On 23 November 2021, an exit workshop was held for the “Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity Building in Ethiopia”. Experts gathered to share main outcomes, exchange experiences, and discuss the way forward. This project was funded by the Government of Italy. The workshop covered two key components focusing on the Forest Fire Information Management System for […]
American Analyst Says Western Media Falsehoods about Ethiopia Intentionally Designed to Mislead
The well-known political-economic analyst for Africa, Lawrence Freeman said the Western media falsehoods and disinformation about Ethiopia are intentionally designed to mislead the population and thinking in a way that contradicts the reality. Following his arrival in Addis Ababa this morning, the American analyst with over thirty years of experience on Africa noted that the media, the […]
Analyst Hopes President Biden Won’t Repeat Predecessor Obama’s Mistake, Respects Sovereignty of Ethiopia
The American political-economic analyst Lawrence Freeman has expressed his hope that president Joe Biden will not go along with some people in his administration and his cabinet to dismember Ethiopia the way his predecessor the democratic president Obama did to Libya. The political-economic analyst for Africa told Ethiopian News Agency noted that some western countries, […]
Ministry Removes Eleni Gebremedhin from Membership of Independent Economic Adviser
Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD) has removed Eleni Gebremedhin from her position as Independent Economic Adviser for her involvement on a meeting held to discuss the formation of a Transitional Government against a legitimate Government of Ethiopia elected by the people. Following the decision of the Independent Council of Economic Advisory (ICEA) as well […]
FOCAC Effective & Robust Platform in Promoting China-Africa Cooperation: Finance Minister
Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) mechanism has proven to be an effective and robust platform in promoting China-Africa cooperation, Ethiopian Finance Minister Ahmed Shide said. Writing in connection with the 8th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 29-30 November 2021; the minister said FOCAC mechanism has been promoting […]
Assessing the relationship between climate, food security and conflict in Ethiopia and in the Central American Dry Corridor (CADC): Quantitative analysis on the impact of climate variability on conflict in Ethiopia and in the CADC countries
Executive summary We live in a world of increasingly unpredictable, more frequent, and more extreme climate impacts, where the most vulnerable are also the most exposed to climate shocks and stressors and are less able to improve their resilience capacity against those. In conflict settings, the impact of climate on food security, poverty, inequality and […]