Ethiopia

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:53:53 GMT
UN Raises U.S.$600 Million for Ethiopia, Falls Short of Target
[DW] A UN-led event to secure donations to address Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis fell short of its $1 billion target. The East African country has been hit by conflict and extreme weather in recent years.

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:19:50 GMT
Council of Ministers Unanimously Approves Draft Transitional Justice Policy
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Council of Ministers, in its meeting today, unanimously approved the draft Transitional Justice Policy after it "discussed and added additional input" to the draft.

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:56:25 GMT
UN Falls Short of Billion-Dollar Pledge to Tackle Ethiopia's Hunger Crisis
[RFI] A UN donor conference held in Geneva had hoped to raise significant pledges towards a $1 billion target (€940 million) to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia over the next three months. However pledges fell short at...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:09:35 GMT
Religious Fathers Have More Serious Calling to Teach People to Live Together - Kenya Inter-Religious Council Head
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- There is a more serious calling now for religious fathers to teach about other people and how we can live together, the Executive Director of Inter-Religious Council of Kenya Abdirahman Ismail told ENA on the side lines of the Se...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:08:16 GMT
Golden Ambitions - War Legacy Impedes Tigray's Gold Mining Revival
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- For centuries, the art of gold mining has thrived in the lowlands of Western, Northwestern, and Central Tigray, where the riches of metallic minerals within the Precambrian basement rocks have beckoned generations of p...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:50:51 GMT
Geneva Conference Raises Nearly $630 Million for Ethiopia's Humanitarian Needs
[VOA] Geneva -- A high-level pledging conference in Geneva co-sponsored by Ethiopia, Britain and the United Nations received $628.9 million in pledges to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance for millions of Ethiopians suffering from the ill eff...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:52:02 GMT
WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia - 16 April 2024
[WHO] Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends,

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:13:17 GMT
Government and International Partners Meet in Geneva to Boost Humanitarian Funding
[OCHA] With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country's UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 re...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:28:18 GMT
An Overview of Ethiopia's First Digital Education Strategy
[Mastercard Foundation] Every month, stakeholders such as policymakers, EdTech entrepreneurs, teachers, and parents come together to discuss the intersection of education and technology at the EdTech Mondays Radio Show.

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:57:36 GMT
Is Burn Care System in Ethiopia Adequate to Treat Severe Acid Burns?
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In recent weeks, social media has been abuzz with the harrowing stories of two Ethiopians who suffered devastating acid burns. One of them, Ayantu, a mother of two from Harar, endured a horrific attack when her husband...

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:20:36 GMT
Geneva Conference Pledges $630 Million in Life-Saving Help for Ethiopia
[UN News] Ethiopia's international partners convened in Geneva on Tuesday to address the urgent need for increased humanitarian funding for the crisis-hit country, pledging a total of almost $630 million.

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:29:22 GMT
Gov Namadi Leads Jigawa Delegation to Ethiopia On Wheat Farming Study Tour
[Premium Times] Jigawa is currently the foremost wheat producing state in Nigeria, significantly contributing to the nation's agricultural sector and food security, and the study tour is expected to open opportunities for the state

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:01:12 GMT
Funding Crisis Threatens Aid for Nearly 1 Million Refugees in Ethiopia
[UNHCR] On 20 March, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ethiopia, the Government of Ethiopia's Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) and over 130 partners, including UN agencies, government ministries, national and international NGOs, refugees, and the p...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:41:50 GMT
Ethiopian Electric Utility, Huawei Sign MOU to Provide Alternative Electricity to Communities in Off-Grid Areas
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The summit also brought together government officials from Ethiopian Electric Utility, Ethiopian Electric Power, Petroleum and Energy Authority alongside private sector players

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:08:55 GMT
Killing of Politician From Ethiopia's Oromia Region Sparks Fear of Unrest
[RFI] In Ethiopia, the killing of a senior politician from the Oromo Liberation Front has already led to protests and is likely to aggravate tensions in Oromia, the country's largest and most populous region. At the same time, all parties agree that ...

