Ethiopia

Millions of locusts devastate crops in East Africa in the worst outbreak in decades - Oxfam prepares to respond

29 January 2020

Oxfam is preparing for a potential response as swarms of locusts sweep across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia and are likely to grow 500 times bigger by June to neighboring Uganda and South Sudan. The plagues are hitting the East African region where food insecurity has already reached record levels.
More than 52 million people across Africa going hungry as weather extremes hit the continent

7 November 2019

More than 52 million people in 18 countries across southern, eastern and central Africa are facing up to crisis levels of hunger as a result of weather extremes, compounded by poverty and conflict.
Ethiopia's prime minister wins 2019 Nobel peace prize

11 October 2019

Oxfam hopes that this award, recognising Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s courage and leadership, will give new impetus to peace initiatives in Ethiopia and all over the world.
Poor children 7 times less likely to finish school than rich children: new Oxfam report

17 September 2019

Across the developing world, a child from a poor family is seven times less likely to finish secondary school than a child from a rich family, according to a new report published by Oxfam today.
International complacency puts lives at risk as drought hits Horn of Africa

24 July 2019

More than 15 million people are in need of aid as drought hits parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia again.
Uprooted by climate change

2 November 2017

Climate change is already forcing people from their land and homes, and putting many more at risk of displacement in the future. This paper describes the effects on communities and how responding to these growing realities demands far stronger action towards ending global climate pollution.
Food shortages and funding gap push extra 700,000 people to verge of starvation in Ethiopia

8 August 2017

Another poor rainy season, the third in a row, has plunged 700,000 more people into crippling hunger and on the verge of starvation in the Somali region of southern Ethiopia.
What will become of us: voices from around the world on drought and El Nino

13 April 2016

About 60 million people across the world face worsening hunger and poverty due to droughts and crop failures that have been exacerbated by the El Niño weather system in 2015/6. This short report gives a voice to some of the people that Oxfam is working with in Ethiopia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, El Salvador and Papua New Guinea.
El Niño in Ethiopia

24 February 2016

Ethiopia is facing a massive drought and food insecurity crisis. The impact of failed rains and droughts have been worsened by the 2015 El Niño. Urgent humanitarian action and long-term investment is needed so that communities can become more resilient and reduce their vulnerability to weather events in the future.
Millions at risk as Ethiopia suffers worst drought in a generation

28 January 2016

The Ethiopian government estimates that 10.2 million people will need humanitarian assistance this year after more than 12 months of erratic or failed rains have caused the worst drought in Ethiopia since the mid 1980s. Ethiopia is one of a number of countries struggling to cope with the effects of one of the strongest El Niños on record.