Published by The Citizen As East Africa’s leading carriers Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways grapple with financial and politically instigated crises, regional carriers Air Tanzania, Uganda Airlines and RwandAir have laid out plans to eat the big boys’ lunch. This came to light at the just-concluded 2021 Dubai Air Show, where Uganda Airlines and Air […]
UNHCR Regional Update #25: Ethiopia Emergency Situation, 16 November 2021
Key Developments REGIONAL UNHCR is currently updating existing regional contingency plans for the Ethiopia situation, including for Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. While the further evolution of the conflict and external and internal displacement patterns are difficult to predict, UNHCR and partners are putting in place preparedness measures in several countries with […]
Draft National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy For Ethiopia Reviewed And Validated By Stakeholders
November 9, 2021 (Addis-Abeba,Ethiopia): The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched in 2018 and ratified in Niger in July 2019. The Agreement promises to create a US$ 2.5 trillion market by removing trade barriers and enabling the movement of Africans across borders. Ethiopia is among the 39 African countries that had ratified the AfCFTA […]
Training of Trainers (ToT) to ‘Woreda’ Agriculture Experts is concluded
The training was focused on poultry, dairy production management and Nutrition sensitive Agriculture. And it was organized by the office of Vice President for Research Affairs of Haramaya University, from 16-18 November 2021 at the Resource center. Vice President for Research Affairs Dr. Tesfaye Lema, in his opening remarks, said that, Ethiopia is well known […]
Consultative Workshop held on Irrigation based Seed production
Office of the research affairs held Consultative Workshop with zonal and ‘Woreda’ stakeholders on Irrigation based Seed production at Gola Oda and Babile Woreda, at Harar Ras Hotel on 17 November, 2021. Ethiopia imports 1.7 million tons of wheat every year, and stake holders are trying to replace the imported wheat by producing much in […]
Ethiopia Secures 1.1 Bln USD in Remittance during Past Three Months
Ethiopia has secured 1.1 billion USD in the form of remittance during the past three months via legal channels, according to the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency. Agency Communication Director, Wondwossen Girma told ENA that the remittance being transferring through legal channels from the Ethiopian Diaspora has been increased from time to time. Citing that the remittance […]