Gambella Community Development

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 ...

Sidama set to referendum on Nov.13, 2019 for autonomy

August 30, 2019 (GCDC) - Ethiopia on August 29, granted its ethnic Sidama community a referendum in November on self-determination, with a view to creating the country’s 10th autonomous region, the ...

Sidama say they plan to unilaterally declare their own federal state this week

July 17, 2019 (GMN) - Activists in Ethiopia were set to declare a new region for their Sidama ethnic group in defiance of the central government, with some residents of the southern city of Hawassa ...

Search continue for S.Sudanese body who drowned near Calgary

Calgary, July 04, 2019 (GCDC) - A young man believed drowned in southern Alberta this weekend had jumped off a cliff into the Highwood River before eventually being swept away, investigators ...

Ethiopia: Coup attempt against Amhara regional state failed

June 22, 2019 (GCDC) - Ethiopia said there was a failed coup attempt against the head of one of the country’s nine regional states on Saturday, underscoring the challenges facing the new prime ...

Ban the boogie: Juba shuts nightclubs and all discos

May 11, 2019 (GCDC) - South Sudan's capital Juba will ban all clubs and limit bar hours due to alleged "immoral acts" taking place in night spots, the presidency said ...