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45.8% of all rabies-related deaths in Ethiopia are reported in the conflict-torn #Amhara region, making it the hardest-hit area. Each year, 8,000+ people are bitten by rabid dogs with more than 100 deaths reported in 2017 E.C. (2023-2025) alone, according to local authorities.
October 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
45.8% of all rabies-related deaths in Ethiopia are reported in the conflict-torn #Amhara region, making it the hardest-hit area. Each year, 8,000+ people are bitten by rabid dogs with more than 100 deaths reported in 2017 E.C. (2023-2025) alone, according to local authorities.
Four African states running out of special food for starving children, aid group says
reuters.com/business/healt… Supplies were getting dangerously low in Nigeria#Kenyaya#Somaliaia an#SouthSudanan according to Save the Children.
reuters.com/business/healt… Supplies were getting dangerously low in Nigeria#Kenyaya#Somaliaia an#SouthSudanan according to Save the Children.
August 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Four African states running out of special food for starving children, aid group says
reuters.com/business/healt… Supplies were getting dangerously low in Nigeria#Kenyaya#Somaliaia an#SouthSudanan according to Save the Children.
reuters.com/business/healt… Supplies were getting dangerously low in Nigeria#Kenyaya#Somaliaia an#SouthSudanan according to Save the Children.
Ethiopia's Amhara targets 7.4 million children in new school enrollment drive
africanews.com/2025/08/25/eth… Data from the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that 4.4 million children in Amhara did not attend school last year, the highest number in Ethiopia.
africanews.com/2025/08/25/eth… Data from the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that 4.4 million children in Amhara did not attend school last year, the highest number in Ethiopia.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Ethiopia's Amhara targets 7.4 million children in new school enrollment drive
africanews.com/2025/08/25/eth… Data from the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that 4.4 million children in Amhara did not attend school last year, the highest number in Ethiopia.
africanews.com/2025/08/25/eth… Data from the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that 4.4 million children in Amhara did not attend school last year, the highest number in Ethiopia.
#Sudan: US-led mediators ‘appalled’ by humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan
aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/20… The mediators, known as the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group, include the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among others.
aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/20… The mediators, known as the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group, include the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among others.
August 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
#Sudan: US-led mediators ‘appalled’ by humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan
aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/20… The mediators, known as the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group, include the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among others.
aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/20… The mediators, known as the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group, include the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among others.
The international community needs to act swiftly to prevent Ethiopia’s #Tigray from sliding back into another destructive war. theglobalobservatory.org/2025/08/urgent… A critical first step is for a credible third party to broker talks between the various factions of the TPLF.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The international community needs to act swiftly to prevent Ethiopia’s #Tigray from sliding back into another destructive war. theglobalobservatory.org/2025/08/urgent… A critical first step is for a credible third party to broker talks between the various factions of the TPLF.
📷Tigray Media House
📷Tigray Media House
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society reports the death of its staff member Honelegn Fantahun, who was kidnapped and assaulted while delivering aid in the conflict-ridden #Amhara region. In 2024, aid worker deaths in conflict zones rose by 31%, 181 killed in Gaza and 60 in Sudan. #WorldHumanitarianDay
August 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society reports the death of its staff member Honelegn Fantahun, who was kidnapped and assaulted while delivering aid in the conflict-ridden #Amhara region. In 2024, aid worker deaths in conflict zones rose by 31%, 181 killed in Gaza and 60 in Sudan. #WorldHumanitarianDay
May 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#Ethiopia: Over 600,000 students are out of school in Central Gondar zone alone in the #Amhara region as conflict escalates. facebook.com/share/p/1ZA6BJ… Local authorities say over 600 schools closed, and 410 have been damaged by Fano militants, with teachers reporting threats and extortion.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#Ethiopia: Over 600,000 students are out of school in Central Gondar zone alone in the #Amhara region as conflict escalates. facebook.com/share/p/1ZA6BJ… Local authorities say over 600 schools closed, and 410 have been damaged by Fano militants, with teachers reporting threats and extortion.
#Ethiopia has already laid off 5,000 health workers who were hired with U.S. funds to combat HIV. apnews.com/article/ethi... Like the rest of Ethiopia, #Tigray is also grappling with sharp rises in other infectious diseases because of the effects of conflict, climate change and funding cuts.
HIV soars after a deadly war in Ethiopia's Tigray. Trump's aid cuts aren't helping
Ethiopia's Tigray region was once considered a model in the country's fight against HIV. Years of awareness-raising efforts brought the region's HIV prevalence rate to 1.4%, one of the lowest in Ethio...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#Ethiopia has already laid off 5,000 health workers who were hired with U.S. funds to combat HIV. apnews.com/article/ethi... Like the rest of Ethiopia, #Tigray is also grappling with sharp rises in other infectious diseases because of the effects of conflict, climate change and funding cuts.
