Ethiopia

Dozen killed in a fighting in Barawe as clan-based conflict escalates in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – A heavy gunfight broke out on Monday afternoon in the coastal town of Barawe in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, resulting in more than 10 deaths and multiple injuries, according to local sources.

IGAD and WFP Consult on Water Resource Management for Fragile Food Systems

(NAIROBI, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in partnership with the World Food Programme yesterday inaugurated a consultative symposium on water resources management for food and nutrition security.

Local travelers stranded, flights suspended as tensions mount in Somalia's Gedo

DOOLOW (HORN OBSERVER) – Hundreds of local travelers in the troubled Gedo region of Somalia have found themselves stranded in various towns for the fourth day, due to the suspension of local flights.

Aid groups urge governments to increase response to Horn of Africa's severe hunger crisis

London UK (Horn Observer + Kaab TV) As global leaders gather for the Horn of Africa High Level Pledging Conference in New York this week, aid organizations are sounding the alarm and calling on governments to urgently escalate their response to the world's largest hunger crisis.

Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, 23 MAY 2023 - Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity. More than 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished and in need of urgent nutrition support, and over 1.9…

Ethiopia and Russia Appreciate the Dynamics of Inter-parliamentary Cooperation

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Chairman of the Federation Council of Ethiopia, Agenyehu Teshager, during his first official working visit to Moscow, has held talks with Chairperson of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, after which a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the upper houses…

Over 1,000 Daily Arrivals from Sudan to Ethiopia: IOM Data

Geneva/ Metema, Ethiopia - Over 12,000 people have arrived in Metema, the border town between Sudan and Ethiopia, since fighting erupted on 15 April, many exhausted after the long and dangerous journey to safety. IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) is currently recording over one thousand daily…

Gunmen shot dead senior Ethiopian ruling party official

Addis Ababa (Horn Observer) – The Head of the Ethiopian ruling Prosperity Party's Amhara region branch, Girma Yeshitila has been shot dead in Amhara region, the local media reported.

More than 2.3 million children out of school in northern Ethiopia despite peace agreement

ADDIS ABABA,– About 2.3 million children remain out of school in northern Ethiopia despite last November's peace agreement ending two years of conflict with reconstruction of damaged buildings yet to commence, said Save the Children, calling for urgent funding to help re-open classrooms.

Somalia president in Addis Ababa for a trilateral meeting with Prime Ministers of Ethiopia & Italy

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Horn Observer) Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday travelled to Ethiopia for trilateral meeting with Prime Ministers of Ethiopia & Italy, officials said.