Year: 2018
- Africa
Commentary: Marginalization, anger and protest in South Omo Zone: What Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Should Know
Caption: Karo Children playing above the Omo River, Karo, South Omo Zone, SNNPR. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2005/Getachew Why South Omo Zone is still not in 2018 Asress Adimi Gikay (PhD), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, Aug. 23/2018 – When journalists, activists and political analysts spoke in the past that the Ethiopian political environment under the ruling EPRDF led by the late Prime…
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Commentary: Teff love: Ethiopia’s staple crop requires a big push
Can an Ethiopian farmer benefit from the global export of this gluten-free supergrain without jeopardizing domestic consumption? Bart Minten and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse Addis Abeba, August 23/2018 – Not too long ago, teff, a gluten-free, nutrient-rich, 3,000-year-old grain native to Ethiopia, made international headlines when the world woke up to the potential of this poppy-sized wonder, instantly terming it as…
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Art News: A Film Training Workshop on Social Responsibility and Human Rights kicks off in Addis Abeba
Around 12 people with backgrounds ranging from directing, producing, camera and editing skills are participating in the workshop Addis Abeba, Aug. 17/2018 – A film training workshop organized by the Ethiopian International Film festival (ETHIOIFF) in partnership with The Netherlands Embassy in Addis Abeba has kicked off here in the capital. The training workshop, scheduled to last between 15th and…
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News: Security forces kill 37, wounded 44 in east Hararghe, Oromia region
Six people have also died in Shashemene city and in East Wellega zone of the Oromia regional state on Sunday and Saturday respectively. See the scoop below. Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, August 13/2018 – The number of people killed after attack by the Liyu police in at least three separate localities in Eastern Hararghe zone of the Oromia…
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News: Addis Abeba city admin forms committee in an effort to spare old building from being demolished
Known locally as “Ye Bego Adragot Hintsa,” the building is a historic old building located near the National Theater in the heart of the city of Addis Abeba Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, August 13/2018 – Addis Abeba city mayor’s office formed a committee comprised of officials from the city’s culture and tourism bureau, private individuals and officials from the…
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Pictorial: A doctor’s visit to Shashamane Referral Hospital. The good and the bad
Addis Abeba, Aug. 10/2018 – Dr. Nuredin Luke is a General Practitioner working at a hospital in west Arsi zone of the Oromia regional state around Shashemene area, some 250 km south east of Addis Abeba. But he is also a medical practitioner who uses his voice to advocate for a better health care system in Oromia regional state…
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News: Ethiopia Human Rights Council report says seventeen killed during four month crackdown by security forces in various places in north Wello
Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, Aug.09/2018 – The 145th Special Report, another long awaited report by the independent Human Rights Council Ethiopia (HRCO), presented a detailed report of the death of seventeen civilians in various weredas of North Wello zone of the Amhara regional state during a four month period of security crackdown. The report covered the period starting from November…
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News: UK launches largest tax partnership program to help Ethiopia transition from aid
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt on a visit to Ethiopia. Addis Abeba, July 08/2018 – The International Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, has today launched the UK’s biggest ever tax partnership programme to help Ethiopia generate more tax during her visit to the country. The program will transform Ethiopia’s tax system, helping it to harness the potential of its booming…
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