The President of Kings of Abbay Media and Vice Chairperson of Ethiopian Center for Peace and Progress, Ustath Jemal Beshir said activities have been underway to correct the distorted information of the Arab world on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Ustath Jemal, who has been actively engaged in informing both the Arab and Ethiopian audiences […]
Continue ReadingThe below is attributable to Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif: USAID Assistant to the Administrator (AtA) Sarah Charles traveled to Ethiopia October 20-23 to meet with humanitarian partners providing aid to northern Ethiopia, government officials, other humanitarian donors, and Ethiopians who have been affected by the nearly one-year conflict. Accompanying U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Geeta Pasi, AtA […]
Continue ReadingWorsening drought threatens Horn of Africa as conflict-driven emergency persists in northern Ethiopia The Horn of Africa region faces its third consecutive belowaverage rainfall season since late 2020, which will likely intensify ongoing drought and significantly worsen food insecurity through at least mid-2022. Multiple regional and global forecast models concur that October to December (OND) […]
Continue ReadingWhile the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been well documented in high-income countries, much less is known about its impact on low-income and conflict-affected countries where there are significant challenges in information generation and dissemination. Somalia is one of these countries. It has been battered by a series of large-scale humanitarian emergencies, epidemics and population displacements. These crises […]
Continue ReadingDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen conferred with Archbishops of the North American Dioceses of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church on Monday at his office. The objective of the visit of the Archbishops was to discuss the current situation in the country and point out areas of cooperation between the government and the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Sahle-Work Zewde met with European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships Juta Urpilainen along with her delegation. They discussed the long-standing relationship between Ethiopia and the EU. It is to be recalled that Commissioner Urpirlainen accompanied the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Ethiopia in December 2019. Source: Ethiopia […]
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