Restore Africa Programme sets targets to plant1.9 million hectares of trees

The organisers said the Global EverGreening Alliance’s Restore Africa Programme will accelerate and massively scale-up the adoption of contextually appropriate ...

A displaced family living in a settlement in the Asgede district of Tigray receive WFP food assistance (PHOTO/WFP/Claire Nevill)

Tigray rebels raid WFP offices, steal over half a million tonnes of fuel

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

26/08/2022

A displaced family living in a settlement in the Asgede district of Tigray receive WFP food assistance (PHOTO/WFP/Claire Nevill) The ...

Members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE).

Ethiopian Catholic Church dismisses reports that priests, nuns are fleeing, accuse media of misrepresenting facts

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

07/08/2022

Members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia (PHOTO /Courtesy) ADDIS ABABA — The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) ...

The crime of sexual violence is hugely under-reported on a global scale, but in conflicts the obstacles to seeking and receiving help can become insurmountable

Conflict fuelling sexual violence in Northern Ethiopia

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

03/08/2022

The crime of sexual violence is hugely under-reported on a global scale, but in conflicts the obstacles to seeking and ...

A child of seven months is being examined for malnutrition due to the severe drought in Somalia (PHOTO/UNICEF/Sebastian RICH)

Horn of Africa faces most catastrophic food insecurity in decades, warns WHO

by APO | CONTENT PARTNER

03/08/2022

A child of seven months is being examined for malnutrition due to the severe drought in Somalia (PHOTO/UNICEF/Sebastian RICH) The ...

Civil Society Organizations as motors for transformation: takeaways of the Spotlight CSOs Knowledge Sharing Forum

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

25/07/2022

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from the Spotlight Initiative convened from 6 to 7 July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the ...

Ethiopia lifts nighttime curfew imposed on restive regional capital

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

25/07/2022

ADDIS ABABA — Authorities in Ethiopia’s SouthWestern Gambella region on Wednesday announced that they lifted a nighttime curfew imposed on ...

Ethiopian National Defense Force soldiers walk along a road on December 6, 2021

Ethiopia kills 153 suspected rebels accused of committing massacre

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

25/07/2022

Ethiopian National Defense Force soldiers walk along a road on December 6, 2021 ADDIS ABABA-- The Ethiopian Joint Security and ...

The Gallabat border crossing was closed on 27 June after Sudan accused Ethiopia of executing seven soldiers.

Sudan reopens border crossing with Ethiopia

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

20/07/2022

The Gallabat border crossing was closed on 27 June after Sudan accused Ethiopia of executing seven soldiers. Sudan’s government has ...

Lt Gen Muhoozi tweeted statements in support of the Tigray rebels and accused the Ethiopian government of human rights abuses.

Muhoozi doesn’t speak for the country! Uganda disowns Muhoozi tweets backing Ethiopian rebels

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

10/07/2022

Lt Gen Muhoozi tweeted statements in support of the Tigray rebels and accused the Ethiopian government of human rights abuses ...

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