of Start of Construction
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- KEFI Gold and Copper announced that it was able to raise 8 million GBP 'through firm and conditional placings at 0.8p'. KEFI remarked that the raised sum would go towards consolidating security ahead of the start of it...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 05:45:12 GMT
Borana Zone Administration to Prosecute Individuals Engaged in Stealing Aid
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The administration of the Borana zone told the regional broadcaster that it has arrested and taken several measures against 56 individuals for allegedly stealing aid intended for drought relief. The administration adde...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 05:44:22 GMT
First Innovation and Tech Talent Institute in Burayu to Start Accepting Students in Next Academic Year
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's first ever Innovation and Technology Talent Development Institute, which is located in Burayu, in Oromia Regional State Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, and is under construction, will start accepting stud...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 07:27:48 GMT
Conflict Resurfaces in Amhara Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Renewed violence in the Oromo and North Showa zones in the Amhara region claimed the lives of about a dozen people and displaced many reports said. Residents of Jille Dumuga woreda of the region's Oromo Special zone to...

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:31:32 GMT
Close to 37,000 Newly Displaced Civilians in Urgent Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Konso Zone, SNNP State
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Intercommunal violence that erupted in Konso zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) region in southern Ethiopia led to a new wave of displacement. About 37,000 people were displaced from 10 Kebeles ...



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