Ethiopia

17 standard cholera treatment centres have been established by WHO in Ethiopia to face the ongoing epidemic; open 24-hours, they provide rapid treatment to people infected

An Ethiopian sacred tablet looted and taken away may be returned after being kept for years in Westminster Abbey, UK; in the past, the Abbey had taken a hard line - at one point even refusing to display it to visiting Ethiopian clergy

Ethiopia received from Italy an A VII 'Ethiopia 1' Tsehai, a unique aircraft used by the Ethiopian Imperial Air Force in the early 1930s for liaison and training flights

The Arab League also condemned the Ethiopia-Somaliland agreement granting the former access to the latter's ports in exchange for recognition of Hargeisa's independence

The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission and the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in a joint note denounced 'the severe humanitarian crisis affecting some four million people in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia'

The Amhara Regional State Tourism Office has announced preparations for the next two public religious festivals 'Gena' and 'Timket' to be celebrated on 7 and 20 January respectively

Ethiopia's trade negotiators are taking cautious measures to minimise revenue losses from the imminent full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area

Kidane Teklehaimanot, president of the Tigray Athletics Federation, said 76 athletes who represented the future of the sport in the state had died, in addition to two coaches and two managers

Trócaire's Christmas Appeal aims to bring children displaced by the conflict back home, more than a year after the peace agreement that ended two years of war in the Tigray region

A work of art by Ethiopian-born, US-based artist Julie Mehretu, 52, sold at auction in New York for $10,7 million, making it the work by an artist of African descent with the highest selling price ever

The highest number of malaria cases has been recorded in the country in at least seven years; according to the WHO there has been a 25% increase in infections and consequent illness within one month

In an attempt to meet the growing demand for dairy products in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled ambitious plans to produce 9,8 billion litres of milk in the next fiscal year 2023/24, from cattle, camels and goats

The country listed ports in Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland as facilities that could be peacefully obtained; with the cession of Eritrea in 1993, the country has no access to the sea and it is dependent on Djibouti for 85% of imports and exports