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Ethiopia, Djibouti Foreign Ministers Stress Need for Strengthening Relations

October 27, 2022October 28, 2022User2

Foreign Affairs ministers of Ethiopia and Djibouti have stressed the need for further strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation between the neighboring countries for mutual benefits. Speaking at the 16th Ethio-Djibouti Ministerial Joint Commission meeting today, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen said Ethiopia and Djibouti enjoy strong socio-economic and political relations. The meeting […]

Making up for missed time

October 27, 2022October 28, 2022User2

Nimo Hashim Ahmed (14) was displaced with her family and arrived at the Koloji IDP camp of Babili Woreda (District) in the Somali Region of Ethiopia four years ago from West Hararge, Oromia Region. Like many other young children in the camp, she had to leave almost everything behind in her home of Oromia region due to […]

Kenya has lifted its ban on genetically modified crops: the risks and opportunities

October 27, 2022October 28, 2022User2

Kenya recently lifted a ban on the cultivation and importation of genetically modified crops amid the worst drought in 40 years and soaring food prices. This includes white maize, the country’s main staple. The decision was welcomed by scientists who see GM crops as the answer for food security. But it is opposed by a spirited lobby who are concerned about potential […]

Somalia: four lessons from past experience of dealing with famine

October 27, 2022October 28, 2022User2

Since 1990 the world’s famines have been classified as small – with the glaring exceptions of Somalia in 1991-92 and 2010-12. Now the UN’s World Food Programme says that nearly seven million Somalis face not being able to find enough food in the last months of 2022. Baidoa and Burhakaba districts in Somalia’s Bay region face the […]

Red Cross reunites families with 185,000 calls and messages in Ethiopia

October 26, 2022October 27, 2022User2

ADDIS ABABA, 26 October 2022 – Many thousands of families are separated by conflict, violence or natural disaster in Ethiopia. In nine months from January 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) have helped some of these families remain in touch through more than 185,000 free […]

West Wants to Keep TPLF Relevant, Says American Analyst

October 26, 2022October 27, 2022User2

Many Western institutions, media and governments want to make the terrorist TPLF relevant in making Ethiopia ungovernable, the American political-economic analyst Lawrence Freeman told ENA. The analyst underscored that Ethiopia has been under repeated attacks by these Western forces due to the country’s policy success and its potential in development in the African continent. According […]