Addis Ababa University’s School of Social Work in collaboration with Addis Ababa Youth and Volunteer Coordination Bureau held a meeting on Professional Volunteerism with a message: “Volunteerism for support and care for one another” at Mandela Hall on the 11th of August 2021. Debebe Ero (PhD), Dean at College of Social Sciences, said in his welcoming […]
Month: August 2021
Ethiopia Registers 873 New COVID-19 Cases
Ethiopia registered 873 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 286,286 as of last night, the country’s health ministry said. Meanwhile, 10 new virus-related deaths and 74 more recoveries were reported, bringing the national death toll to 4,450 and total recoveries to 264,872, the ministry said. There were 16,962 […]
Amnesty: Hundreds of Women, Girls Raped in Ethiopia’s Tigray
WASHINGTON – Amnesty International said this week that Ethiopian government forces, Amhara region’s militia group and Eritrean forces have been systematically raping and abusing hundreds of women and girls in the conflict in the country’s northern Tigray region. As part of a new report, Amnesty spoke to 63 survivors of rape and sexual violence from […]
Peace Minister Confers with WFP Special Envoy
Minister of Peace Muferihat Kamil held talks with the Special Envoy of the Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP), Ramiro Lopez da Silva. They discussed the Government’s and humanitarian partners’ efforts and challenges since the unilateral ceasefire decision. The Minister said despite the terrorist TPLF’s frequent harassment and obstruction of humanitarian assistance, the […]
Attempts of Int’l Community to Dismantle Ethiopia by Supporting Terrorist TPLF Should not be tolerated: A Scholar
The attempts being carried out by some members of the international community to dismantle Ethiopia by supporting the terrorist TPLF should not be tolerated, a scholar said. Despite Government’s declaration of a unilateral ceasefire, the terrorist group has been engaged in destructive activities in Amhara and Afar regions causing significant displacement of people among other […]
COVID-19 Prevalence Worryingly Increased Over Last Couple of Weeks in Ethiopia
The prevalence of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia has been alarmingly increasing since the three weeks, Health Minister Lia Tadesse disclosed. Briefing journalists today about the current situation of COVID-19and its vaccine, Health Minister Lia Tadesse said that number of COVID-19positive persons has increased from 2.8 to 7.4 percent over the past three weeks. The average […]