(ENA) The European Union (EU) donated today 42 cars worth 1.3 million Euros to support coffee sector development in Ethiopia. The support will help expand coffee productivity and maximize benefits from the coffee sector. Out of the vehicles donated, 18 are for Oromia, 9 to SNNPR, 3 to Sidama, and 3 to Amhara regions. The […]
Airstrike on market kills 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
An airstrike on a market in Togoga, Tigray region, Ethiopia, killed 43 people. Credit: Reuters An airstrike killed at least 43 people in Togoga, a town in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, on Tuesday, 22 June, 2021. At around 1pm, an air-dropped bomb hit a busy market, causing widespread chaos, death and injury. The airstrike took place on the […]
CBC Encourages Continued Cooperation, Peaceful Negotiations on GERD
(ENA) The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) stated that it encourages the continued cooperation and peaceful negotiations of all stakeholders in the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). In a statement it issued on Wednesday, CBC said the negotiations should be based on mutual benefit, good faith, and the principles of international law. The […]
Berbera Port Container Terminal Officially Launched
(ENA) The first phase expansion project of Berbera port was launched today in the presence of Somaliland President Musa Bihi, a high-level Ethiopian delegation and Dubai Ports (DP) World Director Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem. Speaking on the occasion, Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said the opening of Berbera Port will play an important role in the […]
Atrocity Alert No. 258: Special Issue on global displacement and mass atrocities
Atrocity Alert is a weekly publication by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect highlighting situations where populations are at risk of, or are enduring, mass atrocity crimes. GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT AND MASS ATROCITIES Last Sunday, 20 June, was World Refugee Day. Ahead of the commemoration, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) published its annual report […]
Availing access to finance and markets empowers Ethiopian farmers
More than half of the population on the African continent works in agriculture. Despite its large economic share, the sector has failed to harness its full potential, due to a lack of modern tools, inability to maximize productivity and difficult access to financial markets. The Strengthening African Rural Smallholders (STARS) programme has improved the professional […]