Addis Ababa June 5/2021 (ENA) Water researchers said the malevolent motive of Sudan and Egypt with respect to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is to make Ethiopia sign a binding deal that hamper the country from utilizing its water resources. Gondar University Water Science Researcher, Yezebe Kassa, told ENA that Ethiopia is facing challenges […]
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Corporation Distributing Over 12 Million Quintals of Fertilizer
Addis Ababa June 5/2021 (ENA) The Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation disclosed that it is distributing over 12 million quintals of fertilizer to farmers across the country. Additional 6 million quintals of fertilizer are expected to arrive at the port of Djibouti soon, according to the corporation. In a press statement it sent to ENA today, […]
World Environment Day: 3 things you should know about WFP, sustainability and ending hunger
Lightbulbs? Hold on, something’s off, I hear you say. That’s not the World Food Programme tagline you’ve heard before. What do lightbulbs have to do with the organization’s mission of ushering the world to end hunger by achieving peace? Well, WFP Sustainability — that’s what. Eradicating hunger, working to avert famine:that’s WFP’s mission. It’s what we do. But […]
AMU hosts 5th national conference on ‘Indigenous Knowledge’
Arba Minch University in association with Ministry of Culture & Tourism has hosted 5th national meet on ‘Indigenous Knowledge for National Development’ on 3rd June, 2021, at Main Campus. State Minister for Culture and Tourism, Mrs Bizunesh Meseret, many regional, zonal officials and stakeholders graced the event. Honorable Minister, Mrs Bizunesh Meseret, in her brief […]
Climate change wreaks havoc on livelihoods in Ethiopia’s Somali region
As day breaks across Ethiopia’s Somali region, Sadiq Gedi heads out across the dried-up riverbed on a quest for an oasis in the desert. Sadiq is accompanied by four of his children, who he recently had to pull out of school because he could no longer afford the fees. As he carries a yellow jerrycan […]
Department Press Briefing – June 3, 2021
MR PRICE: Good afternoon. It’s been a long time. Good to see everyone. Just one thing at the top. The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, has airlifted emergency medical supplies to Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to help save lives, stop the spread of COVID-19, and continue to meet the urgent health […]