Tag: Ethiopia
Fatou Bensouda to chair UN commission of inquiry into crimes committed in Ethiopia
On Wednesday March 2, the Human Rights Council sitting in Geneva validated its establishment and appointed to chair it the former Attorney General of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda,…
what it means to be a refugee
In Ethiopia, the Eritrean refugees stuck in Tigray lived through a nightmare with no way out throughout the war and still find themselves deprived of everything today. This is the…
Lava lakes seen by Olivier Grunewald
Windows open towards the center of the Earththe lakes of wash are fascinating phenomena. Often located at the bottom of deep craters, their dynamism is hypnotic. The regular arrival of…
the EU representative for the Horn of Africa points to some encouraging signs
In Ethiopia, the conflict continues, the Tigrayan rebels have progressed in the Afar region in recent weeks. At the same time, diplomatic initiatives are multiplying to put an end to…
The African Union condemns the use of mercenaries
The 35th summit of the African Union (AU) ends this Sunday evening February 6 in Addis Ababa. In addition to the recent coups in West Africa or the civil war…
Guinea worm disease nearly eradicated, Carter Center says
This Sunday, January 30 is the third World Day for Neglected Tropical Diseases. The WHO launched a new plan last year to fight against these twenty tropical pathologies linked to…
Doctors in Ethiopia also have to beg for food
It has been revealed that some nurses and doctors are also struggling with hunger in the war-torn Tigray region in the north of Ethiopia. Some nurses and doctors at the…
Wildlife: tender break with these babies
Nature knows how to surprise us. And the young of wild animals sometimes pay the price. They can be totally left to their own devices or even eliminated by the…
Tedros Ghebreyesus before the WHO executive board for re-election
He was totally unknown to the general public two years ago. It is now the global face of the fight against Covid-19. The Ethiopian boss of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus,…
FAO warns of the urgency of aid to avoid a food crisis
The Horn of Africa risks going through one of the worst food crises in the world, warns the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO). After Covid-19 and two consecutive…