Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted an Illustrated Lecture Series on Japan’s Development Experience with a theme: Education for Development in Ethiopia: Experiences and Lessons from Japan at Addis Ababa University (AAU’s) Ras Mekonnen Hall on the 27th of October 2021. YumikoYokozeki (PhD), Director at UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) and former JICA senior advisor, […]
Day: October 28, 2021
Russia Warns Turkey After Ukraine Drone Strike
ISTANBUL — Russia is warning Turkey over arms sales to Ukraine after a Turkish-made drone attacked Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine. A Kremlin spokesman has warned that Turkey’s ongoing arms sales to Ukraine threaten to destabilize the region. The warning follows Kyiv’s release of the video Tuesday showing a Turkish-made drone used for the first time […]
Rwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants: what’s known so far
The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has been the subject of much concern and hand-wringing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has become a particularly hot topic because of the gravely unequal access to COVID-19 vaccines between developed and developing countries. Africa has limited capacity for vaccines production. Only Tunisia, Senegal, Egypt, Ethiopia, […]
Amid Grim Humanitarian Situation in Syria, Special Envoy, Briefing Security Council, Says Constitutional Committee Must Continue its Work with Urgency, Purpose
Amid a dire and worsening humanitarian and security situation, constructive diplomacy is urgently needed to help save lives and bring the 10‑year‑long conflict in Syria to an end, the Secretary‑General’s Special Envoy for that country told the Security Council today, as speakers expressed disappointment that the much‑anticipated negotiations geared towards drafting a fresh constitution appeared […]
Ministry Exerting Efforts to Minimize Post Harvest Loss
Efforts are underway to minimize post-harvest loss, Agriculture and Horticulture State Minister Meles Mekonnen said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, State Minister Meles said the government is undertaking comprehensive measures towards reducing the existing post-harvest loss. He added that minimizing the post-harvest loss is not different from increasing productivity. Meles noted that the government […]
Terror in Tigray – The Ethiopian Refugee Crisis
TERROR IN TIGRAY – THE ETHIOPIAN REFUGEE CRISIS TRT: 25:33 Topic Banner: Director/Reporter: Heather Murdock Supervising Editor: Elizabeth Arrott Supervising Producer/Video Editor: Jacquelyn De Phillips Animation: Brian Williamson Director of Photography: Yan Boechat Map: Um Rakouba Camp, Sudan; Tigray, Ethiopia Main characters: 5 females; 6 males)) ((MUSIC/NATS)) ((VO)) What would it take for you to […]