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Ethiopia’s National Meteorology Agency warned that unseasonal and above-normal rainfall anticipated in November could cause flash floods in some parts of the country. According to theAgency’s forecast for the month of November, heavy rainfall could cause floods in parts of South Ethiopia and Somali regional states. In the country, flood usually takes place at the rainy season (kiremt) in July and August, in most flood-prone areas. But unseasonal rainfall during October to January could cause flooding in parts of South Ethiopia, Afar and Somali regions. Unseasonal or above-normal rainfall is also expected in the northern, northwestern, eastern and central parts of the country. Warning this could cause damage on crops harvested recently, the Agency urged farmers to store their harvest in a safe places. Normal rainfall is anticipated predominantly in south, southwestern and southeastern parts of the country, a good opportunity for agricultural activities, grazing areas and wat

Abstract Background Diarrhoea is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age in developing countries, including Ethiopia. It is caused by a wide range of pathogens, including parasites, bacteria and viruses. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of infection with intestinal parasites (IPs) (and types) among children under 5 years of age with diarrhoeal diseases. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at Adare Hospital and Millennium Health Centre, both located in Hawassa, South Ethiopia, from June 6 to October 28, 2011. Children under 5 years of age with diarrhoea who visited these health facilities during the study period were included in the study. Data relating to demography and risk factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) were gathered using a structured questionnaire. Single, fresh stool specimens were examined for IPs using the direct wet mount examination, followed by Ziehl-Neelsen staining

Ethiopian authorities and the World Bank Group have signed a 370 million dollar (7.5 billion birr) agreement on Thursday for the construction of construct the 57 km Zeway- Arsi Negele section of the Mojo-Hawassa Highway Road Project. The Project is part of the Ethiopian Expressway Development Support Project.  Source: www.ethiogrio.com

ይህ ለሕዝብ ከወትሮው በተለየ በከፍተኛ ባለሥልጣናት መካከል ወቀሳና ተጠያቂነትን ያስነሳው ውይይት፣ መነሻ ምክንያቱ ታች መሬት ተወርዶ በመልካም አስተዳደር ችግሮች ላይ የዳሰሳ ጥናት መካሄዱ ነው፡፡ የጥናቱ አቅራቢዎች በውይይቱ ወቅት የችግሩን ስፋትና መጠን ሲያስረዱ፣ ለወትሮው የሐሳብ ልዩነቶቻቸውን ከመጋረጃ በስተጀርባ በመጨረስ ለሕዝብ አንድ ሆነው በመቅረብ የሚታወቁት የኢሕአዴግ ቱባ ባለሥልጣናት፣ በአደባባይ ልዩነቶቻቸውን በግልጽ ያወጡበት ውይይት እንደነበር ታይቷል፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለ ማርያም ደሳለኝ የአገሪቱ ቁንጮ ባለሥልጣን ሆነው ከመጡበት ጊዜ  ጀምሮ፣ በግልጽ የሥልጣን ባለቤትና የገዥው ፓርቲ አቅጣጫ የመወሰን ሥልጣን እንዳላቸው ያሳዩበትም ነበር፡፡ በተለይ በመሬት፣ በኢንቨስትመንት፣ በፍትሕና በተለያዩ መስኮች በጥናቱ የቀረበው አሳሳቢ ሥጋት ካልተወገደ አደገኛነቱንም በማስጠንቀቅ አውስተዋል፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ አፅንኦት በመስጠት ለአገሪቱም ሆነ ለሕዝቡ አደገኛ የሆነውን የመልካም አስተዳደር ችግር መታገል የሕዝብ አመኔታን እንደሚያስገኝ አስታውቀው፣ የመንግሥት ባለሥልጣናትም በውስጣቸው መደንገጥ እንዳለባቸው አሳስበዋል፡፡ ከውይይቱ በኋላ ባለሥልጣናት በብሔር፣ በዝምድና፣ በጥቅማ ጥቅምና በመሳሰሉት ከተሳሰሯቸው ኔትወርኮቻቸው እንዲላቀቁም አስጠንቅቀዋል፡፡  ዝርዝሩን ለመመልከት እዚህ ላይ ይጫኑ ወይም በ ፖለቲካ ገጽ ይመልከቱ፡፡ ምንጭ፦ ሪፖርተር ጋዜጣ

