(ENA) Bole-Lemi Industrial Park has secured 44.5 million USD from export during the concluding Ethiopian fiscal year. Ethiopian Industrial Parks Corporation today organized a media tour to see the activities of parks in Addis Ababa. During the occasion, Bole-Lemi Industrial Park Manager, Tinsae Yimamu told journalists that the Park has secured 44.5 million USD from […]
Day: June 28, 2021
LAPSSET Enhances Trade, Logistics within the Region and Beyond: Transport Minister
(ENA) The LAPSSET corridor program will enhance trade and logistics within the east Africa region and beyond by bringing Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan closer, according to the Ministry of Transport. Lamu Port South Sudan – Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Project is an infrastructure project dedicated to interconnecting the East African countries of Kenya, Ethiopia […]
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the killing of humanitarian workers in Tigray, Ethiopia
“I am outraged at the brutal murder of three Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) humanitarian workers in Tigray, Ethiopia. Humanitarian and human rights workers are civilians and as such can never be targeted. Parties to the conflict must fully respect international human rights and humanitarian law. These shocking killings come as we continue to receive reports […]
World Vision East Africa Region Situation Report #3 | June 2021
Key Messages A deadly mix of conflict, COVID-19 and the climate crisis have pushed more than 7 million people across six countries in East Africa to the very edge of starvation. According to UN reports, approximately 108,000 people in East Africa are under catastrophic famine-conditions, a phase marked by critical acute malnutrition, starvation, destitution and […]
HINGO Forum deeply shocked over killing of MSF aid workers
Ethiopia Humanitarian International NGO Forum* (HINGO Forum) deeply shocked over the killing of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) aid workers. We are deeply shocked and most strongly condemn the circumstances leading to and the killing of aid workers Maria Hernandez, Yohannes Haleform Reda and Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael in Tigray. We condemn, in totality, this atrocity, and […]
Ethiopia’s Government Declares Unilateral Cease-fire in Tigray
Ethiopia’s government has declared a unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region as its former governing party and troops entered the regional capital, Mekelle, prompting cheers from residents. The Ethiopian government made the announcement on state media late Monday, saying the cease-fire would take effect immediately. It follows nearly eight months of conflict in the region. […]