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Boosting inter and intra-African trade: Imperative to agri-food systems transformation

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021User2

Ethiopian experts trained to promote global, regional agricultural trade 02 November 2021, Addis Ababa: Trade integration can contribute to agricultural transformation, while combating food insecurity and malnutrition, underscored participants of the capacity development programme on market access. Participants of the programme, drawn from national agencies responsible for market access, noted that improved compliance with regional and […]

Ethiopia: Northern Ethiopia Access Snapshot Southern Oromia, Guji and West Guji zones (as of 15 October 2021)

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021User2

Humanitarian access in Southern Oromia has deteriorated significantly in 2021 as a result of increased insecurity hindering access to people in need. The armed group “Oromo Liberation Army, OLA “Shane” which was declared a terrorist organization by the Federal Government in May 2021, has scaled-up attacks against government officials and security forces. Hostilities have come close […]

Post Project Sustainability Study Report – Berchi- Claiming Rights – Promoting Gender Equality: Women’s Empowerment and male engagement for gender transformation in post conflict and chronically food-insecure setting of Ethiopia” (2013-2015)

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021User2

Executive summary Introduction: The project Berchi – “Be Strong!” in Amharic, fully named “Claiming Rights – Promoting Gender Equality: Women’s empowerment and male engagement for gender transformation in post-conflict and chronically food-insecure settings of Ethiopia” was an Austrian Development Agency (ADA)- and CARE Austria-funded project and was implemented during the period of 2013 to 2015. […]

The three key mistakes UN must avoid in search for peace in Ethiopia

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021User2

There are growing demands for the UN Security Council to act on the war in Tigray. The Security Council has held 11 sessions on the war that started in Tigray a year ago. But each session ended without even a single official statement. Russia and China —- shielding themselves behind the position of the three African members of the Council Kenya, […]

Droughts create fertile ground for cholera. Plans are needed to face more dry periods

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021User2

Africa has a disproportionately high burden of cholera. The World Health Organization reports that between 40 million and 80 million people in Africa live in cholera hotspots. Globally, disease outbreaks have more than tripled since 1980, with 1,307 epidemic events between 2011 and 2017. Cholera was the biggest contributor to this with 308 events. This is particularly concerning, considering cholera is […]

Decades of progress gone in one year: Tigray’s healthcare system has been destroyed

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021User2

The war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region broke out on 4 November 2020. A survey done in parts of Tigray and investigative reports by human rights bodies Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch show that thousands of civilians have been killed. The US and European Union have warned that more than 2.1 million internally displaced people and over 70,000 refugees are […]