Ugandan Brian Umony made it to the score sheet for Ethiopia's St. Goerge as the side claimed a 5-1 win against Sidama Bunna in the Castel Premier League on Sunday. Umony netted the defending champions' second goal in the 16th minute after Minyahel Teshome's opener three minutes earlier in the match. Adane Girma (34’) and Ramkel Lok (38’) thereafter extended the score as Umony's colleagues' brilliance rose to new levels on the evening. Two penalties awarded for both, St. George and Sidama Bunna were also converted by Girma (his second for the hosts) and former St. George player Andualem Negussie. St. George were recovering from 2-0 defeat at the hands of Adama Kenema the previous weekend. Source:http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/23844-brian-umony-scores-as-st-george-thrash-sidama-bunna-castel-premier-league.html

Often dubbed the false banana, the giant enset is a staple crop in certain parts of Ethiopia. As climate change brings increasingly frequent droughts, the plant's versatility and resilience could help fight hunger. When 52-year-old Gebre Ynitso was a child in Ethiopia, he and his fellow villagers tended a towering plant with broad, lush green leaves. They harvested its roots and leaves for food and collected its fibers to weave into hats, sacks and even mattresses. No part of the plant went to waste. "I would play hide-and-go seek in the dense enset plantation," said Ynitso, who also helped his parents transplant the enset, as the eye-catching crop is known. Ynitso also made toys out of its roots. Endemic to Ethiopia, the plant has been cultivated there for more than 7,000 years. It's often dubbed the false banana because of its similarity to the banana tree. The enset can withstand droughts as well as heavy rains, making it ideal for cultivation in Ethiop

THE UK Government has been urged to provide assurances of “strict scrutiny” over the export of material which can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons to a country with defence links to North Korea. Data shows that in January this year, the UK approved the export of £1,193 of deuterium compounds to Ethiopia under a licence granted by the government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The material has uses ranging from the construction of nuclear reactors and the manufacture of medicinal drugs, to the production of nuclear weapons. The information, collected by the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT), also shows the deuterium has been exported to Ethiopia under a “dual-use” licence as goods for both military and civilian purposes. But SNP MP Stephen Gethins, a member of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, has raised concerns over the transaction, pointing out there is no record of any nuclear power reactor in Ethiopia. The country ha

With a $10,000 grant and an idea Telavive Taye '17 returned to her childhood home of Hawassa, Ethiopia, to create an enterprise she hoped would promote peace and prosperity. Photo from Davidson College The recipient of a Projects for Peace grant from the Davis United World Scholars Program, Taye established a car wash managed completely by and for youth, with the goal of engaging them in a productive business in a growing city with high rates of unemployment. In fact, official estimates place the country's rate of youth unemployment at more than 50 percent. As a partner to the Davis program, Davidson's Center for Civic Engagement solicits project applications from Davidson students and submits the most outstanding ones to the Davis program for consideration. The program seeks grassroots projects that promote peace and address the causes of conflict. Taye, a biology major who plans to attend medical school, moved with her family in 2005 from their home in Hawassa

- Indian garment factory opens doors By Birhanu Fikade Following the recent visit of Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn, a Chinese firm has finalized deals to lease two manufacturing sheds with 11,000 and five thousand sq.m areas at the Hawassa Industrial Park which currently is under construction, The Reporter has learnt.  Indochine, a renowned Chinese textile firm mostly engaged in souring activities has wired the down payment of USD 200 thousand via the National Bank of Ethiopia and currently the firm has acquired 11,000sqm. Anila Kularatne, who currently undertakes the establishment of the Indochine International, a subsidiary of the China based Indochine Apparel Ltd, told The Reporter that the company has deposited the minimum capital required from foreign investors.  According to Kularatne, the company will be involved in manufacturing garments and will install plants for laundry, denims and the like. Though Kularatne opted not to disclose further details before fi

Photo from soka Kenyan striker Eric Muranda was among the starters as his team, Sidama Bunna rallied from a goal down to hold Hawassa Kenema to a one-all draw in the first match of the 2015 Ethiopian Premier League on Thursday 29 October at Hawassa Stadium. Bekereket Yisaq gave Hawassa the lead at the stroke of halftime from the spot beating Sidama goalkeeper Fikru Wodessa but Andualem Nigussie levelled from a similar situation on the 55th minute. Suffered Nigussie placed the ball past Hawassa goalie Brian Tobego as the two sides went on to share spoils in the fixture, dubbed the Southern derby. In other matches played on the day, defending champions St. George FC suffered a 0 – 2 loss at the hands of Adama Kenema thanks to Wondwessen Milkias’s double on the 14th and 17th minutes. At Addis Ababa Stadium, Yabun Williams perhaps scored the fastest goal in the league as Ethiopia Bunna defeated Ethiopia Nigd Bank by a solitary goal, with Yabun scoring 30 seconds after the o

