David Beasley, WFP Executive Director, said access is essential to avoid a catastrophe, with alarming new data confirming four million people there face severe hunger. Armed groups blocking access Although the UN agency has mounted an emergency food assistance operation in the region, increasing food distributions for some 1.4 million people, he said this is barely half […]
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Sugarcane Research: 7 varieties can be productive in SNNPR
Sugarcane is important crop of sub-tropical and tropical countries and Ethiopia has begun its production way back in 1950s at Wonji; later it was extended to Shoa, Metahara, Fincha and Tendaho; its present production correspondingly meets 60% demand and per capita consumption is 5 to 6 kg whereas it’s 16.5 and 24 kg in Africa […]
Transcript | Prime Minister’s Press Briefing – 9 June 2021
OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER Key Highlights of the week include: On June 5 2021 the Council of Ministers in its 97th regular meeting approved the draft budget of 561.7 billion for the 2014 Ethiopian Fiscal year. In comparison to the 2013 Ethiopian Fiscal year budget allocation, the approved budget shows an 18% increase with due […]
Ethiopia Keen to Foster Ties With Caribbean Countries: Ambassador
(ENA) Ethiopia is keen to foster relations with Caribbean countries, Ethiopian Ambassador to Cuba, Shibru Mamo Kedida said. According to a statement from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ambassador said the African roots in the peoples of the Caribbean nations facilitate the relations that Ethiopia is interested in fostering today as a foreign policy objective. […]
Residents Dig Mass Graves to Bury Tigray War Victims
HAWZEN, TIGRAY REGION, ETHIOPIA – On the outskirts of Hawzen, Ethiopia, rocks and dirt cover the bodies of war victims in shallow graves. Some graves hold dozens of bodies, some only a few. About 200 people are believed to be buried in and around the town after more than seven months of war. Locals say there are about 20 graves in all, containing bodies that were found in the streets after multiple battles, […]
Despite Western Media Misinformation, Relief and Rehabilitation in Tigray Is in Full Swing
From the perspectives of moral values and professional ethics, media commercialization on the situation in Tigray is immoral and unprofessional and disgusting. However, in terms of the relief and rehabilitation efforts in the region, the accomplishments and the reality on the ground disproves speculative journalism typical of western media when it comes to developing countries […]