Over 50 million people may be food insecure in eastern Africa, warns WFP
Sudan (17.7 million), Ethiopia (15.8 million people) and South Sudan (5.7 million) most concerning
Agriculture & climate change: Ethiopia farmers find climate-smart ways to beat erratic weather
The climate mitigation practices also increase soil's water-holding capacity
Famine in Ethiopia: the roots lie in Eritrea’s long-running feud with Tigrayans
Entire region is classified “hard to reach” for aid convoys
Solar, wind can break Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock
Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls
Local capacities critical to making a difference must be strengthened
El Nino and rising temperatures can lead to uptick of malaria in Ethiopia, warns research
Study finds link between malaria outbreaks and El Nino events in the country
Cost of climate action: Africa needs $2.8 trillion from 2020-2030 to meet goals, says report
About 90% climate finance is likely to be external
Water, Africa’s Gold: One crisis too many
Africa is caught in a vortex of poverty, water and disease
Temperatures in northern Africa likely to rise between February and April despite La Nina
Eastern and southern regions of the continent may be wetter than usual
Soil mapping in sub-Saharan Africa for better use of fertilisers, improving food security
UN's FAO to digitally map soil nutrients in central American countries too
Land degradation a major threat but avoidable. So why the inaction
'None of the countries have set numerical targets for land degradation neutrality'
COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO
Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult
China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment — driven from the industry-rich Hunan region
Vulnerability of African countries and changing domestic needs of China leading to the shift
Abiy put Ethiopia on road to democracy, but major obstacles still stand in the way
Abiy’s major achievement was dismantling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front. But this was not without its challenges
Why factory jobs for Ethiopian women haven’t translated into greater participation in politics
Income and job status have less of an impact on women in authoritarian contexts than in advanced democracies
Addis Ababa’s street hustlers helped build the city – now they’re being pushed out
Both the intellectualism of the elites and the street smarts of hustlers and sex workers transformed the neighbourhood of Arada into a social and …
Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize: but big challenges still await Ethiopia
Abiy is the 12th winner from Africa to be awarded the prize. Last year it was won by medical doctor Denis Mukwege from the Democratic Republic of …
African leaders meet to draw plan for a climate-resilient continent
They noted that while Africa contributed the least to global emissions, it is the first in line of suffering the dramatic consequences of them
In the future there will be more rain, but less water, in the Nile Basin
About 250 million people are reliant on the Nile’s waters in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt
Climate extremes, population rise to cause water, food scarcity in Upper Nile: Study
While the region is expected to receive heavy rainfall, it will be too slow to result in significant changes in runoff demand, researchers said
Nearly 10 million children in Horn of Africa in ‘greatest danger’ due to drought, says UNICEF
UNICEF has sought $250 million to help children facing drought in the region
Drought in the Horn of Africa: More than 18.5 million in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti face humanitarian crisis
As pastureland and water points dry up, 20 million may be acutely food insecure by year-end
Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions
There are alternatives to pesticides including integrated pest management. This is an approach that doesn’t rule out the use of pesticides, …
Egypt and Ethiopia are finally working on a water deal — what that means for other Nile River states
Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which started filling up in July 2020
African migration to Europe: Forced returns run into resistance
Returns are low in part because European policy makers ignore competing issues and interests African stakeholders face