NAIROBI, KENYA — The U.S., France and Germany have joined other countries in urging their citizens to leave Ethiopia as fighting between federal forces and rebel groups moves closer to the capital, Addis Ababa. The U.N. has also announced evacuation flights for family members of its staff in the country. The presidents of neighboring Kenya and […]
Day: November 24, 2021
Humanitarian, Human Rights Organizations Press for Aid Access in Ethiopia
BAHIR DAR, ETHIOPIA — With a yearlong conflict taking an increasing toll in northern Ethiopia, the U.N. World Food Program, Human Rights Watch and other organizations are intensifying their appeals for combatants to halt abuses and permit the delivery of emergency aid to millions of at-risk civilians. Meanwhile, people displaced by fighting in the eastern Amhara […]
Former Finish Diplomat Urges West to Review Failed Policy on Africa
The Finnish former diplomat, Simo Parviainen said the failed policy of the West on Africa needs to be changed as soon as possible because the policy is escalating violence in countries like Ethiopia by helping insurgents. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Parviainen stated that the active participation of the US and the European Union […]
The impact of war on the health system of the Tigray region in Ethiopia: an assessment
Hailay Gesesew, Kiros Berhane, Elias S Siraj, Dawd Siraj, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Yemane Gebremariam Gebre, Samuel Aregay Gebreslassie, Fasika Amdes, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Amir Siraj, Maru Aregawi, Selome Gezahegn, Fisaha Haile Tesfay Abstract The war in Tigray region of Ethiopia that started in November 2020 and is still ongoing has brought enormous damage to the health […]
Desert Locust situation update, 24 November 2021: A few swarms in southern Ethiopia
OVERVIEW. A few small mature swarms, most likely those that arrived on the Ethiopia/Kenya border earlier this month, have concentrated in southern Ethiopia between Konso and the Kenya border where control operations are underway. There have been no further reports of locusts in Kenya and elsewhere in Ethiopia. Aerial and ground control operations continue against […]
Operational update on Ethiopia: Responding to the growing humanitarian needs amid increasingly difficult security conditions
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people throughout northern Ethiopia face increasing hardship, as fighting intensifies. At the same time, shifting frontlines and deteriorating security make access for vital humanitarian aid even more challenging. Urgent humanitarian needs continue to grow in Amhara and Afar regions, where newly displaced people desperately need assistance. Thousands of people arrive […]