A United Nations-backed gathering raised pledges of almost $630 million for Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis on Tuesday but fell short of the $1 billion sought to help feed and support millions of people facing conflict and climate change in Africa’s second most populous
The Minister for Africa recently witnessed the hunger crisis in Ethiopia (Image: FCDO) Britain today pledges £100 million for relief to prevent famine in Ethiopia – and urges the international community to act now to save lives. More than 15 million people
I have just returned from Tigray in northern Ethiopia, which – despite its unique history, culture and breath-taking scenery – will, sadly, forever be associated with hunger. The infamous famine here in the 1980s was the catalyst for Live Aid and that
The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where a local rights group says more than 80 people were killed last week following clashes between soldiers and armed groups. The U.S. ambassador to
Leader of Somalia's breakaway Somaliland says deal with Ethiopia will allow it to build a naval base
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The president of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has said his government will press ahead with an agreement signed earlier this month with landlocked Ethiopia to give it access to the sea by way of Somaliland’s coastline. The
Somalia’s president on Tuesday rejected an agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland to give landlocked Ethiopia access to its coast, calling it a violation of international law. “We will not stand idly by and watch our sovereignty being
The Duchess is currently visiting the country to celebrate the transformative work of the International eye care charity Orbis and participate in national World Sight Day festivities on October 12. Yesterday, on the first day of her trip, Sophie visited the British
The United States Agency for International Development said Thursday it is resuming food deliveries to hundreds of thousands of refugees in Ethiopia, four months after assistance was halted over a widespread scheme to steal supplies. The decision was made after Ethiopia’s government
The European Union has pledged assistance worth 650 million euros to Ethiopia, nearly three years after it cut direct aid to the East African country over atrocities committed in a bloody civil war. Jutta Urpilainen, the EU commissioner for international partnerships, announced
The United Nations human rights office says at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region since July as Amhara fighters resist efforts by the federal government to disband them. The U.N. office on Tuesday also said the