UNDP to support Ethiopia in mobilizing $2 bln in green financing by 2030
News in brief By Staff Reporter January 25, 2025 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has pledged to assist Ethiopia in mobilizing USD two billion in green financing by 2030. This ambitious effort will focus on leveraging innovative mechanisms such as green bonds, carbon credits, debt swaps, and payments for ecosystem services. Ethiopia’s commitment to […]
Ethiopia to Start Printing Passports locally
News Ethiopia to Start Printing Passports locally By Sisay Sahlu February 22, 2025 -Issuance of new passports commenced Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS) announced it will start producing electronic passports locally starting October 2025. This will end the trend of ordering passport printing abroad. Ethiopia officially launched its first electronic passport (e-passport) at an […]
Sustainable development expert proposes universal tax funding mechanism for African education
News Sustainable development expert proposes universal tax funding mechanism for African education By Ashenafi Endale February 22, 2025 Professor Jeffry Sachs, director of the Center for the Sustainable Development at Columbia University and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, has proposed universal taxation as a means to mobilize resources to finance education in […]
Aid cuts, climate change, conflict create “perfect storm” for malaria epidemics
News Aid cuts, climate change, conflict create “perfect storm” for malaria epidemics By Contributor February 22, 2025 By Kidus Dawit African officials and health experts warn that funding shortfalls, the prevalence of conflict across the continent, and climate change could translate into a surge in malaria cases, posing a real threat to millions of lives […]
Addis Ababa’s revenue soars eightfold over seven years without any tax rate increases, says Mayor Adanech
News in brief By Staff Reporter February 22, 2025 Mayor Adanech Abiebie announced that Addis Ababa’s revenue has increased eightfold over the past seven years, a growth she attributes to efforts made “without any tax rate increases.” Addressing members of the Addis Ababa City Council during its second regular session of the fourth working year […]
Trade Ministry re-authors directive to end salt market monopoly
Business Trade Ministry re-authors directive to end salt market monopoly By Staff Reporter January 25, 2025 Rescinds mandatory naphthalene treatment Trade officials have issued a directive permitting the operation of salt processing plants outside of the Afar Regional State in a bid to undo the disastrous consequences brought on by another directive from 2023. The […]
Global Crises Need International Cooperation and Bold Commitments: Sultan Al Shamsi
Interview Global Crises Need International Cooperation and Bold Commitments: Sultan Al Shamsi By Sisay Sahlu February 22, 2025 During a recent visit to Ethiopia, Sultan Al Shamsi, assistant minister of Foreign Affairs for the Development Affairs and International Organizations of the United Arab Emirates, announced his country’s 200 million USD pledge towards humanitarian response efforts […]
Meta’s new content policies risk fuelling more mass violence, genocide: Amnesty Int.l
News Meta’s new content policies risk fuelling more mass violence, genocide: Amnesty Int.l By Abraham Tekle February 22, 2025 Amnesty International warned recent content policy announcements by Meta pose a grave threat to vulnerable communities globally and drastically increase the risk that the company will yet again contribute to mass violence and gross human rights […]
Absence of impartial guarantors hampers Pretoria agreement implementation: AU report (The Reporter)
https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/43922 News Absence of impartial guarantors hampers Pretoria agreement implementation: AU report By Ashenafi Endale February 22, 2025 The African Union (AU) says that the absence of an impartial guarantor has held back the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement, leaving Tigray to grapple with outstanding issues such as the withdrawal of non-ENDF forces, the […]
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