Social Affairs
- March 16, 2022
News: 95 metric tons of medical supplies ready for Tigray, but no permission given yet: WHO
Dr. Tedros Adhanom at the press briefing this afternoon. Addis Abeba – Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Directo General of the World…
Read More » - March 15, 2022
#ASDailyScoop: Seven Eritrean relatives killed in car accident in Addis Abeba
Picture: Archive/Addis Abeba Police via BBC Amharic Addis Abeba – Seven women who were relatives of an Eritrean family, including…
Read More » - March 15, 2022
Featured: Displaced Tigrayan children taught to draw to tell the story of conflict and hope
Netshet teaches children to draw to help them express their feelings about the conflict. She believes a picture can tell…
Read More » - March 14, 2022
#ASDailyScoop: Weybo Irrigation project set to benefit more than 12, 000 farmers
Partial construction view of Weybo Irrigation Development Project. Pictures: Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands Addis Abeba – The Ministry of…
Read More » - March 14, 2022
News: German section of Amnesty International awards Ethiopian Human Rights Council with Human Rights Award 2022
Team members of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council EHRCO in their office in Addis Abeba in January 2022. Picture: ©Maheder…
Read More » - March 11, 2022
News: Siinqee Institute requests UNESCO to condemn Karrayyu Abba Gadaas’ execution, facilitate space for healing and reconciliation
Seven of Karrayyu’s Gadda Michille leaders, Councilors and Qallu (Spiritual leaders) who were executed on 01 December 2021 by members…
Read More » - March 10, 2022
News: Twelve people die, hundreds affected by new cases of measles in Somali region; hundreds more affected in Oromia, SNNP regions: UN
vaccinating a child during Measles and EOS campaign Somali region Jigjiga city. Pictures: WHO/Archive 2017 Addis Abeba – The U.N.…
Read More » - March 9, 2022
Analysis: As rising prices, inflation grip Ethiopia, government to open up retail sector to foreign companies
A stockpile of cooking oil allegedly seized by local authorities from a hoarder in Sululta town on 08 March. Picture:…
Read More » - March 9, 2022
#ASDailyScoop: City Mayor says Sheger Bakery to resume distribution tomorrow
Empty Sheger Bakery retail shop in Addis Abeba. @addisstandard Addis Abeba – Adanech Abiebie, Mayor of Addis Abeba city, said…
Read More » - March 8, 2022
#IWD2022: Fifteen women’s organizations call on UN for vital services to sexual violence survivors in Tigray
A Tigran woman who escaped war in western Tigray walked into Sudan seeking safety. Picture: MSF/Archive Addis Abeba – In…
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