Ethiopia’s ambitious National Rice Development Strategy, launched four years ago, has identified 30 million hectares of land suitable for rice cultivation across the nation. This initiative is part of a broader vision to revolutionize the country’s ag…
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Finance Minister, ECA Chief Confer on Upcoming Conference on Financing for Dev’t
Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide held a discussion with UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Claver Gatete on the upcoming preparatory meeting for the 4th Conference on Financing for Development.
The conference is schedu…
East African Countries to Discuss on Poultry Potential Next Week in Addis Ababa
Regional meeting on poultry development in East Africa will be held next week in Addis Ababa to assess the status of the sector y especially chicken production and marketing in the project countries across the region, according to the Intergovernmenta…
Civil Society Organization Stresses Need for Reinforcing Participation of CSOs in Transitional Justice
The Ethiopian civil society organization, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), has stressed the need for reinforcing the engagement of civil society organizations in Ethiopia’s transitional justice process.
Lawyers for Human Rights Executive Director Ameh…
Ethiopia Receives United Nations Population Award 2024 for Efforts Against Child Marriage, FGM
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has awarded Ethiopia the United Nations Population Award 2024 in recognition of its efforts in mitigating early marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country.
Minister of Women and Social Affairs,…
Global Population Reaches Nearly 8.2 Billion by Mid-2024
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s, according to World Population Prospects 2024 report published on Thurs…