REGIONAL OVERVIEW: SEPTEMBER 2021 A total of 875 migrants were registered at MRCs across the region in September, a 21% decrease compared to August. This brings the total registrations in 2021 to 7,531 migrants. The largest number of migrants were registered in Bossaso (228), followed by Hargeisa (188), Metema (134), Dire Dawa (119), Obock (98), […]
Month: October 2021
Food Security Alert: Action required now to mitigate the likely impacts of the forecast poor rainy season, 12 October 2021
Parts of the East Africa region, particularly eastern Kenya, southern Somalia, and certain Belg-receiving areas of Ethiopia, have already experienced two consecutive poor rainy seasons (Figures 1 and 2), resulting in below-average crop production, poor rangeland conditions, and rising cereal prices across affected areas. This is contributing to worsening food insecurity in a region already […]
United States Provides Additional Humanitarian Aid and Airlifts Relief Supplies to Help People Affected by the Crisis in Northern Ethiopia
The United States is airlifting relief supplies and providing more than $26 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help people affected by the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia. The U.S. is the largest donor of humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia, providing more than $1 billion throughout the country over the last year, including more than $663 […]
Blockchain.com Introduces Margin Trading
Investors can now trade crypto with 5X leverage in more than 150 countries LONDON, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today Blockchain.com, one of the world’s oldest and most trusted cryptocurrency platforms, launched margin trading on its Exchange. Upon launch, users can access margin with up to 5X leverage in the BTC-USD trading pair in more than […]
Zoom Named a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Meeting Solutions
Zoom Celebrates its Sixth Consecutive Year in the Leaders Quadrant SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM), today announced that analyst firm Gartner has named Zoom a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Meeting Solutions. This is the seventh time Zoom has appeared in the Gartner Magic Quadrant […]
Ethiopia National Training On The Role Of Technology And Social Media Platforms As Recruitment Tools In Terrorism Conducted
3 October 2021, Adama, Ethiopia – The IGAD Security Sector Program (IGAD SSP) successfully conducted a five days national training on “The Role of Technology and Social Media Platforms as Recruitment Tools for Terrorist Networks and the Challenges for Security Institutions” held on 28 September – 02 October 2021 in Adama, Ethiopia. One of the […]