Addis Ababa University (AAU) approved 2021/22 academic calendar, new MA/MSc. and PhD programs in different discipline fields and full professorship awards at Nelson Mandela Hall today, 27th of July 2021. Professor Tassew Weldehanna, President of AAU, and representatives of different colleges of the University briefed the newly introduced programs to the participants. The Senate approved: Six […]
Day: July 27, 2021
Tigray Region Humanitarian Assistance Updates
Following the Government of Ethiopia’s enactment of a unilateral humanitarian ceasefire in the Tigray region, to enable farmers to undertake the seasonal farming activities and facilitate humanitarian assistance, we are witnessing the impediment by TPLF remnants of assistance delivery to those in dire need. Prior to the June 29th 2021 enactment of a humanitarian ceasefire […]
Water Protests Roil Mideast, Alarm Region’s Governments
When the civil war erupted in Syria a decade ago, some Middle East observers and climate scientists argued drought was one of the significant drivers of the conflict. Drought in the years preceding the war caused an agricultural collapse in parts of eastern and northern Syria, forcing rural families to migrate to cities in ever […]
UN Says Armed Groups Threaten Thousands of Eritrean Refugees in Tigray
GENEVA – The UN refugee agency warns about 24,000 Eritrean refugees trapped in two camps in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray province are in great danger as fighting among armed groups escalates. Concerns are growing for the safety and wellbeing of thousands of Eritrean refugees in Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps as fighting intensifies in Tigray’s […]
Ethiopians in US Rally to Protest Inhuman Treatment of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia
(ENA) The Ethiopian Diaspora community members in the United States held a rally on Monday to protest the inhuman treatment of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia. The Ethiopian International Youth Union, established by Ethiopians living in the US, organized the rally held in front of the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Washington DC demanding the protection of […]
Japan Extends 120 Mln Birr Worth Food Assistance
(ENA) Ethiopia and Japan have signed and exchanged notes on the Grant Aid for Economic and Social Development Program (provision of rice) amounting to 120 million Birr today. Finance State Minister, Yasmin Wohabrebbi and Ito Takako, Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia have signed the agreement. Finance State Minister, Yasmin said the support is aimed at […]