As day breaks across Ethiopia’s Somali region, Sadiq Gedi heads out across the dried-up riverbed on a quest for an oasis in the desert. Sadiq is accompanied by four of his children, who he recently had to pull out of school because he could no longer afford the fees. As he carries a yellow jerrycan […]
Month: June 2021
AMU hosts 5th national conference on ‘Indigenous Knowledge’
Arba Minch University in association with Ministry of Culture & Tourism has hosted 5th national meet on ‘Indigenous Knowledge for National Development’ on 3rd June, 2021, at Main Campus. State Minister for Culture and Tourism, Mrs Bizunesh Meseret, many regional, zonal officials and stakeholders graced the event. Honorable Minister, Mrs Bizunesh Meseret, in her brief […]
World Environment Day: 3 things you should know about WFP, sustainability and ending hunger
Lightbulbs? Hold on, something’s off, I hear you say. That’s not the World Food Programme tagline you’ve heard before. What do lightbulbs have to do with the organization’s mission of ushering the world to end hunger by achieving peace? Well, WFP Sustainability — that’s what. Eradicating hunger, working to avert famine:that’s WFP’s mission. It’s what we do. But […]
A consultative forum for the Mojo Common Sewerage Project is underway
Work is underway to make Mojo Leather Factory City (Leather Industry Village) to improve the country’s economy and job creation through the proper use of our country’s leather resources. The project is being designed to build a world-class common wastewater treatment plant and to transform the country’s role in Africa into a leader in order […]
Department Press Briefing – June 4, 2021
MS PORTER: Good afternoon and thank you so much for joining today’s briefing. I just have one announcement at the top, and then we will resume taking questions. As a part of our continued U.S. support for the people of Afghanistan, Secretary Blinken announced today that the United States is providing more than $266 million in new […]
MoSHE and Some Public Universities launch the 2021 Green Legacy Initiative
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE), in collaboration with a coalition of four public universities in Addis Ababa and the attendance of top officials of the Ministry and leaders of the universities, have officially launched the 2021 Green Legacy Initiative at Addis Ababa Entoto Park on June, 2021. Mulu Nega (PhD), Deputy Minister […]