Essay: Donkeys are unsung heroes in Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis – and they could do even more with better support
Researcher MARTHA GEIGER, in an article first published on The Convresation, looks at the vital role donkeys are playing…
Ethiopian official: at least 372 deaths due to hunger in two regions in last six months
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Reuters At least 372 people have died in two northern Ethiopian regions from drought-induced hunger in the last six months, a senior government official said on Wednesday, adding to the regions’ challenges arising from conflict. Endale Haile, head of the Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman, which receives complaints from the public against […]
US resumes food aid to refugees in Ethiopia
Washington, US Reuters The United States is resuming food aid to refugees in Ethiopia after assistance was paused earlier this year because donations were being diverted, a senior US Agency for International Development official said. Ethiopia’s food crisis has deepened in recent years as a result of war in the Tigray region and the Horn […]
UN-mandated investigation into Ethiopia atrocities lapses
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A United Nations-mandated inquiry into what investigators say are continuing atrocities in Ethiopia faces closure after a UN website on Wednesday showed that no motion has been received to renew it. Thousands died in a two-year conflict between the government and regional forces from Tigray, which formally came to an end in November […]
Ethiopia just ended one war. Is another one beginning?
Nairobi, KenyaReuters When Ethiopia’s government and rebellious forces from the Tigray region agreed in November to end their conflict, diplomats hailed the peace deal as a new dawn for Africa’s second most populous nation. For many in the Amhara region, which neighbours Tigray and fought in support of federal forces during the war, the deal […]
UN experts call on Ethiopia to stop deporting Eritreans
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A group of United Nations investigators and experts called on Ethiopia on Thursday to halt the deportation of Eritreans, as well as the arbitrary detention of Eritrean refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. The group, who make reports on rights issues on behalf of the UN, also condemned what they called the “summary expulsion […]
Hunger haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray region after years of war
Mekelle, Ethiopia Reuters Curled up on a hospital bed in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, an emaciated little girl struggles to breathe, as her father softly strokes her gaunt face and her mother sits crying. Tsige Shishay, whose pink sweater reads “beautiful” on the front, is 10-years-old but weighs just 10 kilograms. Her doctor says she […]
Many culprits stole food aid in north Ethiopia, investigation finds
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Regional and Federal Government officials as well as Eritrean soldiers were involved in the theft of food aid in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the head of an investigation by the Tigrayan authorities said on Thursday. The UN World Food Programme and the US Agency for International Development paused food distribution last month in […]
USAID pauses food assistance to Tigray region of Ethiopia
Washington DC, USReuters The United States Agency for International Development announced on Wednesday the temporary suspension of its food assistance to the Tigray region of Ethiopia. While describing the move as a “difficult decision”, USAID Administrator Samantha Power said the agency recently discovered that food aid intended for people of the region, who are suffering […]
No pay: In Ethiopia’s Tigray region, workers count the cost of war
KATE MIGIRO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how health workers and civil servants in Tigray – who hoped a peace deal would mean their wages resumed – are are still waiting…