Homo bodoensis is the new name given to a human ancestor who lived half a million years ago in Africa. The species is named after a skull from Bodo D’ar, Ethiopia. The finding was made nearly 50 years ago, and it has been described by several different names over the decades. The new name is the result of […]
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UNHCR Regional Update #25: Ethiopia Emergency Situation, 16 November 2021
Key Developments REGIONAL UNHCR is currently updating existing regional contingency plans for the Ethiopia situation, including for Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. While the further evolution of the conflict and external and internal displacement patterns are difficult to predict, UNHCR and partners are putting in place preparedness measures in several countries with […]
Draft National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy For Ethiopia Reviewed And Validated By Stakeholders
November 9, 2021 (Addis-Abeba,Ethiopia): The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched in 2018 and ratified in Niger in July 2019. The Agreement promises to create a US$ 2.5 trillion market by removing trade barriers and enabling the movement of Africans across borders. Ethiopia is among the 39 African countries that had ratified the AfCFTA […]
Training of Trainers (ToT) to ‘Woreda’ Agriculture Experts is concluded
The training was focused on poultry, dairy production management and Nutrition sensitive Agriculture. And it was organized by the office of Vice President for Research Affairs of Haramaya University, from 16-18 November 2021 at the Resource center. Vice President for Research Affairs Dr. Tesfaye Lema, in his opening remarks, said that, Ethiopia is well known […]
Ethiopia PSEA Network 2021-2022: Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Strategy and Workplan
Introduction Since its establishment, the inter-agency Ethiopia PSEA Network has made significant progress in tackling sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) within the humanitarian community and development sector in Ethiopia. These achievements are seen through the establishment of both national and regional level networks, endorsement of Inter-Agency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Community-Based Complaint Mechanisms (CBCMs), […]
Ethiopians Hold Demonstrations in 27 Major Cities Across World
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians in 27 cities around the world have rallied on Sunday to protest against foreign interference in the internal affairs of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian diaspora and friends of Ethiopia held demonstrations in 27 major cities across the globe including London, Washington DC, Jerusalem, and several cities in Canada under the slogan […]