ADIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s government-funded human rights commission says security forces killed dozens of civilians following clashes with rebels in the country’s Gambella region in June. According to the state-appointed rights body’s report published Thursday, the killings happened after an hourslong gun battle June 14 between regional security forces and militants from the Oromo Liberation Army […]
Continue ReadingThe Information Network Security Administration (INSA) and Intel Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together today. The MoU will enable the institutions to work together on human resources development and capacity building, cyber security, research and cyber policy and strategies, it was learned. INSA Deputy Director-General, Tigist Hamid and Intel Director […]
Continue ReadingTwo months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately needed grain and fertilizer from ports in Ukraine and Russia, confidence is returning among global distributors as exports ramp up, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.. Described as a “beacon of hope” by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the signing ceremony for the plan […]
Continue ReadingPresident Sahle Work Zewde received today credentials of 11 ambassadors and the newly appointed ambassadors have expressed their commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Ethiopia. The ambassadors who presented their credentials were from Austria, Norway, Iran, Belgium, Niger, Kuwait, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Singapore, and Dominican Republic. President Sahle Work Zewde reaffirmed on the occasion […]
Continue ReadingBackground The Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia) is experiencing severe drought following four consecutive seasons with low rainfall. Figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) present a concerning estimate of at least 18.4 million people who are acutely food insecure (IPC 3+).1 According to the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group, an […]
Continue ReadingThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Belgium support the timely delivery of agricultural inputs in the Tigray region Northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region continues to face a precarious humanitarian situation. Ongoing conflict, recurring environmental shocks and the residual impacts of a desert locust upsurge and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to […]
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