NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The national switch of Mauritania GIMTEL (Groupement Interbancaire de Monétique et des Transactions Electroniques) announced the full acceptance of UnionPay cards across its entire merchant network in Mauritania. The partnership will further stimulate commerce and ultimately the economy of Mauritania. Mauritania has its abundance of natural resources, located […]
Day: November 4, 2021
UNHCR Regional Update #24: Ethiopia Emergency Situation, 2 November 2021
Key Developments ETHIOPIA The situation in northern Ethiopia continues to deteriorate as hostilities escalate. On 2 November, the Ethiopian government declared a six-month national state of emergency throughout the country with immediate effect. This follows reports that on 30 and 31 October, Tigray and Oromo forces took control of two major towns along the highway […]
Ethiopia – Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 4 Nov 2021
HIGHLIGHTS No humanitarian supplies have arrived into Tigray since 18 October. Movement of humanitarian workers in and out of Tigray by road has been denied since 28 October, while movement within Amhara and Afar regions is restricted. Lack of fuel significantly reduced life-saving operations in Northern Ethiopia, including water trucking, food distribution, nutrition, health and […]
International Investigation Needed into Abuses in Ethiopia
On Wednesday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission released a much-anticipated joint report into abuses committed in the first nine months of the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. It finds evidence of serious abuses, some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes against […]
Ethiopia: A year of darkness
USAID Assistant to the Administrator Sarah Charles recently returned from Ethiopia, where a conflict that broke out one year ago in the Tigray region continues to expand throughout northern Ethiopia. She shares five things you should know about what is now one of the most dire humanitarian crises in the world. On November 4, 2020, […]
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the situation in Ethiopia
After one year of fighting, the conflict in northern Ethiopia has further worsened and expanded, creating a devastating humanitarian crisis, undermining the territorial integrity and stability of the country and impacting the whole region. The EU is particularly worried about the recent escalation of fighting in the Amhara region and the military advances of the […]