Key Developments ETHIOPIA On 7 December, the Under-Secretary-General Special Representative (USG SRSG) of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, in a statement highlighted that “extreme brutality and sexual violence have been hallmarks of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.”She added that amid increasing and spreading hostilities and a worsening humanitarian situation […]
Day: December 23, 2021
Ethiopia – Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 23 Dec 2021
HIGHLIGHTS 728 unaccompanied and separated children have been reunited with their families in Tigray and Amhara regions since January, representing only about 9 per cent of the total caseload. Since the beginning of the conflict, and as of end November, more than 1,000 GBV survivors have been supported with health services across the three regions […]
News Alert: Mercy Corps responding to the crisis in Afar, Ethiopia
Expanding conflict in northern Ethiopia has left an estimated 4 million people displaced and some 9.4 million people needing food assistance as a direct result of ongoing conflict. The global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps is ramping up its humanitarian efforts in the Afar region of Ethiopia to support scores of people who have fled their homes and […]
Ethiopia Effectively Managing Macroeconomic Imbalance Despite Recent Severe Economic Downturn
Despite the severe economic downturn in recent months, Ethiopia’s macroeconomic balance has not deteriorated significantly, Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide said. This was disclosed at the ‘Addis Weg’ expert’s as well as official’s round table discussion organized by the Office of the Prime Minister. In his remarks at the forum, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide explained about the […]
Africans Need to Stand United as One People in protecting sovereignty
Africans need to stand by themselves in prioritizing ‘’African Solutions for African problems, enabling them to safeguard their sovereignty in defending the intervention of foreign powers, a Kenyan Pan-Africanist lawyer Lavani Mila said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, a Pan-Africanist lawyer, Mila said that as unity is strength, Africans need to work together as united, as […]
Ethiopians, friends are proving their staunch support for their motherland by coming home in millions
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched the #GreatEthiopianHomeComing Challenge which is aimed to bring 1 million compatriots home ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday. This historic homecoming event is the first of its kind only seconded by the home coming event that was conducted during the Ethiopian Millennium celebrations. The Ethiopian diaspora is a post-1970s […]