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Christmas Charity appeal focused on Women in Ethiopia

15th November 202013th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 149 Views 0 Comments appeal, BAME, BME, charity, Christmas, community, Ethiopia, fundraising, help, Poverty

*CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE: ALL DONATIONS DOUBLED FOR ONE WEEK ONLY* As a children’s charity, we’re all about helping children. But sometimes,

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

17th December 201916th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 651 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

Ethiopian priests want stolen crown returned to their church

20th October 201917th October 2019 Josie McFarlane 819 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

Nobel Peace Prize: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed wins

11th October 201911th October 2019 Josie McFarlane 663 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

Ethiopian woman gives birth and sits exams 30 minutes later

12th June 201912th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 653 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,

Ethiopia all-women flight marks International Women’s Day

8th March 20197th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 914 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

Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia’s first female president

27th October 201826th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 897 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

Ethiopia tops global list of highest internal displacement in 2018

14th September 201814th September 2018 Josie McFarlane 1397 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 1507 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

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

19th June 2017 Mariah 1730 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