• A member of the Tigray special forces casts his vote in a local election in the regional capital Mekelle, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, on Sept. 9. (npr.org)
  • This is not Tigray against the rest of Ethiopia. (arabnews.com)
  • This is Abiy trying to take control over all of Ethiopia and, at the moment, he is dealing with Tigray," said Martin Plaut, fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and author of "Understanding Eritrea. (arabnews.com)
  • There has always been a power struggle between the Tigray and Amhara regions over who runs Ethiopia. (arabnews.com)
  • Plan International is working to keep programmes in Ethiopia running throughout this crisis while keeping our staff in country safe, rapidly scaling up humanitarian assistance to people who have been displaced by the conflict through providing child protection, health, nutrition, education, water and sanitation, hygiene, and mental health interventions in Amhara, Afar and Tigray regions. (plan-international.org)
  • Thousands have died and millions have been displaced in the conflict that erupted in 2020 between the Ethiopian government and rebellious forces from the northern Tigray region. (arabnews.com)
  • The United States' emissary to Ethiopia, Senator Chris Coons, says he is optimistic there will be humanitarian access to the Tigray region soon. (sky.com)
  • The location of Tigray within Ethiopia. (sky.com)
  • But his reputation has been tarnished by the conflict in the Tigray region. (sky.com)
  • Since fighting broke out in November 2020 between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian army, the conflict has wreaked havoc on the lives of people living in the Tigray state. (org.in)
  • Situated in the northern periphery of Ethiopia, about 75 per cent of the 5.7 million population of Tigray are farmers. (org.in)
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged on Wednesday a peaceful resolution of the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia and also said his country was willing to mediate between Addis Ababa and Sudan for a resolution of a border dispute. (africanews.com)
  • The visit comes amid a broadening of the conflict in Tigray, which began in November after a political fallout between Abiy and the leaders of the Tigray region who had dominated Ethiopia's government for nearly three decades. (africanews.com)
  • Captive Ethiopian soldiers carry a soldier on a makeshift stretcher as they arrive at the Mekele Rehabilitation Center in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on July 2, 2021. (co.ke)
  • The war in Ethiopia has expanded beyond Tigray and risks widening further, with a national call to arms threatening to draw in civilians from all corners of the vast country. (co.ke)
  • Sudan recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia this month, saying Addis Ababa had spurned its efforts to mediate a settlement in Tigray. (co.ke)
  • Claims by both sides in the renewed conflict are difficult to verify since the Tigray region remains largely cut off from the world and without basic services. (wspa.com)
  • Displaced people queue for food at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region. (aljazeera.com)
  • A woman holds an infant inside the Adiha secondary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the city of Mekelle, Tigray region. (aljazeera.com)
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who said on March 20, 2023 that the United States has determined that all sides committed war crimes during the conflict in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region. (co.ke)
  • The United States has determined that all sides committed war crimes during the conflict in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region that killed tens of thousands of people, left hundreds of thousands facing hunger and displaced millions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. (co.ke)
  • Blinken said that after a careful review of the law and facts, the State Department determined that members of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), Eritrean Defence Force, forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and regional forces from Amhara committed war crimes during the conflict. (co.ke)
  • The Ethiopian government and forces from Tigray signed a ceasefire in November 2022, ending the conflict. (co.ke)
  • Responding the US report, Ethiopia's government on Tuesday accused the United States of taking a "partisan" approach by alleging that its forces and Eritrean troops had committed war crimes during the two-year conflict in Tigray. (co.ke)
  • The conflict between Tigray and the federal government has been ongoing since November 1, 2020, as a result of the former's objection of the postponement of elections, and the marginalization of politicians affiliated to the TPLF, that used to be an integral part of the consecutive governments for decades. (egypttoday.com)
  • The Ethiopian army, battling forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, declared Humera 'liberated' on November 12 after heavy clashes in the first days of the conflict. (aljazeera.com)
  • The conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the leaders of the northern Tigray region arrived quickly in the farming town, with artillery barrages bombarding commercial buildings and homes as residents fled or cowered in terror. (aljazeera.com)
  • A communications blackout and restrictions have made reporting on the conflict difficult, but AFP news agency journalists reached Tigray - the first independent journalists to report from inside the conflict zone since fighting started - and found the scars of conflict everywhere. (aljazeera.com)
