Month: January 2024

Landmines, unexploded artillery shells, and other types of remnants of war litter former battlefields throughout Ethiopia, resulting in accidental civilian deaths and hindering farmers from returning to their fields. These explosive remnants of war (ERW) imperil safety, threaten livelihoods, and hinders the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) of former combatants. To address this issue, the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia’s Office of Security Cooperation and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) […]

With 2024 expected to be an intense and challenging year, culminating with elections scheduled for December, traditional leaders, administrators and other local authorities will have a particularly crucial role to play. In Malakal, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) therefore recently facilitated a workshop for 60 such stakeholders from across the state to give them the necessary tools to perform their duties effectively. Part of good local governance […]

“I was seated beside my friend when an unexpected wave of unease and fatigue washed over me. Abruptly, a sudden onset of slightly whitish and watery diarrhea, coupled with relentless vomiting, compelled me to rush to my backyard several times an hour” Mohammed Hadji Ahmed, a 30-year-old resident of the Cholera outbreak-affected Melkaoligadi kebele in Gasera Woreda, Bale zone of Oromia regional state in Ethiopia recalls his harrowing experience. His […]