Climate risk profile: Ethiopia
This profile provides an overview of climate risks facing Ethiopia, including how climate change will potentially impact agriculture and crop production, livestock, water resources and human health. The
Ethiopia
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Ethiopia to remain East Africa's fastest growing economy – 2018 World Bank forecast
The Ethiopian economy will maintain its growth lead for the East African region according to the latest World Bank report. The economy, however, dropped a step in growth forecast in the Sub-Saharan
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More people went hungry in Africa last year. But new initiatives also bore fruit
The number of people experiencing food insecurity in Africa rose from 220 million people to 224 million people this year. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s regional overview for the year attributes
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Ghana economy to be among the fastest in growth in 2018- report reveals
Ghana's economy will be among the fastest in growth in the world in 2018, massively improving the lives of the citizens of the West African country, a major global economics report sighted by Ghanaguardian.com
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Economics of resistance to drought: Ethiopia analysis
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of an early humanitarian response and resilience building on humanitarian outcomes in the Tigray and Somali regions of Ethiopia, both in terms of cost
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Recognizing and rewarding farmers’ creativity through contests: experiences and insights from four African countries
This paper presents the experiences and outcomes of applying contests to elicit farmer-generated innovations and to reward outstanding farmer innovators in selected districts in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi
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Ethiopia signs $4 billion deal to build 1,000 MW-geothermal power plants
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia has signed an agreement to build two geothermal power plants at a combined cost of $4 billion, to be run by the country’s first privately-owned utility. The Corbetti and Tulu Moye
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Ethiopia signs $4bn deal for construction of geothermal power plants
Ethiopia has signed a $4 billion contract for the construction of two geothermal power plants, which will be operated by the country’s first privately-owned utility. The Corbetti and Tulu Moye plants,
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As wild weather hits crops, Ethiopian women turn to savings
Workinesh Denda, a stocky middle-aged woman, arranges hand-made stoves in a neat line in a small shop in Ganta Kanachama village, in southern Ethiopia. "Before we had these (stoves) we could barely
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UNDP launches income inequality trends in sub-Saharan Africa
The United Nations Development Programme has launched its Income Inequality Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa report during the African Economic Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Income Inequality Trends
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Expect more war, hunger and extremism in 2018- report
GENEVA (Reuters) - Humanitarian crises around the world will worsen next year, with no let-up in civil wars in Africa, near-famines in war-torn regions and the threat of extremist Islamist violence, a