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Analysis: The impact of Covid-19 on the Somali Region: the case of forced migrants
By Abdirahman Ahmed @AbdiraxmanSocy Addis Abeba, August 07/2020 – The Somali Region is a perfect laboratory for migration and migrants: a source, destination and transit for various types of migrants coming from varying locations for various purposes. Somali region hosts the largest number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia. …
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Op-ed: Complacency and behavioral change in the era of the Coronavirus
By Benyam Worku, M.D. @benyam_wd Addis Abeba, July 21/2020 – At the time of the writing of this article, close to fifteen million people have been infected by the corona virus worldwide and it has claimed the lives of more than 600,000 people. Since the first case of COVID-19 was …
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News Alert: African Development Fund approves $165 m grant for Ethiopia’s national COVID-19 emergency response
Addis Abeba, July 03/2020 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July approved a grant of $165.08 million to support Ethiopia’s response to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including helping to ease fiscal pressures on the economy, ADF said in …