Addis Ababa, June 02/2021 (MOTI) – The Minister of Trade and Industry, Melaku Alebel, said there are 2.4 million businesses in the country, of which 632,218 are located in Addis Ababa. He said the trade sector accounts for 28 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. He recalled that the trade law, which had not […]
Egypt’s strategic resource huge; Ethiopia’s minimal: Dr Sileshi Bekele
AMU has hosted a daylong workshop on intellectuals and citizen’s engagement for GERD realization at Main Campus to motivate country’s elite class to bolster national sentiments that will further strengthen Ethiopia’s global diplomatic drive to strongly expose Egypt and Sudan’s ambiguous and misguiding campaign, make people aware about government’s commitment to this hydropower giant and […]
UNHCR Regional Update #16: Ethiopia Situation (Tigray Region), 01 – 14 May
Key Developments ETHIOPIA ▪ On 6 May, the UN released $65 million for the humanitarian response in Ethiopia. The amount is made up of $45 million from the UN-managed Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund and $20 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). A total of $40 million from the two pooled funds will be […]
Former Victims of ‘One Child’ Policy Hit Out at China’s New Birth Drive
A former victim of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s draconian “one-child” curbs has hit out at the government over a 180-degree policy shift that now seeks to encourage Chinese citizens to have up to three children per married couple. Ling Baozhen, whose family was targeted by officials in his home province of Jiangsu, said […]
Myanmar Journalists Vow to Work On Despite Repression, Job Losses
Myanmar’s military junta has shut down several independent media outlets and arrested more than 80 journalists since seizing power from the elected government four months ago, stifling press freedom and the flow of information in the aftermath of the coup. At least 45 of the arrested journalists are in prison, most of them charged with […]
WFP reaches over 1 million people with emergency food assistance in Tigray
MEKELE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided emergency food assistance to 1 million people since starting distributions in Northwestern and Southern zones of Tigray region in March. Aster Beyene, a 43-year-old mother of seven, who lost both her home and crops two months ago to conflict, became the 1 millionth person […]