Social Affairs
- February 13, 2024
News: Ethiopian Orthodox Church denounces ‘Western influence on homosexuality’, calls for government resistance
Members of the permanent synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Photo: EOTC TV/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Permanent Synod of the…
Read More » - February 12, 2024
News: Scramble to save up to 30 artisanal miners trapped in Amhara state opal mining cave for 4th day
Traditional artisanal miners in the remote South Wollo zone. Photo: Screenshot/AddisStandard Addis Abeba- Local authorities in the opal mineral rich…
Read More » - February 12, 2024
News: Urgent humanitarian crisis unfolds at Jara IDP center in North Wollo Zone, leaving thousands without food aid for over two months
Last week, thousands of individuals residing at the Jara IDP center expressed their distress through a peaceful demonstration highlighted the…
Read More » - February 5, 2024
News: UK announces £100 m to Ethiopia amid deepening humanitarian crisis
A medical officer examining a malnourished child in the Tigray region. Photo: Screenshot/Chanel 4 News More than three million Ethiopians,…
Read More » - February 3, 2024
News: Killing of four more humanitarian workers in 2024 brings toll in Ethiopia to 46 since 2019: UN
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), four Ethiopian aid workers have perished since…
Read More » - January 31, 2024
In-depth: Famine haunts Tigray, again; weak response, conflicts and drought threaten millions elsewhere in Ethiopia
Of the 6.6 million individuals in need of emergency food assistance, four million are located in the northern regions of…
Read More » - January 30, 2024
News: Thousands fleeing Western Tigray seek refuge in Endabaguna town as hunger, persecution rise
In the last month alone, nearly 7,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) from Western and North Western Tigray sought refuge in…
Read More » - January 29, 2024
News: PM Abiy’s FAO award sparks mixed reactions, draws criticism to the UN agency
PM Abiy Ahmed received FAO’s prestigious Agricola medal award on Sunday (Photo: PM Office Ethiopia/X) Addis Abeba – The UN…
Read More » - January 26, 2024
News: Measles outbreak kills 22 children in Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia region
Due to the considerable rise in measles patients and a shortage of beds, Shone Primary Hospital, situated in the Hadiya…
Read More » - January 26, 2024
News: High school students in Tigray to continue with old curriculum despite nationwide adoption of new syllabus
Education officials have stated that the secondary school leaving examination for students in Tigray for both the current and upcoming…
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