Christmas Charity appeal focused on Women in Ethiopia
*CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: ALL DONATIONS DOUBLED FOR ONE WEEK ONLY* As a children’s charity, we’re all about helping children. But sometimes,
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Ethiopia
A forgotten crisis: Half a million people displaced by drought in Ethiopia
Around 425,000 people are estimated to be living in internal displacement in Ethiopia as a result of drought. Children and
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Ethiopian priests want stolen crown returned to their church
The priests in a church in northern Ethiopia have demanded that a ceremonial 18th Century crown, that has resurfaced in
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Nobel Peace Prize: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed wins
The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who made peace last year with
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Ethiopian woman gives birth and sits exams 30 minutes later
A woman in Ethiopia has taken her exams in a hospital bed just 30 minutes after giving birth. Almaz Derese,
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Ivanka Trump in Ethiopia to ‘promote women’
President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, is in Ethiopia to promote a US government initiative aimed at advancing women’s
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Ethiopia all-women flight marks International Women’s Day
Ethiopian Airlines is marking International Women’s Day by operating an all-women flight from Addis Ababa to Oslo. The airline announced
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Haile Selassie: Why the African Union put up a statue
A statue of Ethiopia’s last emperor has been unveiled outside the African Union’s headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The likeness
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The women smashing Ethiopia’s glass ceiling
Ethiopia is changing rapidly under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, with women now wielding enormous power in a country where they
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Hundreds of thousands displaced by Ethiopia clashes
Since July, more than 200,000 people have fled into camps following ethnic conflict on the border of Ethiopia’s Oromia and
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Eritrea sanctions to be lifted after nine years
The UN Security Council is expected to agree shortly to lift sanctions against Eritrea. An arms embargo, asset freeze, and
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Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia’s first female president
Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat
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Thousands of families reunited one month after Ethiopia–Eritrea border reopens
Families separated for years enjoy tearful reunions and migrants seek new lives, as over 10,000 people have crossed into Ethiopia
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Ethiopia tops global list of highest internal displacement in 2018
Ethiopia has seen the highest number of people forced to flee their homes within their country in the first half
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Eritrean teenager imprisoned for his evangelical faith
Matthew* was caught by police and sentenced to a military prison while he was still a teenager, because he is
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