Ethiopia
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In-depth Analysis: Amidst fear of #COVID19 Ethiopian domestic workers coerced into making heavy payments to flee Lebanon
Ethiopian domestic workers cramped inside Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut waiting to depart to Addis Abeba. Their flights were…
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News Alert: Tigray region declares state of emergency to prevent spread of #COVID19
Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), vice president of Tigray Regional State Addis Abeba, March 26/2020 – The Council of Tigray Regional State…
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News: Ethiopia’s election faces uncertainty amidst #COVID19
NEBE Chairperson Birtukan Mideksa (Image: Addis Standard archive) Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, March 25/2020 – Uncertainty surrounds Ethiopia’s 2020…
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Op-ed: #COVID19: Managing outrage
Despite government’s directives to minimize huge gatherings and observe physical distancing, crowds of people were going about their daily lives…
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News Alert: 64 migrants suspected to be Ethiopians found dead in container in Mozambique
Stock image: 123rf.com/ANONT WONGFUN Addis Abeba, March 24/2020 – More than 60 suspected undocumented migrants from Ethiopia were found dead…
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News: PM Abiy proposes US$150 b emergency financing package for Africa as Ethiopia confirms 12th #COVID19 case
Ethiopia’s proposal came shortly before the ministry of health confirmed the 12th COVID19 patient, an Ethiopian who traveled from Dubai.…
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Analysis: #COVID19 and tropical climate: can warm weather stop its spread in Africa?
Belete Ayele (@adbelete), Tinsae Alemayehu (@tinsaetigist) and Fitsum Tilahun (@fitse_t), For Addis Standard COVID-19: A Once-In-A-Century Pandemic Addis Abeba, March…
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Special Edition: Failed politics and deception: Behind the crisis in western and southern Oromia
Please click here to download the PDF version of this in-depth analysis. By Zecharias Zelalem @ZekuZelalem March 20/2020 – Dozens of…
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News: Ethiopia confirms 9th #COVID19 patient, advises travelers from affected countries to 14-day self-quarantine
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, March 21/2020 – A statement released by Dr. Lia Tadesse, Minister of Health, shortly after mid-night…
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#COVID19: Former leaders call for strategic leadership as world faces unprecedented crisis
“Herein lies a great danger, perhaps graver than Covid-19 itself: the collapse of our economies, mortally wounded by a world…
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