Background and key developments Military confrontations between federal and regional forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which borders both Sudan and Eritrea, led the Government to declare a State of Emergency on 4 November 2020. As the Tigray conflict enters its 10th month, the overall security and access situation remains complex and fluid, hindering effective delivery […]
Month: September 2021
NRC update on suspension of operations in Ethiopia
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is continuing dialogue with the authorities while operations remain suspended. Following the temporary suspension of NRC’s activities by authorities in Ethiopia on 30 July, NRC’s Secretary General Jan Egeland visited Addis Ababa in August for meetings with the Federal Government. “Our Secretary General held constructive discussions with senior government officials […]
Desert Locust situation update 8 September 2021
LOCUSTS IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA OVERVIEW. New reports indicate that hoppers bands are forming in eastern Amhara region of northern Ethiopia and swarms were seen in Tigray southwest of Mekele. Hopper bands are almost certainly forming in the Afar region but breeding areas cannot be accessed due to conflict. A few immature swarms persist in the hills […]
Nigeria’s debt is sustainable, but dangers loom on the horizon
The World Bank recently ranked Nigeria fifth on the list of 10 countries to which it has the highest debt exposure. Nigeria owes the International Development Association – one of the two lending arms of the World Bank – US$11.7 billion. The International Development Association lends to countries based on their relative poverty or per capita income levels, at low to […]
Meningitis outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo: WHO
A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the World Health Organization (WHO) have been supporting health authorities to deploy an initial emergency response team. More than 260 suspected cases and 129 deaths have been reported in Tshopo Province; a high case fatality ratio of 50 per cent, the UN health […]
Make mental health a priority across the board, UN chief urges
Mental health and psychosocial support must be seen as integral to all humanitarian, peacebuilding and development programmes across the UN, the Secretary-General said on Wednesday. António Guterres was speaking at a high-level event on Mental Health Interventions for Peacebuilding in Conflict and Humanitarian settings. “Vulnerability and mental health problems are part of our collective human experience and should be treated as seriously as physical health […]