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:54:51 GMT
Chebet's Boston Hatrick Dream Shattered As Ethiopia's Lemma Wins
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Evans Chebet's dream of becoming the first man since Robert Cheruiyot in 2008 to win the Boston Marathon three times in a row was shattered, as the defending champion settled for third place, clocking 2:07:22 in a race won by ...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:34:19 GMT
Citizen-Oriented Diplomacy in Making
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopian migrants seeking employment opportunities in Saudi Arabia and some other Arab countries often face harsh realities, as exemplified by the story of Fatuma Said who spent five years there working as a housekeeper. Fatuma fo...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:34:19 GMT
College Graduates 300 Health Professionals
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis commits to quality health delivery

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:34:18 GMT
No Place for Ethnocentric Political Nihilists in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is a country populated by religious communities that respect their religious and social orders and moral values. These discipline of the people have helped the nation to exist throughout the millennia as one of the ancient...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:34:17 GMT
Dialogue Is the Best Way Out
[Ethiopian Herald] "United we stand and divided we fall,"goes the adage.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:34:16 GMT
Ethiopia's Response to Water Hyacinth
[Ethiopian Herald] In spite of the national endeavor to remove water hyacinth from some lakes, Ethiopia is still experiencing the impacts of the ever expanding invasive weed on its water bodies. The Water hyacinth locally known as Enboch has undergon...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:34:15 GMT
Time for Fixing Perpetual Peace
[Ethiopian Herald] No one can argue against the principle that no peace no life, as opposed to the maxim pronounced by conflict entrepreneurs, no conflict no life. What a paradox scenario people across the globe have been exercising! Unequivocally, p...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:34:12 GMT
Ethiopia Launches Three Agricultural Strategies
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) launched yesterday three national strategies that are said to significantly contribute to Ethiopia's food system transformation.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:34:12 GMT
Academy Allots 10 Percent Enrollment to Autistic Students - Marks World Autism Day
[Ethiopian Herald] With a view to discharging corporate social responsibility, Champions Academy said every year it has allocated a 10 percent enrollment for autistic students and help them to lead successful and productive lives.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:34:11 GMT
Farmers in Central Ethiopian State Boosting Wheat Production Using Irrigation
[Ethiopian Herald] The summer irrigation wheat program in Ethiopia is an important agricultural initiative aimed at increasing wheat production during the summer season. Ethiopia's predominantly rain-fed agriculture faces challenges in meeting the gr...

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:18:26 GMT
Police Confirm 13 Arrests Linked to Bate Urgessa's Murder
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The East Shewa Police Directorate has announced the arrest of 13 suspects in connection with the murder of Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Political Officer Bate Urgessa.

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:10:49 GMT
Merawi Killings Should Be Independently Investigated
[AI London] African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate killings of civilians by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in Merawi town, Amhara region, after fighting with Fano militias on 29 January, as war crimes of murder...

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:56:10 GMT
Ethiopia Set to Join EAC, Pushing Bloc Population to 420 Million
[Business Day Africa] Ethiopia is on the brink of becoming the newest member state of the East Africa Community (EAC), a development that will augment the population within the regional bloc to 420 million people, thereby expanding the total number o...

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:38:15 GMT
U.S. Senator Calls for Investigation into Killing of Opposition Member
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has called for an impartial investigation into the recent killing of Bate Urgessa, a political officer with the opposition Oromo Liberation Fron...

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:58:27 GMT
Pretoria Accord Files Positive Progress Amidst Challenges
[Ethiopian Herald] The brutal and devastating two-year war between the federal government of Ethiopia and the Tigray Liberation Front (TPLF) has concluded with the signing of an AU-brokered peace deal in Pretoria, South Africa. The two warring partie...

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:15:59 GMT
Rights Commission Calls for Investigation Into Killing of Oppostion Member
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for prompt, impartial and full investigation into the killing of Bate Urgessa, political officer with the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) who was killed o...

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