  • A man offloads belongings of people who say they have been forced to leave their homes in western Tigray, after they arrive by bus at a school that was turned into a temporary shelter, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021. (reuters.com)
  • The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region is largely framed in terms of a power struggle between the rebellious Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian federal government. (canadiandimension.com)
  • Part of the administrative challenge is that residents of the border villages of Knn and Qntto are unable to use the Eritrean currency, the Nakfa , for cross-border shopping in Tigray in Northern Ethiopia. (awate.com)
  • The year-long conflict with rebels from the Tigray region has led to a humanitarian crisis. (nehandaradio.com)
  • Analysts fear the conflict in Tigray could fuel violence in other parts of the country. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • The conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has cost hundreds of lives and sent tens of thousands of people fleeing to Sudan over the past three weeks. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • Some analysts fear the conflict in Tigray - which pits the northern region's heavily armed leadership against the authority and forces of the central government - could fuel conflict in other parts of the country, which is divided into 10 ethnically-based regions. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • Unlike the battles in Tigray, most incidents of non-governmental violence involve loosely-defined militia, according to records maintained by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), a conflict monitoring group, while a minority of cases are attributed to organised armed groups. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • Humanitarian needs have followed: About 1.2 million people are already estimated to be living displaced from their homes by conflict - a figure sure to rise once humanitarian agencies are able to properly assess the situation in Tigray. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • It is also believed that the Tigray conflict in northern Ethiopia was instigating the persistent cycle of violence against civilians by security forces, which has made the country even more vulnerable. (globeupfront.com)
  • But, the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and its security forces have struggled with unrest at home especially since the Tigray conflict began in late 2020, making their foreign deployments less effective. (globeupfront.com)
  • According to an analysis in Adis Standard by Ezekeil Gebissa, professor of history and African studies at the University of Flint, Michigan: 'Because of the meaningless Tigray war, Ethiopia is currently an isolated international pariah whose only friend is Isaias Afeworki of Eritrea, the vilest dictator of the Red Sea basin. (globeupfront.com)
  • Each land use was replicated five times within a semi-arid watershed in eastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. (mdpi.com)
  • In recent weeks all of Ethiopia's 10 regions and its two administrative areas -- Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa -- have deployed new troops to the conflict zone. (co.ke)
  • A crossroads town in Ethiopia's far northwest, a hot, dry, agricultural lowland, Humera promised prosperity before the start of the conflict. (aljazeera.com)
  • The conflict has also exacerbated fraught relations within the volatile Horn of Africa region. (co.ke)
  • Ethiopia, which has never had the economic, political, or technical ability to exploit the waters of the Blue Nile except in a simple way, has begun building what will be the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa, the Grand Renaissance Dam, very close to the Ethiopian/Sudanese border. (scienceblogs.com)
  • When presented with allegations of human rights violations, Ethiopia - Africa's second most populous nation and traditionally a US ally in East Africa - has traditionally responded by accusing Washington of meddling in its internal affairs and threatening to reassess the bilateral relationship. (co.ke)
  • Unlike other developing countries, Zenawi did not implement these reforms to the letter, but instead, positioned Ethiopia as the West's preferred ally in its so-called War on Terror in the Horn of Africa. (canadiandimension.com)
  • Ethiopia is the second populous country in Africa with a population size of 88 million (July 2014 projection). (hindawi.com)
  • The outgoing head of the US Africa Command, Gen. Stephen Townsend, has warned that al-Shabaab activities inside Ethiopia were not a 'one-off' and said the fighters made it as far as one hundred fifty kilometres into the country. (globeupfront.com)
  • Africa, and in Ethiopia too. (who.int)
  • Repatriation during conflict in Africa and Asia / edited by Frederick C. Cuny, Barry N. Stein and Pat Reed. (who.int)
  • The conflict that began in November 2020 had calmed earlier this year but resumed last week after efforts at peace talks failed. (wspa.com)
  • Members of the Amhara militia ride in the back of a pick up truck, in Mai Kadra, Ethiopia, on November 21, 2020. (theconversation.com)
  • CAIRO - 21 November 2021: The African Union (AU) warned Saturday that the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia would put the continent in peril. (egypttoday.com)
