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'

Ethiopians are celebrating their new year 2017, with the peculiarity of being seven years behind the Gregorian calendar used by most of the world

A new site, Aftit, in the Amhara region, has been created for people fleeing Sudan's civil war, which will replace two other sites, Awlala and Kumer, recently closed, Ethiopia's Refugee and Returnee Service and UNHCR announced

Ethiopians took part in a national tree planting campaign, aiming to set a new milestone: the planting of 600 million saplings in a single day, part of a plan to plant 6,5 billion trees during the current rainy season

Akobo Minerals announced a major development in its underground operations at the Segele mine; the major gold exploration and mining company has headquarters in Scandinavia and operations in Ethiopia