Photo from Web Land degradation worldwide costs an estimated US$10.6 trillion every year and presents a huge challenge to future global food security. In sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, soil nutrient-depletion is directly related, where fertilizer use and agricultural productivity rates are the lowest in the world. Many African countries use little or no potash fertilizers, which are crucial for balanced fertilization and sustainable cropping systems. To address this challenge, over 70 international agricultural experts and researchers will gather at the Hawassa University, in the southern region of Ethiopia, for the 2nd annual symposium on the role of potassium in balanced fertilization from 24-25 November 2015. The symposium, jointly organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency, the International Potash Institute (IPI), and Hawassa University, will bring together key resea

The Center for Policy and Development Research- CPDR , Hawassa University published its first research-based book in cooperation with the Bureau of Women and chilren's Affairs Office of the SNNPRG. Impacts of Women Development and Change Packages on the Socio-Economic and Political Status of Women in SNNPR - Promise, Success and Challenges Edited by: Tesfaye Semela, Nigatu Regassa, Melisew Dejene, and Tafesse Matewos © Centre for Policy and Development Research (CPDR), Hawassa University, 2015, Hawassa, Ethiopia. All Rights Reserved Cover Design and Layout: Geraworke Zeleke  Copy Editor: Minigistu Dinato First Published: 2015 ISBN: 978-99944-958-6-3 Printed by: Hawassa, Ethiopia Center for Policy and Development Research (CPDR), Hawassa University P.O.BOX 05 Code 1000, Hawassa, Ethiopia Email:  info@cpdrhu.org Web: www.cprdhu.org Read more at Hawassa University  

Government and international aid agencies have announced that, due to the global natural hazard El Niño, which is lack of rainfall in both the spring (belg) and summer (meher or kiremt) seasons, the country has been hit by drought and, currently, about 8.2 million people are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. According to Mitiku Kassa, secretary of the National Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Committee (NDPPC), the severity of the drought has been exacerbated by the delay and decline of rainfall during the major rainy season of kiremt from mid-June through mid-September. Hence, 8.2 million people are now in need of humanitarian assistance in which the government has disbursed USD 192 million, Mitiku noted. Yet, the total amount needed is over 596 million dollars according to the aid agencies and the government.   Visiting severely stricken areas of the Oromia and Afar regions, Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said that it is feared the drought will continue

The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) and the International Potash Institute (IPT) have jointly organized an international symposium on soil balancing at the University of Hawassa which is scheduled to take place from 24-25 November 2015. According to IPI, this gathering is expected to discuss a wide range of issues on using potassium as a fertilizer to keep soil fertile. More than 70 universal agricultural experts and researchers are expected to gather in Hawassa town 267km to the south of the capital, Addis Ababa. “For the first time, Ethiopia has started to distribute potash fertilizers to farmers in areas where it is urgently needed. This is no less than a dream come true! And is an exciting story we intend to share with symposium participants,’’ says Tekalign Mamo (Prof.) until recently, adviser to the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture, UN special ambassador for the 2015 International Year of Soils, and senior adviser (East Africa) for

Dr. Wolassa L. Kumo  commented on baseless division of the S idama population and he asked where on planet earth would the population of the administrative capital of a society be deducted from the population of the society? Dr. Wolassa L. Kumo wrote about the topic in September 2015 in an article entitled “Deepening Cultural Integration among the Cushitic Peoples in Ethiopia.” To quote from the article: Dr. Wolassa L. Kumo Photo @  www.afroarticles.com/ " The Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia reports the population of the Hawassa town separately from the population of Sidama. The Hawassa town is the administrative capital of Sidama as well as the Southern Region. Where on planet earth would the population of the administrative capital of a society be deducted from the population of the society? Hawassa has been inhabited by the Sidama people for at least the past 1000 years; since the time the ancient Sidama people moved from northern highlands to the