Addis Abeba, April 13/2020 – About one million individuals in Ethiopia have been affected by the Desert Locust invasion and require emergency food assistance, a newly released joint assessment on the Impact of Desert Locusts on Food Security and Livelihoods in Ethiopia said. Of these, about 390 000 are in …

Addis Abeba, January 21/2020 – Since mid-December 2019, over 1045 cholera cases and at least 24 related deaths have been reported in SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region), Oromia (Guji zone) and Somali (Shabelle zone) regions in Ethiopia. The most affected zones are South Omo and Gofa in SNNPR …

Addis Abeba, January 20/2020 – Despite control efforts, Desert Locusts are spreading to new areas of Ethiopia in vast numbers. According to Government data provided  on 07 January 2020,  Desert Locusts  has have infested more than 2 350 km2 of land across the Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somali, Tigray, and Southern …