On October 25, the military overthrew the transitional civilian government and placed Prime Minister Hamdok under house arrest. In response, the USA suspended 700 million USD in economic support, and the World Bank paused economic support-valued at over 2 billion USD- and stopped processing any new operations. The removal of economic support is likely to […]
Month: November 2021
COP26 Final Hours: Don’t forget people caught up in crisis
With the final hours of negotiations at COP26 underway, the IRC is urging world leaders to prevent catastrophic levels of emissions and to support the poorest countries to adapt to the immediate consequences of climate change, already playing out in places where the IRC works. The draft text from COP26 which was released yesterday […]
LONGi Founder and President Li Zhenguo addresses APEC CEO Summit
XI’AN, China, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Li Zhenguo, founder and president of the world leading solar technology company LONGi, has addressed the 2021 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via online video, also taking part in a virtual roundtable discussion with other business leaders on the topic of “The Future of Energy”, mainly focusing […]
IOM Northern Ethiopia response: 25 October – 7 November 2021
IOM’s multi-sectoral response in northern Ethiopia was initiated in November 2020, with quick actions taken to support conflict-affected populations in collective displacement sites and host communities. Since then, IOM has significantly scaled up its response in Tigray, Amhara, and Afar regions and provided over 1,023,000 instances of multi-sectoral assistance to people in need in 2021 […]
Haramaya University Holds Graduation Ceremony
Haramaya University conducted the 66th round of students’ graduation ceremony on October 30, 2021 at the University’s Academy of Sports Sciences. A total of 4,075 students, who were able to conclude their courses in different fields of study, made it to the graduation. According to Prof. Mengitu Urge, Vice President for Academic Affairs, the University […]
AAU Donates Food and Non-food Items to War Victims
Addis Ababa University (AAU) donated food and non-food items to war victims displaced in Northern Ethiopia in attendance of the President and other senior officials of the University with a dispatching ceremony held at Sidist Kilo Main Campus on the 11th of November 2021. As Professor Tassew Weldehanna, President of AAU, stated during the dispatch, the […]