Press Release

WFP reports people in Tigray are facing an extreme lack of food

A new food security assessment, released today by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), shows that almost 40 percent of Tigrayans are suffering an extreme lack of food, after 15 months of conflict. Meanwhile, across all three conflict-affected regions of the north more than 9 million people are in need of humanitarian food assistance,

January 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Ethiopia: Govt announced reserve budget of 11 billion birr depleted for war

The Ethiopian government has spent over 11 billion birr reserve budget for the 2014 Ethiopian budget year due to the war in northern Ethiopia. The budget for irrigation development is also said to have been spent on war-related expenses. The money raised for the reserve budget and the maintenance of the irrigation dam is said

January 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

New appointed board members to bring diverse perspectives on Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Board of Trustees – Four New Members Join Co-Chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates to Shape Foundation Governance and Increase Impact

January 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to lift its travel ban on Ethiopia

Restraints on flights arriving from Ethiopia and 11 other African nations will be lifted on Saturday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities stated. LAST DECEMBER, the UAE had forwarded a travel restriction on passenger flights from Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) mentioned that the directive, which took effect December

January 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Court granted bail for Yared Zerihun & 22 others

A court has ruled that 22 suspects in the Assefa case should be released on bail The Federal High Court’s Lideta Division 1 Criminal Court has ordered the release of 22 suspects charged in the Getachew Assefa case on bail of 30,000 birr each. The suspects in the alleged human rights abuses were former National

January 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Gates Foundation Appoints a New Board of Trustees

We begin 2022 at a pivotal moment for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the world. The COVID pandemic has been both a profound shock and a clarion call to action to support the countries and communities that have been hardest hit. In addition to its direct impact measured in millions of lives lost,

January 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

President Sahle Work promoted various ambassadors

President Sahle Work promoted various individuals to ambassadorship & full-ambassadorship positions. Accordingly: 1 / Mr. Tefera Derbew2 / Dessie Dalke3 / Dr. Sileshi Bekele4 / General Bacha Debele5 / General Hassan Ibrahim6 / Mrs. Shitiye7 / Prof. Fekadu Beyene8 / Mr. Rashad Mohammed9 / Ambassador Jamal Beker10 / Mr. Faisal Oli11 / Mr. Isaiah Gota12

January 26, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Ethiopia: ICRC Delivers Aid to Tigray Region

The ICRC made its first delivery of medical supplies since last September into Mekelle, the capital of Tigray. With the support and through the facilitation of the authorities, the urgently needed supplies, including essential drugs, arrived in Mekelle on Wednesday. They will be distributed to the region’s health facilities. “It is a huge relief that

January 26, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Ethiopian government to lift state of emergency

January 18, 2014Addis Ababa Decision of the 2nd Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers The Council of Ministers, in its second emergency meeting today, discussed and passed a resolution regarding the expiration of the state of emergency proclamation No. 5/2022 to protect the country’s existence and sovereignty. The Council of Ministers declared a state

January 26, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

NHY Group partners with PPG to elevate lounge service at Bole International Airport

Nur Hussein Yassin (NHY) Group has declared its partnership with Plaza Premium Group (PPG), the largest provider in airport hospitality service to open “elevate the lounge experience” in March 2022 in the ET Terminal 2. The lounge will cover some 1000m2; it is designed to magnify outstanding services accommodating up to 325 guests, including an

January 26, 2022 • By Addis Insight