HIGHLIGHTS About 8 million people in northern Ethiopia are targeted to receive humanitarian assistance until the end of the year. In Amhara, tens of thousands of people are reportedly displaced from South Wello, North Wello & Wag Hemra zones to Debre Berhan City in North Shewa Zone because of active fighting More than 16,000 displaced […]
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Seasonal precipitation predictions in Desert Locust winter/spring breeding areas (December 2021 – May 2022)
Due to the recent intensification of La Niña, dry conditions are expected to continue in the Horn of Africa that will restrict current breeding by Desert Locust. Drier than normal conditions expected in the winter breeding areas along both sides of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will limit breeding from now until March […]
Harnessing Inland Water Resources Through Blue Economy
November 16, 2021 (BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today inaugurated the National Validation Workshop on the Baseline Assessment Report of the Contribution of Blue Economy to the Sustainable Economic Development of Ethiopia. Representatives from various ministries and institutions active in the Blue Economy (BE) sector in the Federal Government of Ethiopia are […]
China Vows to Keep Deepening Cooperation with Ethiopia: Chinese Ambassador
Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia Zhao Zhiyuan reaffirmed that China has keen interest to keep the deepening bilateral cooperation with Ethiopia in various spheres. The Ambassador made the remark in his article about the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that convened its sixth plenary session in Beijing from November 8th to […]
Nation to Implement Electric Infrastructure Improvement Project With 100 Mil USD in 10 Cities
Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) will implement an electrical infrastructure improvement project in 10 rapidly growing cities with an outlay of 100 million USD to improve the power outages and fluctuation and deliver reliable and quality services. According to a press release from EEU, the project will be implemented in Addis Ababa, Nekemt, Ambo, Sululta, Bishoftu, […]
Boeing agrees deal with families of Ethiopia crash victims
Boeing has reached an agreement with the families of the 157 people who died in the Ethiopia 737 Max crash in 2019. The plane maker accepts liability for their deaths, according to court documents in Chicago. In return, families of the victims will not seek punitive damages from the company. Lawyers for the victims’ families […]