  • A soldier from the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) gestures after finishing training in the field of Dabat, 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on September 14, 2021. (alarabiya.net)
  • Half of all adolescent births occur in only the following seven countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, and the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • AU Chair and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi condemned in a message - communicated by his minister of foreign affairs with his Ethiopian counterpart - the use of force in that conflict. (egypttoday.com)
  • The Congolese and Ethiopian foreign ministers discussed in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the developments taking place northern Ethiopia, and the possible intermediation of the AU and the Democratic Republic of Congo to reach a settlement. (egypttoday.com)
  • Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces stand in formation during a ceremony in Baidoa, Somalia, to mark the inclusion of Ethiopia into an African Union peacekeeping mission, January 22, 2014. (canadiandimension.com)
  • The Ethiopian government would not agree to demarcate the border in accordance with the terms of the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) unless the fate of the people and the villages in the border area are resolved first through a dialogue with the Eritrean government. (awate.com)
  • Most of them are Ethiopian nationals returning to Ethiopia from Sudan. (europa.eu)
  • The Ethiopian Red Cross Society - which also receives EU humanitarian funding - and the ICRC have also been on the front line of helping civilians since the first day of the conflict. (europa.eu)
  • Al-Shabaab has trained several thousand fighters for its Ethiopian 'command,' mainly ethnic Somalis and Oromos inside Ethiopia, according to Bryden. (globeupfront.com)
  • A case–control study was conducted using data set obtained from 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey conducted throughout the country from January 18, 2016, to June 27, 2016. (cdc.gov)
  • The conflict that broke out in Sudan in April 2023 has resulted in loss of life and pushed over 1 million people to seek for safety. (europa.eu)
  • Abiy won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve a border conflict with Eritrea, which had flared up in 1998-2000 and killed thousands. (arabnews.com)
  • The Akhran area of Eritrea is one of the areas that suffered greatly during the 1998-2000 Eritrea-Ethiopia war because of its proximity to the border which was the scene of fierce fighting. (awate.com)
  • The prime minister has the rank of lieutenant colonel in the army and fought in the 1998-2000 border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. (nehandaradio.com)
  • The US Special Envoy for the Horn of African Jeffrey Feltman will start on Thursday a trip to the UAE, Egypt and Turkey to discuss international efforts for a diplomatic resolution to end the conflict in Ethiopia, the State Department said on Wednesday. (alarabiya.net)
  • Among those uprooted from their homes, nearly 760 000 have sought refuge in neighbouring Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan, where World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are supporting national authorities to provide emergency health assistance. (who.int)
  • The Organization has also delivered emergency medical and non-medical supplies to provide care to the affected populations in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Sudan. (who.int)
  • According to the Algiers Peace Agreement of December 2000, Eritrea and Ethiopia were to have a 25-km buffer zone, monitored by the United Nations, along their common border until the area was demarcated. (awate.com)
  • Instead of people declaring their allegiance to Ethiopia, they owed their allegiance to their ethnic group. (arabnews.com)
  • A bus carrying displaced people arrives at the Tsehaye primary school, sheltering people displaced by conflict, in Shire. (aljazeera.com)
  • ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The number of people arriving in Ethiopia owing to the conflict in Sudan has surpassed 91,500, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has said. (news.cn)
  • As of Nov. 14, over 91,500 people entered Ethiopia since the onset of the ongoing crisis in neighboring Sudan in April, the UNOCHA said in its latest situation update about the impact of the situation in Sudan on Ethiopia issued Monday. (news.cn)
  • Malteser International is now extending its emergency aid from Kenya to Ethiopia, providing people with drinking water and cash. (malteser-international.org)
  • But in recent months, more people from Ethiopia have been crossing the border to Kenya. (malteser-international.org)
  • This study deals with indigenous conflict resolution mechanism in Rural Alamata woreda specifically in the institution called Mezard exercised by the Raya people. (grin.com)
  • Human-wildlife conflict in and around the Simien Mountains National Park was assessed using a questionnaire survey of 300 people living in and around the Park during 2005 and 2006. (ajol.info)
  • Other sources fear several people might have been killed in the recent conflict between the Oromo and Somali ethnic groups along their border in South eastern Ethiopia. (ethsat.com)
  • A family sits inside their shelter within a camp for internally displaced people in Chelelektu town of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) in Ethiopia, on 15 August, 2018. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • Friction along the border between the Afar and Somali regions has flared into sporadic conflict and displaced over 125,000 people over the last two years. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • It is estimated that over 250,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries, including Ethiopia. (europa.eu)
