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A forgotten crisis: Half a million people displaced by drought in Ethiopia

17th December 201916th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 494 Views 0 Comments crisis, Drought, Ethiopia, famine, Poverty, Water

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

20th October 201917th October 2019 Josie McFarlane 573 Views 0 Comments Church news, Ethiopia, priests, Stolen Crown, Theft

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

11th October 201911th October 2019 Josie McFarlane 489 Views 0 Comments #Winner, Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia, Nobel Peace Prize, PM

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

12th June 201912th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 521 Views 0 Comments #Birth, #Woman, Africa, baby, education, Ethiopia, Exam, health, inspirational, Life

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’

18th April 201915th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 456 Views 0 Comments black, community, Ethiopia, Ivanka Trump, 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

8th March 20197th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 707 Views 0 Comments celebrate, community, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines, female pilot, Flight, International Women’s Day, women only flight

Ethiopian Airlines is marking International Women’s Day by operating an all-women flight from Addis Ababa to Oslo. The airline announced

Lifestyle

Haile Selassie: Why the African Union put up a statue

12th February 201911th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 773 Views 0 Comments Africa, Belief, black, christian, community, emperor, Ethiopia, God, Haile Selassie, messiah, Rasta, Rastafarians, 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

24th November 201822nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 859 Views 0 Comments Abiy Ahmed, Angelina Jolie, black, christian, community, Difret, Ethiopia, film, Minister of peace, Queen Sheba

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

23rd November 201820th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 850 Views 0 Comments Abdi Mohamed Omar, community, displaced, Ethiopia, Evelyn Aero, NRC regional adviser, violence

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

15th November 201814th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 701 Views 0 Comments Africa, Deal, Djibouti, Eritrea sanctions, Ethiopia, governemnt, lifted, Security Council, UN

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

27th October 201826th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 743 Views 0 Comments #Woman, African Union, black, community, Ethiopia, female, First, government, parliament, politics, President, Sahle-Work, Woman's rights

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

14th October 201812th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 1118 Views 0 Comments Border, community, crossing, Ethiopia, Families, News, Poverty, Reunited, trade, world

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

14th September 201814th September 2018 Josie McFarlane 1159 Views 0 Comments #aid agencies, #displacement, #World news, 2018, community, Ethiopia

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

21st August 201821st August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1280 Views 0 Comments 2018, Americans, beaten, christian, Christianity, crime, Eritrea, escape, Ethiopia, Evangelical Christian, Freedom, God, good government, government property, imprisoned, independence, indoctrination, Islamic faith, military prison, military training camp, national service, never forsaken us, Open Doors, peace deal, police, police station, Prime Minister, prison, punished, ruling party, security, shoot to kill, shooting to kill, smugglers, Spirit, suffering, war, Watch list

Matthew* was caught by police and sentenced to a military prison while he was still a teenager, because he is

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The spectre of starvation haunts millions as East Africa’s food crisis rages on

19th June 2017 Mariah 1600 Views 0 Comments actions, catastrophic, christian aid, crisis, East Africa, emergency, Ethiopia, food, government, hunger, immediate, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, world

East Africa’s hunger crisis will reach catastrophic proportions without immediate action from the global community, Christian Aid has warned. The