The Ethiopian government representatives, agricultural investors and local community representatives gather together in Gambella to weave together solutions to governance challenges on agricultural investment in land. The Ministry of Agriculture, Gambella Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Responsible Governance of Investment in Land Project organize a two-day multi-stakeholder dialogue forum on responsible governance of […]
Day: October 27, 2021
Africa Digital Summit Underway in Addis Ababa
The annual Innovation Africa Digital Summit that focuses on accelerating national ICT agendas, supporting African countries as they look to improve ICT maturity rankings, and laying foundations for achieving Sustainable Development Goals is underway here in Addis Ababa. Opening the two-day summit, Innovation and Technology Minister Belete Mola said Ethiopia is working to transform its […]
Ustath Jemal Correcting, Clarifying Distorted Information of Arabs about GERD, Nile River
The President of Kings of Abbay Media and Vice Chairperson of Ethiopian Center for Peace and Progress, Ustath Jemal Beshir said activities have been underway to correct the distorted information of the Arab world on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Ustath Jemal, who has been actively engaged in informing both the Arab and Ethiopian audiences […]
Assistant to the Administrator Sarah Charles’ trip to Ethiopia
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif: USAID Assistant to the Administrator (AtA) Sarah Charles traveled to Ethiopia October 20-23 to meet with humanitarian partners providing aid to northern Ethiopia, government officials, other humanitarian donors, and Ethiopians who have been affected by the nearly one-year conflict. Accompanying U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Geeta Pasi, AtA […]
East Africa Food Security Alert: October 27, 2021
Worsening drought threatens Horn of Africa as conflict-driven emergency persists in northern Ethiopia The Horn of Africa region faces its third consecutive belowaverage rainfall season since late 2020, which will likely intensify ongoing drought and significantly worsen food insecurity through at least mid-2022. Multiple regional and global forecast models concur that October to December (OND) […]
Somalia and COVID-19: how we used satellite data to track the toll of the pandemic
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been well documented in high-income countries, much less is known about its impact on low-income and conflict-affected countries where there are significant challenges in information generation and dissemination. Somalia is one of these countries. It has been battered by a series of large-scale humanitarian emergencies, epidemics and population displacements. These crises […]