Social Affairs
- January 31, 2023
News: Breakaway Archbishops’ synod says “overwhelming” public reception as it dispatches episcopate to Western Oromia
Reception of bishops by the public – Photo:Hailmichael Tadesse, Merid Tullu/Facebook Addis Abeba – The new “Holy Synod of Oromia…
Read More » - January 28, 2023
News: Breakaway Archbishops counter-excommunicate 12 EOTC Archbishops, prepare to dispatch nominee episcopate in defiance of Holy Synod’s decision
A man pictured hanging a banner in preparation to welcome the episcopate anointed by the breakaway Archbishops in Gombi town,…
Read More » - January 27, 2023
News: National school leaving exam results shock many as only 3.3% of students score above 50 % Uni entrance mark
Minister Berhanu Nega. Photo: Ministry of Education. Addis Abeba – Ministry of Education has announced that out of total of…
Read More » - January 26, 2023
Analysis: As Ethiopians long for peace and stability, religious leaders, scholars in search of irreplaceable roles of religion in peace building
Participants of this year’s Epiphany (Timket) celebrations in Addis Abeba sharing a moment of Holy Water sprinkles. Photo: Addis Abeba…
Read More » - January 26, 2023
News: More than 70,000 IDPs suffering from hunger, acute diseases in Wag-Hemra zone, Amhara region
An elderly woman in a makeshift camp. Photo: Wag-Hemra Communication bureau Addis Abeba – More than 70,000 internally displaced people…
Read More » - January 26, 2023
Whistles and whips: Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation program results in sounds of success in Ethiopia’s lowlands
Ethiopian farmers growing TAAT-funded heat-tolerant wheat use whips and whistles to deter birds from eating wheat crops. Korofto, Adama District…
Read More » - January 24, 2023
News: IDP camp sheltering over 54,000 civilians in Abiy Addi, central Tigray, severely hit by food, medicine scarcity
Internally displaced civilians sheltered in Abiy Addi IDP camp. Photo: Provided to Addis Standard from sources on the ground By…
Read More » - January 24, 2023
#ASDailyScoop: Benishangul Gumuz to rehabilitate IDPs, institutions affected by conflict with $2.5mln World Bank support
Addis Ababa – The Benishangul Gumuz region said it has budgeted 2.5 million USD acquired from the World Bank for…
Read More » - January 24, 2023
Analysis: Shock, controversy rocks Ethiopian Orthodox Church after Bishops suspended for involving in “illegal appointment” threaten to split
The appointment of 26 bishops in Haro Beale Wold Church. Picture: Sinoodoosii Oromiyaa By Natnael Fite @NatieFit Addis Abeba –…
Read More » - January 21, 2023
News: Ethiopia’s food, fuel, finance crisis leaves older people reeling on brink of survival: New survey
“Older people can no longer afford enough food and basic necessities and are on the brink of survival.” Photo: HelpAge…
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