Continued rainfall maintains high risk flooding across West and East Africa Locust swarms continue to increase in northeast Ethiopia and southern Djibouti. Abnormal dryness persists over southwestern Ethiopia, Uganda, and western Kenya. Above-average rainfall has lead to flooding and high river levels across West Africa. High river levels have been reported across East Africa. Heavy […]
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Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent than ever: UN relief chief
Speaking in Geneva, Martin Griffiths highlighted the urgency of the situation for all those affected in the northern Ethiopian region, after eight months of fighting between Government forces and those loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Earlier this week, the UN senior official warned that 200,000 people had been displaced by fighting in neighbouring […]
“Those Saying Ethiopia will Crumble Like Yugoslavia are Wrong”: Former US Assistant Secretary
Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Ambassador Tibor Nagy said those saying Ethiopia will crumble like Yugoslavia are wrong. “Yugoslavia was a country created by WWI’s winners while the Ethiopian nation evolved over 2,000 years of history,” Tibor Nagy twitted. The former diplomat further noted that Ethiopia overcome many previous crises. “Once peace returns […]
Some 157 Trucks of Humanitarian Assistance Reaches to Mekele
(ENA) Some 157 trucks of humanitarian assistance have reached to the city of Mekelle as of yesterday. According to Ethiopia Current Issue Fact Check, the trucks have contained food and non food items. The assistance has been from WFP and UN agencies such as UNICEF, UNFPA and other international nongovernmental organizations which are operating in […]
World Vision Ethiopia: Tigray crisis response: Situation Report, July 2021
Situation Overview According to UN OCHA, over eight months on since the start of the conflict in Tigray, the humanitarian situation remains alarmingly dire and could further deteriorate if immediate action is not taken. Inside the region, humanitarians can now access previously hard-to-reach area, with 75 per cent of the population now in zones where […]
Ethiopia: ‘Heartbreaking’ devastation in Tigray, says UN humanitarian chief
“We need to change the circumstances that have led to the slow movement of aid – we need the conflict to stop”, Martin Griffiths, who also heads the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said on Tuesday evening. More than 5.2 million people across Tigray, amounting to more than 90 per cent of the region’s population, now require […]