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 […]
Nat’l Stakeholder Workshop on UN IGIF, Country Action Plan Underway
A three-day national stakeholder workshop on UN’s Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) and the country action plan that could facilitate the socio-economic transformation of the country is underway here in Addis Ababa. It is to be recalled that the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management adopted IGIF implementation guide to strengthen national […]
Ethiopian Owned NOC Launches 1.3 Mil USD Project in Djibouti
Ethiopian owned NOC has launched a 1.3 million US dollars project in Djibouti on Wednesday. As part of expanding investments in neighboring countries, NOC Djibouti has signed an agreement with a China Construction to significantly renovate and modernize a service station worth 1.3 million dollars on Wednesday, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djiboutian Minister […]
Ethiopia, Turkey Vow to Strengthen Longstanding Dev’t Cooperation
Ethiopia and Turkey are keen to strengthen their longstanding development cooperation, Plan and Development Minister revealed. The long standing development cooperation between Ethiopia and Turkey will be strengthened, Plan and Development Minister said. Plan and Development Minister, Fitsum Assefa discussed today with the management bodies of Turkey’s Development and Cooperation Agency. The two sides discussed […]