  • After their arrival, people can use buses rented by the IOM to travel to Addis Ababa or other destinations within Ethiopia. (europa.eu)
  • Brazzaville/Cairo - The conflict in Sudan that has forced 3.4 million people to flee for safety within the country and across its borders is rapidly intensifying health threats, with cases of infectious diseases and other afflictions reported among the displaced population who have sought refuge in hard-to-reach locations with limited health services. (who.int)
  • Cases of malaria among children under five years of age, as well as suspected cases of yellow fever have also been identified among the about 17 000 people who have sought refuge in the Central African Republic, while a suspected cholera outbreak has been reported in locations in northern Ethiopia receiving large number of displaced people. (who.int)
  • What is wonderful about this toolkit is that it is adaptable to various settings where emergencies have occurred and can benefit people, particularly women and infants, displaced by conflict or natural disasters occurring domestically or internationally," said John Lehnherr, acting director of CDC's Division of Reproductive Health. (cdc.gov)
  • For more than 20 years, Kenya has been providing asylum to people fleeing civil war and conflict from Somalia. (cdc.gov)
  • Yet, both natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods and non-natural events like wars and other conflicts that disrupt care settings and supply chains pose dire threats to people living with diabetes, noted another symposium speaker, Sylvia Kehlenbrink, MD, director, global endocrinology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. (medscape.com)
  • According to Kehlenbrink, there are currently more than 100 million people displaced from their homes due to conflict and violence worldwide, the greatest ever in human history. (medscape.com)
  • The Amhara Region is the second most populous region in Ethiopia with a population of 20 million people. (who.int)
  • This study aimed to identify the geospatial variations and determinants affecting the utilization of contraceptives among married reproductive age women in Ethiopia. (frontiersin.org)
  • In Ethiopia, the SDH are not systematically addressed in the Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP), although it is stated that targeting the social determinants of reproductive health could improve access to quality of services for mothers and children ( 13 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The specific factors and beliefs that lead to contraceptive nonuse remain obscure, and up-to-date, evidence-based data on personal and environmental determinants of teenage pregnancy and case–control studies also are lacking in Ethiopia. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, this study aimed to identify the determinants of teenage pregnancy to help policymakers, program managers, and health-care authorities with better decision-making in planning and problem-solving in Ethiopia. (cdc.gov)
  • Conflict in northern Ethiopia is escalating, causing large scale displacement. (plan-international.org)
  • Conflict may lead to the displacement of large populations into temporary settlements or camps with overcrowding and rudimentary shelters, inadequate safe water and sanitation, and increased exposure to disease vectors during the acute phase of the emergency. (cdc.gov)
  • Pockets of conflict in Ethiopia are typically driven by identity and ethnic politics, and competition over land and natural resources. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • Here's what you need to know about the evolving conflict in Africa's second-most populous nation. (co.ke)
  • Sudan / Ethiopia - The South Sudanese government said it has drawn up a mediation plan to resolve the border conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia, citing the acceptance of the two countries over Juba's neutral role. (mediate.com)
  • Two decades ago, legal provisions gave local institutions rights to manage natural resources in four dryland African countries: Mali, Niger, Sudan and Ethiopia. (iied.org)
  • A new resource for health care officials working with women displaced from conflict-affected regions throughout the world was announced today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (cdc.gov)
  • The new toolkit, Reproductive Health Assessment Toolkit for Conflict-Affected Women , was developed by CDC's Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) as a response to the ongoing need for resources that assist health, medical and government officials in assessing the health status and needs of displaced women. (cdc.gov)
  • The toolkit was pilot tested in refugee camps in Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and among displaced persons in Colombia. (cdc.gov)
  • This study aimed to explore the SDH that influence the antenatal care (ANC) utilization in Ethiopia over time. (frontiersin.org)
  • In the Somali region of Ethiopia, it seems like everyone knows someone who was locked up in the dreaded Jail Ogaden, but no one wants to speak about the horrors there. (hrw.org)
  • Audrey Wabwire speaks to Felix Horne about the new Human Rights Watch report on Jail Ogaden, and about what it takes to restore hope to many who have silently suffered in the Somali region and across Ethiopia. (hrw.org)
