The Ogadeni-inhabited area constitutes most of Ethiopia’s Somali or Region Five. Although most of the inhabitants are Ogadenis, there are significant numbers of non-Ogadeni Somalis living in the northern most part of the...
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Full_Report (pdf* format - 77.1 Kbytes) Food Security Update The meher (June-October) rains have resumed in several parts of Gambella, SNNPR and...
Andhra University teachers’ wait for implementation of new pay-scales recommended by the VI Pay Commission, seems to be endless. The new pay-scales are due from January 2006 and the teachers do not see any move from the...
NAIROBI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- A vital air service providing humanitarian support to hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in Ethiopia -- particularly the Somali Region -- may be grounded in a matter of weeks, due to a...
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Full_Report (pdf* format - 74.6 Kbytes) Meher Harvest Prospects Due to the late onset of the meher rains, which subsequently contributed to a...
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Full_Report (pdf* format - 73.6 Kbytes) Food Security Update The food security situation continues to be of serious concern in many areas, with...
ANDRA JACKSON September 26, 2009 A GOODWILL mission has turned into a nightmare for a Melbourne man who has been imprisoned and tortured in Ethiopia, according to his family. Sadiq Ahmed, 46, a food inspector from Heidelberg...
Leader in Christian-Muslim relations accused of ‘malicious’ distribution. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Compass Direct News) – A convert from Islam who has led a push for Muslim-Christian understanding in Ethiopia has been in jail for...
Photo by Doug McGill. The Ogaden War At the Village Market in Minneapolis, the major social hub for Somali-speaking Ethiopian refugees living in the Twin Cities, endless stories like Fatima’s are being urgently swapped every...
jijiga, August 29, 2009 - Work on the construction of 442 health facilities launched in Somali State at a cost of over 110 million Birr is well in progress, the State's Health Bureau said. Bureau Deputy Head, Yusuf Mohammed...