Key Messages Severe to extreme acute food insecurity outcomes persist in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Yemen, driven primarily by conflict and exacerbated by concurrent weather or macroeconomic shocks. Northern Ethiopia remains the area of highest concern, where conflict has displaced millions of people, key supply routes are significantly disrupted, and many people have little […]
Speedy Completion of GERD Vital to Get Strong Leverage in Ongoing Negotiation: Water Experts
The speedy completion of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is vital to force the lower riparian countries into a negotiated agreement, said, senior Ethiopian water experts. Water Experts approached by ENA said the construction of the dam is progressing well particularly since the past three years. Water Supply and Environmental Engineering Assistant […]
UN Says 9 Staff, 70 Contractors Detained in Ethiopia
NEW YORK — The United Nations said Wednesday that at least nine of their staff remain detained by Ethiopia’s federal government in Addis Ababa, and 70 truckers who were to drive humanitarian aid into the northern Tigray region have also been taken into custody. “We continue to work and engage with the government to secure their […]
Total Energies Launches Start upper Challenge to Support Young Ethiopian Entrepreneurs
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 […]
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. […]