Africa
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News: Healthcare regulators from all over the world meet in Addis Abeba to discuss ways of fighting the spread of fake drugs
Ethiopia’s newly appointed minister of health Dr. Amir Aman at the conference Addis Abeba, May 08/2018: Healthcare regulators from all…
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News: Ethiopia state of emergency command post says deadly Moyale violence serious, illegal arms trafficking increased
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, May 08/2018 – The Secretariat of the command post established to oversee the current state of…
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Fresh round of violence rocks Moyale town, leaving unknown number of causalities and fresh displacement in its wake
Pictures received by Addis Standard from sources in the town of Moyale after clashes erupted yesterday Liyat Fekade Addis…
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Commentary:The Birth of Amhara Nationalism: Causes, Aspirations, and Potential Impacts
Protesters during the summer 2016 AmharaProtests in Gonder city. Photo: Social media Amanuel Tesfaye, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba,…
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News: Ethiopian born academic wins Duquesne University Creative teaching award
Dr. Waganesh Zeleke. Photo Duquesne University Addis Abeba, May 01/2018 – Ethiopian born Dr. Waganesh Zeleke was recently honored at…
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News: Rare protests hit Ethiopian Somali regional state as accusations of endemic nepotism and corruption against regional president grow loud
Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, April 27/2018 – Starting from the past weekend at least five towns located in the Ethiopian…
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Commentary: The fears and concerns of the Afar people in Ethiopia
Commentary by Afar People’s Party Addis Abeba, April 26/2018 – The ongoing political subtleties in Ethiopia has ignited a new…
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“I was struck by the frank and robust expression of grievances by the Aba Gadas; impressed with the articulate expression of human rights demands by AAU students” Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Full statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein at the end of his official…
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News: Federal judges adjourn key verdict on Qilinto prison fire in the absence of 38 defendants
Pictures of some of the 38 inmates as compiled by social media activists and www.ethiotrialtracker.org Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, April…
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News: Ethiopian authorities cut short a meeting between international lawyer Georgette Gagnon and Ethiopian lawyers defending those charged with terrorism
The sideline meeting was part of UN’s human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein ongoing visit to Ethiopia Etenesh Abera…
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