Ethiopia

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07 08 2022 | 10:00

Ethiopia eyes ambitious tree planting initiative to curb adverse effects of climate change

Mekbib Megersa, a survey and construction graduate, engages in gardening and landscaping works that involves mass production of plant seedling across makeshift greenhouse and nursery sites in street-…

07 08 2022 | 08:06

EAST AFRICA: GCP joins forces with P4F for sustainable coffee production

As drought affects harvests in East Africa, a new partnership between the Partnerships for Forests (P4F) and the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) will strengthen the sustainability of the coffee sector,…

28 07 2022 | 20:57

Somalia drought: ‘I remember at least five children died’

Deaths have begun in the Horn of Africa's most parched drought in four decades. Previously unreported data shared with The Associated Press show at least 448 deaths this year at malnutrition…

12 07 2022 | 07:27

ETHIOPIA: $600 million for climate adaptation for small-scale farmers

Faced with the scarcity of rainfall and water resources in Ethiopia, the World Bank is allocating $600 million to climate adaptation for small-scale farmers. The funding will support farmers with the…

05 07 2022 | 06:57

Child marriage on the rise in Horn of Africa as drought crisis intensifies

NAIROBI, 29 June 2022 - Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at “alarming rates” in the Horn of Africa, as the most severe drought in…

14 05 2022 | 06:59

Why millions of people across Africa are facing extreme hunger

Drought and conflict have left record numbers of people in the Horn of Africa and Sahel regions in dire need of aid, with women and children facing the brunt of the crises. The world must act now to…

13 05 2022 | 12:05

‘People are dying’: Ethiopians escape war only to face hunger in Somaliland

On the streets of border cities refugees rely on food handouts, while overcrowding in camps exacerbates the effects of the drought crisis In the early hours of the morning, before sunrise, the…

13 05 2022 | 11:47

EAST AFRICA: Canada provides $57 million for drought resilience

With crops and household food stocks below average in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, the Canadian government is providing C$73 million (US$57 million) in support of these three countries in the Horn of…