The Ethiopia Industrial Promotion Project (Export Promotion) (Phase 2) aims to increase the export revenue of leather products; to improve the quality, the project is providing technical support to leather manufacturing factories in Ethiopia. In May of 2021, seven Ethiopian companies that produce shoes, bags and gloves were selected as partner companies based on the […]
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IGAD Engages With CSOs For Support In Land Governance Programming
September 22nd – 24th , 2021 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia): The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) with the support of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) convenes a meeting on Civil Society Engagement to Support Cross Border Land Governance Programming in Addis Ababa. The purpose of the meeting is to strengthen regional convergence by improving land governance in […]
Gender And Resilience Working Group Meet To Coordinate
13 September 2021 (Bishoftu, Ethiopia) The Gender Affairs Program, in partnership with the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiatives (IDDRSI), convened a coordination meeting for the Gender and Resilience Working Group on September 13th and 15th, 2021. Dr. John Kabayo, Head of the IDDRSI Platform, opened the meeting on behalf of the IGAD Executive Secretary, and […]
Jobs Creation Commission, ARRA Sign MoU to Include People of Concern in Labor Market
The Federal Jobs Creation Commission and Agency for Refugees and Returnees Affairs (ARRA) have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to include People of Concern in the labor market. The MoU, signed by Jobs Creation Commissioner Nigusu Tilahun and ARRA Director-General Tesfahun Gobezay, is aimed at establishing strategic partnership and express mutual commitment in […]
Tigray: Conflict Affected Areas – Update #1, Research, Assessment and Monitoring (Ethiopia CO & RBN) – Issued: 23 September 2021
Highlights Food insecurity remains dire in Tigray (2.2 m, 1.8 m and 401,000 people are in crisis, emergency and catastrophe respectively). The situation continues to worsen because of renewed fighting between June and September 2021–the prevalence of households with insufficient food consumption increased by 16 percent (from 5% to 21%). The malnutrition situation is critical. […]
Distinguished Filmmaker Blames Western Powers for Sympathizing with Terrorist TPLF
The prominent Ethiopian filmmaker and writer, Theodros Teshome lambasted some western powers including the US for sympathizing with the terrorist TPLF and being indifferent to understand the reality in Ethiopia.The artist, who is also known for initia…