Ethiopia asks residents to defend capital amid rebel advance
By:Aljazeera
Authorities in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have called on residents to prepare to defend their neighbourhoods after rebel forces from Tigray region, who have been fighting the central government for a year, indicated they might advance on the city.
The city administration said in...
U.S Donates 1,552,590 Doses Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine To Ethiopia
The Embassy of the United States in Ethiopia announced the arrival of 1,552,590 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which the U.S is sharing with Ethiopia through COVAX.
This new donation brings the total number of COVID-19 vaccines provided to Ethiopia by the U.S. to around...
Op-Ed: Ethiopia’s Red Sea Gate Demands Attention
By: Abdiaziz Ali Hussein
The Ethiopian Minister of the Federal Ministry of Health Dr Lia Tadesse accompanied by Saharla Abdulahi deputy Minister of health, officials from Somali Regional Health Bureau and other international and national representatives visited today Aw Barre Health Centre the Health Centre...
Mustafa Omer gets a full Mandate to Transform the Restive Region
By: Abdiaziz Ali Hussein
The first meeting of the sixth Somali regional council that held October 18, 2021, in Jigjiga, the capital of Somali Regional State elected Mustafa Muhumed Omer (Mustafa Cagjar), as the president of the Somali regional state after his party (Prosperity Party)...
Second UN official recalled from Ethiopia
By: BBC AFRICA
The United Nations (UN) has recalled a second senior figure from its operations in Ethiopia over controversial remarks about the war in the country’s north, in a move that could deepen already troubled relations with the government in Addis Ababa.
The UN’s population...
Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation
Source: UN OCHA
HIGHLIGHTS
Malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women screened during the week is unprecedently high with 79% of some 15,000 women diagnosed with acute malnutrition in Tigray.
Huge price hike due to severe shortages of essential commodities in Tigray.
Some 126,000 people received food...
Djibouti based investors eye to establish state-of-the-art Abattoir in Ethiopia
Djibouti based investors have made a three days investment visits to Ethiopia in a bid to best exploit and add value to the untapped massive livestock resource of the East African nation, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
The investors held several discussions with...
US moves towards sanctions over Ethiopia conflict
By: BBC AFRICA
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to allow targeted sanctions to be imposed against individuals and groups perpetrating violence and impeding humanitarian aid in Ethiopia.
No individuals or entities were named.
But it is the strongest warning yet from the US...
UN food aid gets through to Tigray region after weeks of blockade
By:BBC AFRICA
More than 100 trucks of food aid have arrived in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region after weeks of the blockade, the World Food Programme (WFP) has said.
It has had difficulty getting the aid through to the region.
Tigray has been destabilised by a 10-month conflict...
Somaliland President receives visiting Ethiopian State Minister
By:@MoDuale
Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi on Friday received Ethiopian State Minister political Affairs Redwan Hussien accompanied by Ethiopian Ambassador to Somaliland, Amb Said Mohamed, at his residence at the Presidential palace.
The two sides discussed security and immigration issues at border areas and ways to...