In April 2017, the Government of Saudi Arabia launched a campaign titled ‘A Nation without Violations’, granting all irregular migrants an amnesty period of 90 days to leave the country without facing penalties. After multiple extensions, the amnesty period ended in November 2017. Since then, many Ethiopians have been arrested, detained and sent back to […]
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Ethiopia: new EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight reaches Tigray
The second flight of the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge to Tigray, co-organised by the EU, France and Italy, landed in Mekelle airport on 6 October 2021 delivering an additional 10.6 tons of life-saving cargo for the people affected by the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia. This is in addition to the 4.4 tons of ready-to-use therapeutic […]
Ethiopia – Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 07 Oct 2021
HIGHLIGHTS The overall humanitarian situation in Northern Ethiopia continues to deteriorate. During the week, 80 trucks of humanitarian supplies arrived in Tigray via Afar. As per a rapid market survey in Tigray, prices of essential commodities spiked dramatically since mid-June, including by 2,300 per cent for benzine in Shire. Partners reached more than 444,000 people […]
Tigray: Food aid reaches Afar and Amhara, but situation still ‘dire’
The first round of food distributions to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the spread of the conflict in northern Ethiopia has been completed, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. However, distributions of supplies into Tigray are lagging behind due to various impediments to the movement of humanitarian aid, the UN […]
Ethiopian Journalist Released as Advocacy Groups Condemn Arrest, Seek Answers
Journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, the founder and editor-in-chief of Ethiopia Insider, an Ethiopian news and analysis website, was released Tuesday after spending three days in police custody. “I just talked to him,” said Eshete Bekele, a journalist with Deutsche Welle’s Amharic service and Tesfalem’s former colleague. “He just got out,” he told VOA. Prior to his […]
Food Shortages Increasing as Conflict Spreads in Northern Ethiopia
GENEVA — The World Food Program warns food insecurity and hunger are rising in northern Ethiopia as the conflict in Tigray spills over into neighboring regions. The U.N. food agency reports it has completed the first round of food distributions in northern Ethiopia’s Amhara and Afar provinces. The operation, which began in mid-August, has reached an […]