EXECUTIVE SUMMARYYear 2023 is marked as the mid- point in implementing the Sendai Framework 2015 – 2030 as well as the Paris Agreement, Urban Agenda, and other related agreements, conventions, and agendas. This paper outlines the preliminary reflection…

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged governments in Africa to increase development spending to stimulate fast and sustained recovery.Launching the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023 (WESP) report in Addis Ababa this week, Adam El…

ADDIS ABABA— Three people have been killed in attacks on a church in southern Ethiopia on Saturday, according to reports by a religious media outlet.The violence erupted against a backdrop of tensions in the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church a…

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia will conduct a referendum tomorrow in six zones and five districts in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region (SNNP).The referendum will be held in Gamo, Gofa, South Omo, Gedeo, Wolaita, and Konso Zo…