Abiy put Ethiopia on road to democracy, but major obstacles still stand in the way

Abiy’s major achievement was dismantling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front. But this was not without its challenges 

Agriculture & climate change: Ethiopia farmers find climate-smart ways to beat erratic weather

The climate mitigation practices also increase soil's water-holding capacity

Why factory jobs for Ethiopian women haven’t translated into greater participation in politics

Income and job status have less of an impact on women in authoritarian contexts than in advanced democracies

Addis Ababa’s street hustlers helped build the city – now they’re being pushed out

Both the intellectualism of the elites and the street smarts of hustlers and sex workers transformed the neighbourhood of Arada into a social and …

Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize: but big challenges still await Ethiopia

Abiy is the 12th winner from Africa to be awarded the prize. Last year it was won by medical doctor Denis Mukwege from the Democratic Republic of …

African leaders meet to draw plan for a climate-resilient continent

They noted that while Africa contributed the least to global emissions, it is the first in line of suffering the dramatic consequences of them

Over 50 million people may be food insecure in eastern Africa, warns WFP

Sudan (17.7 million), Ethiopia (15.8 million people) and South Sudan (5.7 million) most concerning  

Famine in Ethiopia: the roots lie in Eritrea’s long-running feud with Tigrayans

Entire region is classified “hard to reach” for aid convoys

In the future there will be more rain, but less water, in the Nile Basin

About 250 million people are reliant on the Nile’s waters in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt

Climate extremes, population rise to cause water, food scarcity in Upper Nile: Study

While the region is expected to receive heavy rainfall, it will be too slow to result in significant changes in runoff demand, researchers said

Solar, wind can break Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock

Nearly 10 million children in Horn of Africa in ‘greatest danger’ due to drought, says UNICEF

UNICEF has sought $250 million to help children facing drought in the region  

Drought in the Horn of Africa: More than 18.5 million in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti face humanitarian crisis

As pastureland and water points dry up, 20 million may be acutely food insecure by year-end  

Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions

There are alternatives to pesticides including integrated pest management. This is an approach that doesn’t rule out the use of pesticides, …

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Local capacities critical to making a difference must be strengthened

El Nino and rising temperatures can lead to uptick of malaria in Ethiopia, warns research

Study finds link between malaria outbreaks and El Nino events in the country

Cost of climate action: Africa needs $2.8 trillion from 2020-2030 to meet goals, says report 

About 90% climate finance is likely to be external

Water, Africa’s Gold: One crisis too many

Africa is caught in a vortex of poverty, water and disease

Temperatures in northern Africa likely to rise between February and April despite La Nina

Eastern and southern regions of the continent may be wetter than usual  

Soil mapping in sub-Saharan Africa for better use of fertilisers, improving food security

UN's FAO to digitally map soil nutrients in central American countries too

Egypt and Ethiopia are finally working on a water deal — what that means for other Nile River states

Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which started filling up in July 2020

African migration to Europe: Forced returns run into resistance

Returns are low in part because European policy makers ignore competing issues and interests African stakeholders face

Land degradation a major threat but avoidable. So why the inaction

'None of the countries have set numerical targets for land degradation neutrality'

Study finds presence of antibiotic resistance genes in babies within hours of being born

India, Rwanda, Nigeria among countries studied; Drug-resistant sepsis bacteria likely transmitted from mothers or hospital environment

COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO

Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult