Ethiopian News
Ethiopia Takes Lead in Energy Ties With Neighbors
- [Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopia is playing a leading role in creating energy ties with neighboring countries, the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) said, adding that the electricity supply to Sudan is continuing unabated.
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.
Dev't Partners Raise 628.9 Mln USD for Humanitarian Response
- [Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia's UN-backed humanitarian response plan about 3,24 bln USD
Peaceful Means Is the Only Way Out
- [Ethiopian Herald] The situation in Ethiopia is now trying but manageable if everyone is committed to ensure peace and stability as the issue itself badly requires the combined effort of all. Besides, the issue of coming up with peace, peaceful coexistence, stability should not be left solely to the government, regional states, ministries such as the Ministry of peace, organizations working on the area and so forth as the issue definitely requires the combined effort of all and peace itself knows no boundary.
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.
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 €570 million.
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 prospectors.
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 effects of conflict and climate change. It was seeking $1 billion.
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.
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 Second International Religious Institutions Conference held in Addis Ababa.
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 remains less than 5 per cent funded.
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 of eight years splashed acid on her face and back. As a result, she has lost vision in one eye and is undergoing treatment to save the sight in her other eye while also healing from severe burns on her face, arms, and back. Such incidents cast a harsh light on the state of burn care within
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,
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.
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
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 private sector, came together to sound the alarm on the unprecedented funding crisis jeopardizing assistance to nearly 1 million refugees in the country.
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 his death is a great loss for Ethiopia.
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
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 Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma.
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 found herself imprisoned for ten months due to lack of migrant documents. Her and Misbah Nasir's story sheds light on the challenges many Ethiopian migrants encounter in Arab countries.
College Graduates 300 Health Professionals
- [Ethiopian Herald] Addis commits to quality health delivery
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 nations with its own civilization and history.
Dialogue Is the Best Way Out
- [Ethiopian Herald] "United we stand and divided we fall,"goes the adage.
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 undergone a dramatic spread-outacross country's water bodies in the past 10 years. Withal, weed removal activities are yet being undertaken through preparing alien plant eradication management plan.
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, peace knows no boundary as all living things let alone human race in the universe must have peace and stable environment. Yes, peace and security has become a life blood of human beings in particular. Leading a harmonious way of life, being productive enough in all sorts of
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.
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.
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 growing demand for wheat due to limited rainfall and unpredictable weather patterns.
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 and extrajudicial executions, Amnesty International said today.
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 of countries to nine.
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.
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