  • During a reportage in Ethiopia in 2011, he was imprisoned for 438 days because of his research on oil hunt's effect on the population in the conflict-ridden Ogaden region. (lu.se)
  • Conflict monitoring group ACLED records the current phase of sporadic violence as starting after serious clashes between armed Afar and Somali gunmen in December 2018 that killed dozens. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • Power politics aside, the conflict has another layer that most analysts have failed to discern: the role of neoliberal market forces taking root with destabilizing effect under the leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed . (canadiandimension.com)
  • As per security analysts Caleb Weiss and Ryan O Farell, Al-Shabaab ultimate aims inside Ethiopia are yet to be determined. (globeupfront.com)
  • The elders prevailed on the two parties to talk to each other and resolve the conflict without going to the courts. (bachmann-foundation.org)
  • The rhetoric is hardening on both sides of the conflict, raising fears it could escalate into a full-out civil war and destabilize an already fragile region. (npr.org)
  • William Davison, senior Ethiopia analyst for the International Crisis Group, was recently expelled by the authorities. (arabnews.com)
  • The conflict in Sudan is triggering a health crisis affecting an entire region," said Dr Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, WHO Representative in Chad. (who.int)
  • But some question Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's administration's handling of the war, and organizations like the Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia are calling on both sides to give peace a chance and sit for talks. (wspa.com)
  • South Sudan's Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs, Tut Gatluak Manime, said that President Salva Kiir has been coordinating efforts with Sudan through the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to encourage the two sides to restrain from escalating conflict. (mediate.com)
  • When Abiy sidelined them, TPLF leaders retreated to their home region in northern Ethiopia. (npr.org)
  • Refugees, returnees and third-country nationals crossing into Ethiopia also require shelter and transportation to further locations. (europa.eu)
  • With more than 400,000 Somalis residing in refugee camps in Kenya and still more moving to other areas of Kenya like Eastleigh, a suburb in Kenya's capital of Nairobi, and to Ethiopia, addressing MDR TB has become a regional public health concern. (cdc.gov)
  • In a clash of ideological paradigms, Abiy's administration has embarked on a path of neoliberalism that has placed Ethiopia in direct conflict with the Chinese-backed developmental state initiated by former leader Meles Zenawi , and principally favoured by the TPLF militants in the north. (canadiandimension.com)
  • Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths announced Monday that the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (UNCERF) is allocating $25 million 'to support lifesaving assistance in Ethiopia. (egypttoday.com)
  • That brings the total up to $40 million as $15 million have been dedicated by UN-affiliated Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (EHF), which is specialized in dealing with natural disasters. (egypttoday.com)
  • Silvya, who works in the EU's humanitarian office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, told us about the situation she witnessed at the border with Sudan. (europa.eu)
  • This is a very pressing imperative," added Kehlenbrink, who is also director of the Noncommunicable Diseases in Conflict program within the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. (medscape.com)
  • In order to integrate Mezard indigenous conflict resolution mechanism with the formal court legalizing their role and defining their jurisdiction is so important. (grin.com)
  • Considering the limited access of community members to formal health-care facilities, particularly in rural Ethiopia, 3-5 the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia distributed rumour logbooks (a register to record information on any outbreaks) to regional, zonal and district health offices as a tool for EBS recording in 2011. (who.int)
  • The proposed reservoir behind the Grand Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia near the border with Sudan. (scienceblogs.com)
  • In a press release issued on March 2, 2012, an Eritrean opposition organization called National Democratic Front for the Liberation of Eritrean Saho (NDFLES) stated that Endele, Ma'era and parts of Assed-Af, all in the south central border with Ethiopia, are under its control. (awate.com)
  • The border, now, is entirely un-monitored and it takes only a trigger action to restart the conflict. (awate.com)
  • Ethiopia, by and large, has long resisted such cross-border attacks by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab, in part by deploying troops inside Somalia, where the extremist group controls large rural parts of the country's southern and central regions. (globeupfront.com)
  • There were also credible reports of al-Shabaab units deploying in the direction of Moyale, the main border post between Ethiopia and Kenya. (globeupfront.com)
  • When fighting broke out in her village in Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia, Yannet* fled with her mother and siblings. (plan-international.org)
