March 01, 2023
Ethiopia: IDPs in Mekelle Complain Lack of Adequate Aid Despite Improved Humanitarian Access to Tigray
Despite reports of unrestricted flow of humanitarian aid to the Tigray region since the cessation of hostilities agreement was reached between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF… Read more »
Ethiopia: Nearly U.S.$4 Billion Needed to Help More Than 20 Million People in Need of Humanitarian Aid
The 2023 Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) that was published on Tuesday reveals a whooping US$3.99 billion is required to help around 20.1 million Ethiopians across the… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Ethiopia: Benishangul Gumuz to Rehabilitate Displaced People and Destroyed Institutions with World Bank Support
The Benishangul Gumuz region said it has budgeted 2.5 million USD acquired from the World Bank for rehabilitation of internally displaced people and institutions destroyed due to… Read more »
January 21, 2023
Ethiopia: UK Announces £16.6 Million to Support Drought-, Conflict-Affected Ethiopians
Andrew Mitchell, UK's Minister for Development, has on 20 January announced £16.6 million in humanitarian aid to support more than 600,000 Ethiopian living in "regions of… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Education Cannot Wait Announces U.S.$5 Million Grant in Response to Drought i
In response to a devastating drought that has impacted 1.6 million children, taken lives and pushed millions into hunger, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a US$5 million… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Ethiopia: African Development Fund Approves $13.95 M Grant for Borana Resilien
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $13.95 million grant to the Government of Ethiopia to implement the first phase of a livelihood improvement… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Worsening Security, Drought Cause Humanitarian Response to Rise to U.S.$3,335 Billion - UN
Continued insecurity, including conflicts and multiple episodes of violence, as well as the ongoing drought that affected several parts of Ethiopia drove the need for Ethiopia's… Read more »
November 26, 2022
Ethiopia: First Cohort of WHO-Trained Emergency Medical Teams Deployed in Somali Region
A 17-member Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) that were trained by the EMT center and were deployed in June 2022 to Gode town, in the Somali Regional State, have provided critical… Read more »
Ethiopia: Despite Improvements in Deliveries, Humanitarian Aid Flowing to Tigray Still Insufficient - UN
Following her visit to Mekelle and Shire towns of Tigray, UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia, Catherine Sozi (PhD), said that despite improvements in… Read more »
November 12, 2022
Ethiopia: Federal, Tigray Military Commanders Agree to Facilitate Unhindered Humanitarian Access
The top military leadership of the federal army and Tigrayan forces who have concluded a five day meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, have agreed to form a joint committee to "elaborate on… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Disputes Reports On Continued Blockade of Humanitarian Supply to Tigray
Following a statement by the U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs on the need for urgent "actions to respect and implement" provisions of unhindered humanitarian aid… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Ethiopia: U.S..Donates 126 Tuberculosis Testing Machines Worth U.S.$3 Million to Govt
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated 126 cutting-edge GeneXpert tuberculosis (TB) testing machines worth $3 million (157.7 million Birr) to Ethiopia. Read more »
October 21, 2022
Ethiopia: France Grants Five Million Euro for Preservation, Restoration of Lalibela
The Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed yesterday a €5 million (260 000 000 Birr) grant agreement to conduct… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Ethiopia: ICRC Ethiopia Distributes Essential Household Items to Displaced People in Horo Guduru Wollega
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Ethiopia said that last week its team has distributed essential household items to 3,310 households (16,550 Individuals) who are… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Germany, France Offer Support to Transport, Distribute 50,000 Tons of Wheat Donated By Ukraine for Ethiopia, Somalia
Germany and France offered their support to transport and distribute 50,000 tons of wheat donated by Ukraine for Ethiopia and Somalia, two of the countries in the Horn of Africa… Read more »
September 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Italy Approves €9 Million to Respond to Most Urgent Needs in Ethiopia
Four initiatives have been approved on 15 September by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Italian Cooperation for a total of 9 million euros to respond to "Ethiopia's most… Read more »
September 22, 2022
East Africa: Ukraine Donates 50,000 Tons of Wheat to Ethiopia, Somalia
Ukraine's Cabinet Ministry announced that Ukraine will reimburse Ethiopia and Somalia for $11.4 million worth of wheat. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Ethiopia: News - People in Need Provides Safe Water to More Than 8,300 Inhabitants in Konso Zone
People In Need (PIN), a non-governmental, non-profit organization, launched a water development project with support from the European Union's Humanitarian Aid department. "So far,… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Ethiopia: USAID Announces U.S.$7.7 Million Investment in Amhara Region
The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Ethiopia Mission Director Sean Jones announced a new $7.7 million investment to train the next generation of 750… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Ethiopia: Wag Hemra Zone Receives First Aid Convoy in More Than a Year
World Food Program (WFP) truck convoy carrying humanitarian supplies crossed into the Abergele, Tsagbji & Ziqwala woredas in Wag Hemra zone, in the Amhara regional state, "for… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Gives Ethiopia Additional $488 Million As Millions Reel From Drought
The United States announced today that it was providing an additional $488 million in critical humanitarian assistance Ethiopia "as an historically unprecedented drought threatens… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Ethiopia: UAE Contributes U.S.$60 Million to WFP Humanitarian Response
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) contributed USD 60 million the World Food Program (WFP) to support its humanitarian response in Ethiopia, WFP said. Read more »
July 01, 2022
Ethiopia: WB Approves U.S.$180 Million to Step-Up Support for Refugees, Host Communities
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved the second phase of the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the Horn of Africa (DRDIP II) for $180… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Ethiopia: FAO Appeals for U.S>$172 Million to Help Avert Famine and Humanitarian Catastrophe
With the increasing risk of famine in the Horn of Africa due to severe and prolonged drought conditions, urgent life-saving and livelihood assistance is needed to avert a… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Ethiopia: U.S. Appreciates Fed. Gov, Afar and Tigray Authorities for Increased Humanitarian Supply - Calls for Essential Services Restoration
The United States government "welcomes the progress in securing more regular access for humanitarian assistance to communities in need in the Afar, Amhara, and Tigray regions and… Read more »