Ethiopia to Ban Foreign Adoptions, According to New Bill
October 14, 2017 – A new draft bill has been written to amend the existing revised family code proposed the elimination of specific articles granting foreigners the right to adopt…
10 year old child held in Ethiopia for 8 months finally released :: Kenya
The boy after being released [PHOTO BY BAKARI ANG’ELA] A family in Kibish Turkana North Sub County is celebrating reunion with their 10-year-old child who had been in custody in…
Refugee from Ethiopia Becomes Rich in the US
Tashitaa Tufaa grew up in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. He worked on his family’s farm with his 13 brothers and sisters, until he left to become a school teacher.…
From Dishwasher to Millionaire, Ethiopian Refugee Achieves American Dream
MINNEAPOLIS — When Tashitaa Tufaa first arrived in Minneapolis from Ethiopia in 1992, he remembers craning his head skyward in disbelief. Looking up at the tallest skyscraper he had ever…
One million children to be registered in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – Getting an identity card – a practice often taken for granted in many parts of the world – is extremely rare in in Ethiopia, where, according to…
Women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia lead the way from poverty to empowerment
Cross posted from UN Women. For Kebela Gure, 30-year-old mother of five from the Adamitulu District in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, a good education for her children and an…
Ethiopia’s Intangible Heritages of New Year Celebrations.
editorial By Solomon Dibaba A number of Ethiopia’s intangible heritages are celebrated around the Ethiopian New Year which is just at the corner. These celebrations are entirely inclusive in which…
Illegal dumping during road construction in Ethiopia affects child mortality — ScienceDaily
Researchers have shown that living near newly built roads in Ethiopia is associated with higher rates of infant mortality. Proximity to new roads has negative health effects because of toxic…
Middle East on a roll to repeal ‘marry the rapist’ laws | Middle East
In recent weeks, the Tunisian, Jordanian, and Lebanese parliaments have repealed provisions in their penal codes that allowed rapists to escape punishment by marrying their victims. Provisions like these, largely…