Society & Economy

May 16, 2022

Analysis: Women, children caught up in man-made, natural drought crisis in Ethiopia

By Alemitu Homa @alemituhoma Addis Abeba – Eight out of 21 zones in the Oromia region are experiencing drought, according to…
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May 10, 2022

News: City Transport Bureau threatens actions against those disrupting public transport after major fuel prices jump

Queue for transport in Addis Abeba. Picture Credit: ©Bjørn Christian Tørrissen Travel Blog Addis Abeba – Addis Abeba Transport Bureau…
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May 4, 2022

#ASDailyScoop: More than 446 industries cease production: Ministry

Photo: Ministry of Industry Addis Abeba – Melaku Alebel, Minister, Ministry of Industry, said that the Ministry has identified more…
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March 25, 2022

#ASDailyScoop: Amid soaring cost of living Addis City Admin extends restriction on house rent increase, evictions by three more months

Merkato, Africa’s biggest open market, in Addis Abeba. Picture: @Addisstandard/Archive Addis Abeba – Amid soaring cost of living affecting millions…
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March 4, 2022

#EthiopiaDrought: Disaster Risk Management Commission says drought forces hundreds of schools closure in Oromia, Somali states; millions of people, livestock in need

To expand its response across the Somali, Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples regions, WFP urgently needs US $219…
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March 1, 2022

News: Orbit Innovation Hub, Mastercard Foundation’s First cohort of 15 Tech-Driven Start-Ups creates 89 jobs

Three of the start-ups discuss on how they developed their ideas and share their journey so far during the the…
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February 8, 2022

#EthiopiaDrought in numbers: 6.8 million people in 26 zones affected, more than 260,000 livestock deaths registered in four regions

In Gebi’as village, Somali region, Ethiopia, sixth grader Abdurazak Mohammed takes his donkeys back home, past the bodies of animals…
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October 27, 2021

News: Two Senate, House Republicans urge Ethiopia to “correct course” to avert “revocation of AGOA benefits”

Ethiopian women workers constitute 80% of employment in Industrial Parks. Picture: Industrial Parks Development Corporation Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba,…
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Society & Economy

Analysis: Women, children caught up in man-made, natural drought crisis in Ethiopia

News: City Transport Bureau threatens actions against those disrupting public transport after major fuel prices jump

#ASDailyScoop: More than 446 industries cease production: Ministry

News: Two Senate, House Republicans urge Ethiopia to “correct course” to avert “revocation of AGOA benefits”

Council of Ministers unanimously approves draft Transitional Justice Policy

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Amhara regional gov’t calls on TPLF to ‘vacate occupied areas swiftly’

Council of Ministers unanimously approves draft Transitional Justice Policy

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