By William Davison : Bloomberg Ethiopia may face further power shortages because of low water levels at dams after a poor rainy season, an official said, following two days of sporadic cuts caused by technical faults at hydropower plants. Unspecified issues at a substation serving Oromia region’s Gibe 1 and 2 plants, which together can
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By William Davison : Bloomberg Ethiopia may face further power shortages because of low water levels at dams after a poor rainy season, an official said, following two days of sporadic cuts caused by technical faults at hydropower plants. Unspecified issues at a substation serving Oromia region’s Gibe 1 and 2 plants, which together can
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Around 4.5 million Ethiopians could be in need of food aid because of a drought in the country, the UN has said. Hardest-hit areas are Ethiopia’s eastern Afar and southern Somali regions, while pastures and water resources are also unusually low in central and eastern Oromo region, and northern Tigray and Amhara districts. Reacting to
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Reuters: The number of Ethiopians who will need food aid by the end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million from earlier estimates due to failed rains, United Nations agencies said on Monday. Ethiopia needs an extra $230 million from donors to secure aid for a total of 4.5 million people now
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Author: Elisabeth Gouel Alert Ethiopia, Afar Drought Response Geneva, 19 August 2015 1. Brief description of the emergency and impact The current drought in Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia, occurred as both the Karma (main) and Sagum (small) rains received all over the region was poor. As a result, the pasture condition has become very
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Author: Elisabeth Gouel Alert Ethiopia, Afar Drought Response Geneva, 19 August 2015 1. Brief description of the emergency and impact The current drought in Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia, occurred as both the Karma (main) and Sagum (small) rains received all over the region was poor. As a result, the pasture condition has become very
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By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Seasonal rains have failed to materialize in some parts of Ethiopia, causing deaths of many cattle and other animals, officials and residents said on Monday. While the government is not calling the situation in parts of northern, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia a drought, the impact is taking
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