Month: September 2017
- Africa
News: UN food agency chiefs on visit to drought-hit Ethiopia warn hunger crises will escalate unless more is invested
Addis Ababa, 5 September 2017 – Speaking at the conclusion of a four-day visit to Ethiopia, including to the drought-stricken Somali region, the heads of the United Nations food agencies made a joint call for greater investment in long-term activities that strengthen people’s resilience to drought and the impacts of climate shocks. José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN Food…
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Breaking News: Another heavy death toll from a conflict in eastern Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, September 01/2017 – Intense fighting between the Ethiopian Somali and the Oromo ethnic groups in the eastern Ethiopia has left “more than 30 people”, including “more than a dozen army members”, dead and several others injured, Addis Standard learned. According to three residents of Mieso town, west Hararghe zone, who contacted Addis Standard late this evening, today’s fighting…
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