Source: UNFPA - East and Southern Africa |

Supporting Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survivors in Amhara to recover and build resilience

UNFPA supports GBV programming in partnership with the Amhara Women Association in Debark, Debrebirhan, Dessie, Kombolcha and Nefas Mewcha Woredas

Amina is one of the many women who have experienced conflict-related sexual violence during the devastating two-year conflict in northern Ethiopia. For more than three years, she kept silent about her experience. Amina says she feared being stigmatized by family, friends and community members. “The burden was immense, affecting my health and…

Source: U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia |

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Announced New Funding Initiatives to Fight Tuberculosis at the 18th Annual National Tuberculosis Research Conference

Mission Director (MD) Scott Hocklander shared the news that Ethiopia is one of a limited number of countries that will benefit from the new “USAID Global Accelerator Plus Initiative,” to help end TB by 2030

National Tuberculosis (TB) Research Conference officially opened in Addis Ababa on March 21, 2024, with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in attendance.  Organized by the Ministry of Health and partners, the event ran until March 24th, culminating with the celebration of World TB Day. Unique to this…

Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |

Ethiopia is Expanding Access to Radiation Medicine and Earlier Detection of Adult and Childhood Cancer

Ethiopia is one of the 13 African countries that will receive additional support from the IAEA under the second wave of the Rays of Hope initiative, for increased access to radiotherapy services

Ethiopia hosted cancer experts from the IAEA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) for an imPACT Review in the country last November. A key objective of the mission was to contribute to the renewal of the National Cancer Control Plan — including for childhood cancer — and support…

Source: Capital Ethiopia |

APO Group and Capital Ethiopia Join Forces to Expand African News Reach

All text, images, video, and audio content in Business, Economy, Entertainment, Sports distributed by APO Group will be published on Capital Ethiopia’s websites in English

APO Group, the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is excited to announce a new content partnership with Capital Ethiopia (www.CapitalEthiopia.com). This collaboration will see all text, images, video, and audio content distributed by APO Group in Entertainment, Business, Economy and Sports, featured on Capital’s platforms in…

Source: United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) |

National Conference Sets the Course for Sustainable Infrastructure in Ethiopia

The infrastructure is significantly impacting 92% of targets within all 17 Sustainable Development Goals and can stir the development positively or negatively

The systemic approach to the sustainable and climateresilient infrastructure is one of the key preconditions for the continuous and equable growth of Ethiopia. The priorities in the development of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), road and transport, housing, and energy infrastructure should be financially supported by national and external resources,…

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) |

Ethiopia: People affected by conflict in Anfilo, Oromia region receive assistance

The ICRC provided 3,000 families in Koli, Dale Koli, Mugi and Yeti rural kebeles of Anfilo woreda with food and essential household items

The ongoing fighting in Anfilo woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia has left thousands of families displaced, without means of livelihood and unable to meet their basic needs. "My husband was killed in the conflict. This pushed me to daily labor, sometimes begging [in order] to meet my needs" says a widow…

Source: Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels |

Group of East African Ambassadors Exchange of views on challenges and opportunities

Extensive discussion under the leadership of the current chair of our region the Sudan and FAO East Africa and FAO Belgium representatives

Group of East African Ambassadors Exchange of views on challenges and opportunities for East African pastoralist population. Extensive discussion under the leadership of the current chair of our region the Sudan and FAO East Africa and FAO Belgium representatives. Mitigating impacts of climate change for our pastoralist community, Water resource…

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Islamic Development Bank Institute Delivers Islamic Banking Capacity Building Program for Ethiopia

The program was designed to help accelerate the growth of Ethiopia's interest-free banking sector and contribute to national financial inclusion and economic development

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) has delivered an Islamic banking capacity-building program for the Ethiopian banking sector. Organized with the theme, “Unlocking the Potential: Practical Insights for Islamic Banking Success”, the training program was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 4-7 March 2024. Over 35 senior management and…

Source: U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia |

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Announces More Than $80 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Ethiopia

This funding will support USAID humanitarian partners providing urgently needed assistance to the most vulnerable communities

Today, the United States, through USAID, announced more than $80 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help people affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. USAID Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Sonali Korde announced the funding during her visit to the country. According to…

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Ethiopia: H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene meets with H.E. Olof SKOOG, European Union Special Representative for Human Rights

During the meeting, the two sides had a productive exchange of views on the current situation in Ethiopia, focusing on Human Rights and Humanitarian issues

H.E. Hirut Zemene, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Benelux countries and EU institutions, met the newly appointed European Union Special Representative for Human Rights, H.E. Olof SKOOG at his office on March 13, 2024. Ambassador Hirut congratulated the special representative on his new…