Samuel Bogale

Addis Ababa

Deputy Editor-in-Chief at The Reporter (Ethiopia)

Working for @TheReporterET & @EthioReporter, formerly with @addis_fortune & @addisstandard. Passion for #journalism #comms #marketing #Liverpool

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Articles

East Africa: Flooding Poses Serious Threat in Nine Regional States As Climate Fluctuations Take Toll On East Africa

May 13, 2024 | allafrica.com | Samuel Bogale

Aid agencies warn close to two million Ethiopians at riskFlooding due to climate fluctuations have led to the displacement of more than 600,000 people in East Africa, and international watchdogs warn that further heavy rains could pose serious threats in nine Ethiopian regional states in the coming weeks. Harsh weather conditions brought on by El Nino have affected at least a quarter of a million people in neighboring Kenya, with close to 200,000 displaced as a result of flooding.
Ethiopia: Utility Bills Tipped to Rise Before Year's End

Mar 28, 2024 | allafrica.com | Samuel Bogale

Electric power bills are set to surge in the coming months, as the heads of state-run utility companies prepare to cut 'challenging' subsidies. Ashebir Balcha (Eng.), chief of Ethiopian Electric Power, said low energy prices are a "major challenge in the sector" during the UK-Ethiopia Green Tech Forum earlier this week.
Africa: Infectious Diseases Fester in Wake of Drought, War - UN Report

Mar 17, 2024 | allafrica.com | Samuel Bogale

A UN agency signals a worrying uptick in the spread of infectious diseases as "successive shocks" expose thousands of people across the country to measles, cholera, and malaria. A report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) details that malnutrition and drought has "led to weakened immunity and large population displacement," leaving millions vulnerable to disease.
Ethiopia: Statistics Service Unveils Pricey Plans for National Surveys

Feb 3, 2024 | allafrica.com | Samuel Bogale

First population census in nearly two decades slated for 2026The Ministry of Planning and Development and the Ethiopian Statistics Service are rolling out a multibillion birr census slated to cover agriculture, health, business, and population demographics. Scheduled for rollout this year, the 'Ethiopian Statistical Development Program' (ESDP) is estimated to cost close to 35 billion birr (USD 622 million) and run through 2026.
Ethiopia: Moth Infestations Threaten Flower Exporters' Largest Market

Feb 3, 2024 | allafrica.com | Samuel Bogale

EU set to tighten inspections for False Codling Moth for all shipments from Ethiopia, Kenya European lawmakers are poised to introduce more stringent inspection procedures for flowers imported into the EU from Ethiopia in a bid to fight a growing moth infestation. The False Codling Moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) is thought to be native to Sub-Saharan Africa, and its larvae especially are pests that feed on cotton, macadamia nuts, and citrus fruits.
Ethiopia: Underfunded Aid Agencies Cry for Help As Humanitarian Needs Spiral

Feb 3, 2024 | allafrica.com | Samuel Bogale

Ombudsman reports 351 hunger-related deaths in Tigray, confirms deaths in Amhara Aid agencies have raised the alarm that a lack of funding for emergency responses pose a grave threat to tens of millions in need of urgent humanitarian response in Ethiopia. The latest report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reveals only a third of an estimated USD four billion required for a humanitarian response plan introduced in 2023 has been raised.
Ethiopia cautious over potential revenue losses under AfCFTA

Jan 10, 2024 | bilaterals.org | Samuel Bogale

Negotiations AfCFTA Ethiopia cautious over potential revenue losses under AfCFTAThe Reporter | 30th December 2023By Samuel BogaleEthiopia’s trade negotiators are taking cautious steps to minimize revenue losses from the impending full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Fed In Deep As Banks’ Treasury Bond Stock Nears 50bln

Dec 22, 2023 | thereporterethiopia.com | Samuel Bogale

The federal government’s stranglehold on commercial banks via its obligatory treasury bond policy has reached new heights, with the latest debt bulletin from the Ministry of Finance revealing the debt instrument’s stock is nearing the 50 billion birr mark. In November 2022, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) introduced a policy forcing commercial banks to buy treasury bonds valued at 20 percent of their respective loan and advance disbursements.
Voices From The East: Where Does Japan Stand?

Dec 22, 2023 | thereporterethiopia.com | Samuel Bogale

Japan is famed for its well-built infrastructure, seamless technological advancement, hardworking citizens, and cultural heritage and preservation. Home to 125 million people, Japan is one of the world’s largest economies and its capital, Tokyo, is a financial center on par with the likes of Paris and London. But it was not always that way.
“The People Are So Resilient In This Country. I’m Impressed”

Nov 10, 2023 | thereporterethiopia.com | Samuel Bogale

Ms. Ito Takako, Ambassador of Japan to EthiopiaHer arrival in Ethiopia coincides with a brutal war in northern Ethiopia in November 2020. The day she presented her credential to the then State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Redwan Hussein (Ambassador), to commence her diplomatic duties in Ethiopia, was the day the war began, November 3, 2020. The coincidence was that exactly two years after the war, the then state minister appeared as the chief architect of a peace deal that put an end to the war.