Total Energies in Ethiopia has launched today the third edition of the start upper of the year challenge to support and reward selected young entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. Young local entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 engaged in any sector, either with business creation project or start up under three years old, is invited […]
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Belgium supports WFP assistance in five countries where needs are exceptionally high
CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a donation package totalling €7.5 million (approximately US$8.1 million) from the Government of Belgium to support the food agency’s response to rising food needs in Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. Belgium’s support comes at a time when WFP is strapped for funds in the […]
Kenya’s mega-railway project leaves society more unequal than before
In 2014, Kenya started to construct a new railway to connect the Mombasa Port with the interior and on to landlocked Uganda and Rwanda. Today the Standard Gauge Railway stops abruptly at Naivasha, 120km northwest of Nairobi. Ultimately it is planned to reach the border with Uganda at Malaba, helping to connect East Africa’s regional transport and trade. […]
UNHCR Regional Update #24: Ethiopia Emergency Situation, 2 November 2021
Key Developments ETHIOPIA The situation in northern Ethiopia continues to deteriorate as hostilities escalate. On 2 November, the Ethiopian government declared a six-month national state of emergency throughout the country with immediate effect. This follows reports that on 30 and 31 October, Tigray and Oromo forces took control of two major towns along the highway […]
Enhancing Inter-regional Cooperation to Combat Trafficking in Persons by Air in Eastern Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf States
Malaika Oringo is a survivor of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) from Uganda. When she was 15 and her mother died, a man convinced her that he would help her going to school in Europe. She was brought by car to Kenya from where she flew to Europe. And from there, her exploitation started. More than […]
ECA Establishes Liquidity, Sustainability Facility (LSF) Reaching 30 Bln USD
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) announced the establishment of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) that could reach 30 billion USD. The facility is dedicated to providing African governments with a liquidity structure on par with international standards so as to address the African Continent’s specific Eurobond issuance needs. A Eurobond is […]