Ethiopia’s Immigration and citizenship service (ICS) revealed consolidated efforts to commence E-passport service with a view to curb illegal activities and modernize the country’s passport system.
A new Ethiopian E-passport service is expected to of…
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s, according to World Population Prospects 2024 report published on Thurs…
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has awarded Ethiopia the United Nations Population Award 2024 in recognition of its efforts in mitigating early marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country.
Minister of Women and Social Affairs,…
The Ethiopian civil society organization, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), has stressed the need for reinforcing the engagement of civil society organizations in Ethiopia’s transitional justice process.
Lawyers for Human Rights Executive Director Ameh…
Regional meeting on poultry development in East Africa will be held next week in Addis Ababa to assess the status of the sector y especially chicken production and marketing in the project countries across the region, according to the Intergovernmenta…
Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide held a discussion with UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Claver Gatete on the upcoming preparatory meeting for the 4th Conference on Financing for Development.
The conference is schedu…
Ethiopia’s ambitious National Rice Development Strategy, launched four years ago, has identified 30 million hectares of land suitable for rice cultivation across the nation. This initiative is part of a broader vision to revolutionize the country’s ag…
Out of 20.4 million hectares planned for cultivation during the current “Meher” season, close to 7 million hectares has been covered with seeds, Ministry of Agriculture announced.
The ministry further reported that out of the total land so far cover…
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands has officially launched the second phase of the Lowland Areas Livelihood Improvement Project, which will be implemented across eight regions.
A project inception workshop is currently underway in Hawassa…
Addis Ababa: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it has prequalified the first self-test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), thus accelerating efforts towards elimination of the viral infection.
The OraQuick HCV self-tests ‘can provide a …
