Gambella Community Development

Fighting in S. Sudan's Maiwut led to a new influx of refugees into Gambella region

November 21, 2019 (GCDC) - Localized clashes between armed forces in South Sudan's Maiwut have led to a new influx of refugees into Ethiopia's Gambella regional state, the European Civil Protection ...

84 refugee primary school classrooms inaugurated in Gambella region

November 30, 2019 (GCDC) - 84 classrooms built through funding from Education Cannot Wait in refugee camps are being inaugurated by the Gambella Regional Government and UNICEF. The classrooms were ...

Congratulations Sidama to become the 10th regional state

November 24, 2019 (GCDC) - Ethiopia's Sidama people have voted overwhelmingly for a new federal region, with 98 percent choosing an autonomous rule, the country's electoral board has ...

Quick Facts about Okello Akway former president of Gambella region

October 30, 2019 (GCDC) - Okello Akway Ochalla was the former president of Gambella. He spent nine months in the regional presidency, eight years in exile, and four years in prison. For the first ...

'We are losing a lot of kids now': S. Sudanese Community makes appeal amid string of tragedies

October 20, 2019 (GCDC) - Members of Calgary's South Sudanese Community hosted mental health experts and various government leaders for a youth emergency crisis roundtable on Saturday to discuss ...

Calgary’s Eritrean Community saddened by death of its newest member

October 16, 2019 (GCDC) - After serving in Eritrea’s national service, he left for Ethiopia, then lived in Israel for eight years eventually settling in Calgary in 2017 with his wife and two ...

Heavy flood threatened Openo/Baro bridge in Gambella town

October 09, 2019 (GCDC) - Heavy rains cause flooding in the Gambella region. Areas along the Openo/Baro River bed flooded following heavy rains, 353 households displaced on 02, October, heavy ...

Ethiopian man who won $10.7 million Lottery in Toronto murdered in Addis Ababa

September 24, 2019 (GCDC) - Michael Gebru should have been having the time of his life. Instead, he’s lying dead in a morgue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia the victim of a suspected ...