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Apr 13, 2023 | 
allafrica.com | Biruk Alemu |Medihane Ekubamichael
Addis Ababa — It has been more than a year since the pastoralists of Dubluk district in Borena Zone of Oromia Region, who lost all their livestock and properties to the drought that occurred as result of rain failure for five consecutive rainy seasons started living in the Dublik IDPs center. The center shelters more than 9,000 households which is nearly 54,000 people who were displaced from 13 kebeles/villages of the district as the impact of the drought got worse.
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Mar 30, 2023 | 
addisstandard.com | Medihane Ekubamichael |Addis Standard
Addis Abeba – Following the decision by the Ministry of Justice earlier today to terminate criminal charges against former top civilian and military leaders who were members of the TPLF, three senior TPLF officials who held senior positions in the federal government have been released from jail nearly two years after their arrests.
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Mar 28, 2023 | 
allafrica.com | Medihane Ekubamichael
Ethiopia: Heavy Flood Kills Seven in Drought Ravaged Dawa Zone, Somali Region, Displaces IDPs Reeling From DroughtBy Medihane EkubamichaelAddis Abeba — Another disaster has claimed the lives of seven people after a long-awaited rain in the drought hit districts of Dawa zone, Somali region caused a devastating flood.
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Mar 27, 2023 | 
addisstandard.com | Medihane Ekubamichael |Addis Standard
Addis Abeba – Another disaster has claimed the lives of seven people after a long-awaited rain in the drought hit districts of Dawa zone, Somali region caused a devastating flood. A heavy rain between March 20 to 23 in all the four districts of the zone turned into heavy flooding that affected more than 4500 people and forced half of them to be displaced from their settlements, a local official told Addis Standard.
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Mar 24, 2023 | 
addisstandard.com | Medihane Ekubamichael |Addis Standard
Addis Abeba – A new cholera outbreak since the last two weeks has so far claimed the lives of five people in Moyale town, in the Ethio-Kenyan border. Borena Zone, Moyale town Health Office Head, Boru Huka confirmed to Addis Standard the death of the five people from the outbreak so far; two of them died in the Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) at Moyale town, while the three others were reported to have died dead before reaching the CTC.
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Mar 17, 2023 | 
allafrica.com | Medihane Ekubamichael
Moyale — Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) from various woredas of Dawa zone, one of the severely hit zones by drought in the Somali region, who are sheltering in two IDP camps in Moyale woreda, told Addis Standard that more than eighteen people have died due to the drought in recent days. Disturbing stories are emerging about people forced to feed on unusual items.
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Mar 17, 2023 | 
addisstandard.com | Medihane Ekubamichael |Biruk Alemu |Addis Standard
Moyale – Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) from various woredas of Dawa zone, one of the zones severe drought hit by the ongoing drought in the Somali region, who are sheltering in two IDP camps in Moyale woreda, told Addis Standard that more than eighteen people have died due to the drought in recent days. Disturbing stories are emerging about people forced to feed on unusual items.
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Mar 13, 2023 | 
allafrica.com | Biruk Alemu |Medihane Ekubamichael
Yabelo, Borana — Community members in Yabelo, the administrative capital of the drought-hit Borana zone, in Southern Oromia, are reeling in the midst of allegations on the rising cases of corruption in aid administration that saw a portion of the aid deliveries are taken for personal use by the people in charge of local aid distribution.
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Mar 8, 2023 | 
allafrica.com | Medihane Ekubamichael
Addis Abeba — The impact of the recurring drought in Dawa zone of Somali region has become unprecedented, leaving a staggering number of people severely affected, animals perished, rivers dried up and reports of people dying from hunger are starting to emerge. Residents say pastoral communities in four districts of the zone namely Moyale, Hudet, Kededuma and Mubarak woredas, are in the middle of a dire danger that need immediate emergency response.
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Mar 7, 2023 | 
addisstandard.com | Medihane Ekubamichael |Addis Standard
Addis Abeba – The impact of the recurring drought in Dawa zone of Somali region has become unprecedented, leaving a staggering number of people severely affected, animals perished, rivers dried up and reports of people dying from hunger are starting to emerge. Residents say pastoral communities in four districts of the zone namely Moyale, Hudet, Kededuma and Mubarak woredas, are in the middle of a dire danger that need immediate emergency response.
