Africa
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News: Adama Science and Technology Univ. discharges director of gender affairs who was investigating female students physical and sexual assault by army members
A source who provided Addis Standard with the letters from the university and is familiar with the matter says the…
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News: Imprisoned opposition leader Bekele Gerba risks losing left eye vision, his distraught daughter says
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 01/2018 – Bontu Bekele, the daughter of imprisoned opposition leader Bekele Gerba, first secretary general…
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Opinion: Demystifying the bold-move by the Oromia Regional State leadership vis a vis Ethiopia’s quest for a better tomorrow
Daniel Behailu (PhD), for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, January 31/2018 – Ethiopia is in a chaotic state of facts…
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Editorial: As one more desperate resort to stop the killings by the security, MPs should reclaim the power vested on them by the Constitution
Editorial Addis Abeba, January 30/2018 – As of late, it doesn’t take to be a doomsayer to see (and say)…
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News: UN Chief warns world hunger on the rise
Addis Abeba, 28 January 2018 – United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has warned that hunger is on the…
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Pictorial: Ambo crowd gives Dr. Merera Gudina a hero’s welcome
January 28/2018 Today hundreds of thousands of people from Ambo, a city 125 km west of Addis Abeba, and…
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News: At least eleven people, including a district court head, killed in Mersa, north Wello, as protests spread; residences, a local court, government offices and a police station burned down
Etenesh Abera, Addis Abeba, January 27/2018 – At least eleven people “possibly more” were killed today in Mersa town,…
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News: More deaths of civilians as security forces quash protests in various parts of Ethiopia
Etenesh Abera & Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, January 26/2018 – This week has seen a return to the killings…
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News: Victim’s brother in Weldiya describes finding the body of his brother riddled with five bullets
Residents say the number of causalities is higher than what is admitted by officials Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, January…
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News: Corruption a scourge Africa can do without: UNECA deputy executive
Addis Abeba, 22 January 2018 – Corruption is a scourge that has to be combated if Africa is to…
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