Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia earned 413.82 million U.S. dollars from horticulture exports in the first seven months of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year 2022/2023 which started on July 8, an Ethiopian official said Thursday. The revenue amount was collected from the export of flowers, fruits and vegetables, Mekonen Solomon, horticulture …
Read More »Africa should apply own solutions to own problems: Ethiopian PM
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African continent should apply its own solutions to a wide range of problems affecting the continent, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Saturday. Ahmed made the remarks while addressing the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, which is underway from Feb. 18 …
Read More »UN says 22.6 mln Ethiopians food insecure due to drought, conflict, rising food prices
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | About 22.6 million people in Ethiopia are food insecure due to a combination of drought, conflict and increase in food prices, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has warned. The UNOCHA said in its latest situation update issued late Thursday that …
Read More »Ethiopian PM meets Tigray leaders for first time since peace deal
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday met with leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) for the first time since the two-year conflict ended late last year with a peace deal, official media reported. The meeting was held three months after the government and …
Read More »Ethiopia to resume public transport into conflict-affected Tigray region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Ethiopian government on Friday disclosed that preparations have been finalized to resume public land transport services into the country’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray region. The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics said instructions have been sent to public transport associations to start land transport from Addis …
Read More »Over 3.3 mln people in Ethiopia’s Tigray receive humanitarian aid since October: UN
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | More than 3.3 million people in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray region have received humanitarian aid since early October, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The OCHA, in its latest Ethiopia situation update issued Thursday, said humanitarian partners have assisted …
Read More »Over 100,000 Ethiopian migrants return home in first 10 months: IOM
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said more than 100,000 Ethiopian migrants have returned from abroad during the first ten months of 2022. Between January and October 2022, IOM registered over 100,000 returning migrants to Ethiopia, with the majority — more than 71,000 — coming …
Read More »Zambia makes arrest over death of 27 foreigners
Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Authorities in Zambia on Thursday said one person has been arrested in connection with 27 dead bodies of suspected Ethiopian immigrants who were found on the outskirts of Lusaka, the country’s capital. On Sunday, residents of the farming area of Ngwerere found 27 dead bodies …
Read More »UN chief urges implementation of peace agreement in Ethiopia
United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged parties to the conflict in Ethiopia to take concrete steps to implement the recently signed peace agreement, his spokesman said on Sunday. The African Union (AU) announced Saturday that after a four-day meeting sponsored by the organization, senior commanders of …
Read More »Parties to Ethiopia’s conflict agree to facilitate humanitarian access: African Union
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Senior commanders of the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have agreed to facilitate humanitarian access in conflict-hit parts of northern Ethiopia, the African Union (AU) said Saturday. The parties to the conflict have agreed to promote unhindered humanitarian access for all in …
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