ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In a joint effort to build clean water facilities for schools in the Ethiopian capital, XCMG (SHE:000425) together with 17 charitable suppliers, have donated and constructed 20 water purification systems for 20 public schools in Addis Ababa, which have now been put into operation. Between 2019 and […]
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Tigray conflict: UN experts call for urgent action to stop violence against women
UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern about the widespread sexual and gender-based violence committed against women and girls in the Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia by parties to the conflict. They reiterated the recommendations by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission-Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Joint Investigation report, for authorities […]
Ethiopians in Ireland Exerting Efforts to Correct Misguided Stance of Irish Gov’t About Ethiopia
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Oromia Region Chief Adm. Launches Construction of Water Supply Project in Woliso Town
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Dev’t Community Calls for Universal Vaccine Access to Mitigate Impact of Omicron, Other Covid-19 Variants
Development community at the 2021 African Economic Conference has called for urgent universal vaccine access as a way to mitigate the impact of Omicron and other variants of the Covid-19 virus in the continent. The World Health Organization on Friday categorized Omicron as a Covid-19 “variant of concern”, signifying that it could be more contagious […]
GERD Will Make Ethiopia Geopolitical Power of Africa, Boost National Economy: Water Expert
The completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will stimulate the country’s overall economic activities and make Ethiopia a geopolitical power of Africa, a water expert said. Hawassa University Water Supply and Environmental Engineering lecturer, Mihret Dananto told ENA that GERD will highly stimulate the overall economy of the country by covering the power […]