The Great Ethiopian Famine alone ... the population and is commonly referred to as kifu qan or “evil days.” Drought and pestilence are well-known contributors to food shortages in the country.

The Aswan Dam was only able to deliver the promised drought protection after it was rebuilt. This was made possible by ...

“The heavy rain killed the remaining animals that were already weak from the drought,” he says. “I lost all but three of my ...

The worst drought in 30 years is affecting many children's education, especially in the north of the country, as Newshour's Tim Franks heard when he went to Tigray State. Listen to his report here ...

Ethiopia's northern Tigray region reported 46 deaths from hunger Thursday as it grappled with a drought. In a statement ... situation because their needs are great in terms of shelter and in ...

The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD ... the country is still experiencing water scarcity and fears that in times of drought, Ethiopia could store vast quantities of water to ensure it ...

Multilateral lender Climate Investment Funds will back a USD 500 million plan to help drought-prone Ethiopia restore degraded land, protect its forests and ...

More than 50 people have died in Ethiopia's northern Tigray and Amhara regions amid drought and an aid freeze, local officials have told the BBC. The Horn of Africa has had five failed rainy ...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The prolonged drought has challenged the humanitarian response in Ethiopia as the drought situation worsened in the last months of 2023, the United Nations High ...

For they and Ethiopia are suffering once again from a devastating legacy of conflict and drought, twin evils that in recent years have destroyed farms and crops and forced millions from their homes.