Three years after the world began to shut down as COVID-19 took hold, the UN and other partners will gather in Doha, Qatar, to deliver a historic new compact to support the countries whose vulnerabilities the pandemic most exposed. The conference of Least Developed Countries or LDCs takes place every 10 years and this […]
Continue ReadingMaize is the least preferred cereal in urban areas, but it isthe most widely consumed by the rural poor households. Sorghum is generally one of the cheapest cereals. Teff iscentral to Ethiopian culture as the most preferred cereal thatmost Ethiopian households particularly in urban and somebetter off families in rural areas consume. Teff is sourcedpredominantly […]
Continue ReadingThe Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NETcountry and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing monthly prices in the current marketing year in selected urban centers and allowing users tocompare current trends with both five-year […]
Continue ReadingEXECUTIVE SUMMARY As of June 2022, Kenya hosts about 555,183 refugees and asylum-seekers in Kakuma/Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, Dadaab refugee camp, Nairobi, El Doret, Nakuru and Mombasa. Of this population, around 45% are 18-59 years old, which make up most of the working age population. Unemployment is high amongst refugees and host communities in both […]
Continue ReadingThe Battle of Adwa on March 1, 1896 is a historic landmark in the history of the black population across the world, particularly in Africa. It ignited two important phenomenological incidents in Ethiopian and African history including the decolonization of African and the continental vision of Pan Africanism. The victory at the Battle of Adwa […]
Continue ReadingThe Greater Horn of Africa (GHoA) countries are facing a serious food insecurity crisis due to failed rainy seasons as well as flooding in other areas and various other factors. The ongoing climate crisis, pre-existing conflicts, and global inflation have put more than 46 million people at risk of acute food insecurity. Somalia reports 300 […]
Continue ReadingBackground This report covers the period from 6 to 12 February 2023 and provides updates on the Northern Ethiopia Emergency, focusing on impact of the conflict on IDPs and affected populations, and protection needs and responses. AMHARA Region Waghimra zone During the reporting period, the Zonal Administration in Waghimra returned 800 IDPs to Abergelle, Kebele […]
Continue ReadingSalesian missionaries have been responding with aid for those impacted by the conflict in Ethiopia*, which started in November 2020, in the Tigray region. Recently a peace deal was struck and things are slowly returning to some normalcy. During the conflict, when there were no basic services like phone, electricity, banks or transportation, Salesians provided aid […]
Continue ReadingIGAD Executive Secretary Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu concluded the IGAD five-day mission to the 36th African Union Summit. The Summit, held at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, saw the attendance of African Heads of State and Government and their representatives, strategic partners, civil society organisations, and foreign observers. Dr. Workneh met with Member […]
Continue ReadingCalls are growing for Ethiopia to revoke an order that suspended 15 foreign media outlets and a regional journalists’ association from operating in the country’s eastern Somali Regional State. The state’s media regulator issued indefinite suspensions to the news outlets, which include the BBC Somali service, on January 28. The regulator’s order said […]
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