  • Erdogan, who hosted General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan, the chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, in Ankara last week, said Turkey was also prepared to contribute toward a peaceful resolution of a dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan over the Al-Fashaga region. (africanews.com)
  • The two towns are Dessie and Kombolcha, and both are located in the Amhara Region housing the largest ethnicity in Ethiopia. (egypttoday.com)
  • By playing proxy to US objectives in the region, Ethiopia regained its strategic geopolitical significance that it lost in the final days of the Derg regime. (canadiandimension.com)
  • If al-Shabab establishes a stronghold in south-eastern Ethiopia, the consequences for peace and security in the region could be very serious indeed. (globeupfront.com)
  • Descriptive analysis was conducted on the events captured at the 59 study HCs in the Amhara Region in north-western Ethiopia between October 2013 and November 2014. (who.int)
  • The Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau (ANRS-HB) implemented a technical cooperation project aiming at strengthening the communicable disease surveillance and response in the Amhara Region of north-western Ethiopia from 2008 to 2015. (who.int)
  • The OLA is a breakaway faction of the Oromo Liberation Front, a once-banned separatist group that returned to Ethiopia from exile in 2018 with Abiy's blessing. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • The company has acknowledged being "too slow" to act in Myanmar and other conflicts. (arabnews.com)
  • We employ staff with local knowledge and expertise and continue to develop our capabilities to catch violating content in the most widely spoken languages in" Ethiopia. (arabnews.com)
  • Meta's independent Oversight Board last year recommended a review of how Facebook and Instagram have been used to spread content that heightens the risk of violence in Ethiopia. (arabnews.com)
  • But things worsened dramatically once COVID-19 hit Ethiopia, the African continent's second-largest country by population. (npr.org)
  • Mr Coons described his trip to the country as successful after meeting with Ethiopia ' s senior leaders in Addis Ababa. (sky.com)
  • The determination comes after the top US diplomat's trip to Ethiopia last week, where Blinken praised progress in implementing a peace deal in the country but stopped short of re-admitting it to a US trade programme. (co.ke)
  • Conflict situations are characterized by war or civil strife in a country or area within a country. (cdc.gov)
  • Extensive studies of genetic diversity and population structure important for conservation of wild sorghum are yet lacking in Ethiopia, the centre of origin for cultivated sorghum. (cambridge.org)
  • This study piloted an event-based surveillance system at the health centre (HC) level in Ethiopia. (who.int)
  • KENYA: A new lawsuit has accused Meta Platforms of enabling violent and hateful posts from Ethiopia to flourish on Facebook, inflaming the country's bloody civil war. (arabnews.com)
  • Amid lengthening droughts in northern Kenya, Malteser International distributes food, cash, drinking water and livestock feed and now extends the emergency relief to Ethiopia. (malteser-international.org)
  • It is because the fighters would be well-positioned to attack and penetrate deeper into Ethiopia, Kenya and even as far as Uganda to the west. (globeupfront.com)
  • For example, in two refugee camps in Ethiopia, findings showed that the majority of women had experienced physical or sexual violence. (cdc.gov)
  • It alleges Facebook's recommendations systems amplified violent posts in Ethiopia, including several that preceded the murder of the father of one of the researchers. (arabnews.com)
  • The war in Ukraine adds to several other on-going violent aggressions and conflicts in other places in the world, like Palestine, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen. (lu.se)
  • Ensuring the reproductive health needs are met for women from conflict settings is a challenge, but we believe this toolkit is a positive step forward in generating information that can quickly identify and better address health needs of women affected by regional conflicts or public health emergencies," said CDC's Dr. Marianne Zotti, senior health scientist, Division of Reproductive Health, who developed the toolkit. (cdc.gov)
  • The toolkit will help support efforts of government and volunteer organizations, as well as United Nations agencies that provide reproductive health services to conflict-affected women. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC decided to develop the toolkit in 2003 after receiving repeated requests for assistance to assess reproductive health needs in conflict settings. (cdc.gov)
  • In a nightmare scenario, the conflict could pull in neighboring countries, including Sudan, which is working through a delicate transition of if its own, and Somalia, which is still fighting an Islamist insurgency. (npr.org)
  • Ethiopia is among highly tuberculosis affected countries. (hindawi.com)
  • Few developing countries, including Ethiopia, have fully embraced and implemented the FANC model. (frontiersin.org)
  • Geographic distribution of recent emerging or reemerging infectious disease outbreaks and countries affected by conflict, 1990-2006. (cdc.gov)
  • Countries in yellow were affected by conflict during this period (source: Office for the Coordination. (cdc.gov)
  • Affected populations may experience defined periods of violence (weeks to months), ongoing or recurrent insecurity in a protracted conflict (years to decades), or long-term consequences of a previous (usually prolonged) war. (cdc.gov)