The latest data from 2022 indicated that almost 120 million people including 60 million children are drinking unsafe water in Eastern and Southern Africa, with up to 22 per cent of the population in the region having no access at all.
Eastern and Southern Africa records over 178,000 cholera cases over 15 months, amid water, sanitation and hygiene challenges – UNICEF
Children under 15 comprise 50 per cent of cases in South Sudan and 40 per cent in Angola
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March 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The latest data from 2022 indicated that almost 120 million people including 60 million children are drinking unsafe water in Eastern and Southern Africa, with up to 22 per cent of the population in the region having no access at all.
Lalibela, home to UNESCO-recognized rock-hewn churches, has endured power cuts for nearly 4 years due to conflict. icrc.org/en/article/eth… The town relies on electricity from Alamata, a contested area betwee#Amharara an#Tigrayay. Residents go months without power or water.
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March 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Lalibela, home to UNESCO-recognized rock-hewn churches, has endured power cuts for nearly 4 years due to conflict. icrc.org/en/article/eth… The town relies on electricity from Alamata, a contested area betwee#Amharara an#Tigrayay. Residents go months without power or water.
#Ethiopia Unveils New Worker Tax to Fill Budget Gap Left by USAID Withdrawal
The funds collected will go to a new Ethiopian Disaster Risk Response Fund to pay for projects previously funded by USAID, Ethiopia’s biggest partner for development and humanitarian efforts.
The funds collected will go to a new Ethiopian Disaster Risk Response Fund to pay for projects previously funded by USAID, Ethiopia’s biggest partner for development and humanitarian efforts.
Ethiopia introduces new tax to fill gap after USAID funding pause
Ethiopia’s parliament is introducing a new tax for all workers as part of measures to fill the financial gap left by the USAID funding pause
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March 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#Ethiopia Unveils New Worker Tax to Fill Budget Gap Left by USAID Withdrawal
The funds collected will go to a new Ethiopian Disaster Risk Response Fund to pay for projects previously funded by USAID, Ethiopia’s biggest partner for development and humanitarian efforts.
The funds collected will go to a new Ethiopian Disaster Risk Response Fund to pay for projects previously funded by USAID, Ethiopia’s biggest partner for development and humanitarian efforts.
Aid agencies in #Ethiopia had to apply to USAID for waivers to continue handing out U.S. grain. These have been secured, but USAID’s payments system is still not functioning. apnews.com/article/ethi...
'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region
Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid.
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March 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Aid agencies in #Ethiopia had to apply to USAID for waivers to continue handing out U.S. grain. These have been secured, but USAID’s payments system is still not functioning. apnews.com/article/ethi...
Women living with HIV who have been healthy for years now fear an uncertain future where their treatment is no longer guaranteed. People living with HIV who do not access antiretroviral therapy will eventually develop AIDS and die.
A crisis unfolding: hard-won progress in Ethiopia’s HIV response at risk
Ethiopia has made significant progress in its HIV response in recent years and is on track to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets with 90% of people living with HIV in the country being aware of their H...
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February 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Women living with HIV who have been healthy for years now fear an uncertain future where their treatment is no longer guaranteed. People living with HIV who do not access antiretroviral therapy will eventually develop AIDS and die.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from putting thousands of USAID workers on leave www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from putting thousands of USAID workers on leave
The judge temporarily barred USAID from putting 2,200 workers on paid leave after employee groups filed a lawsuit challenging the administration’s authority to shut down the agency.
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February 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from putting thousands of USAID workers on leave www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Ethiopia reduced FGM among women aged 15-29 from 47% in 2016 to 38.9% in 2024, according to a 2024 survey by the Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA). UNICEF says progress is clear, but more must be done to eliminate FGM by 2030. #ZeroToleranceForFGM
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UNFPA and UNICEF in Ethiopia underscore the need to Step Up the Pace: Strengthening Alliances and Building Movements to End FGM - Ethiopia
News and Press Release in English on Ethiopia about Gender and Protection and Human Rights; published on 6 Feb 2025 by UNFPA and UNICEF
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February 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ethiopia reduced FGM among women aged 15-29 from 47% in 2016 to 38.9% in 2024, according to a 2024 survey by the Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA). UNICEF says progress is clear, but more must be done to eliminate FGM by 2030. #ZeroToleranceForFGM
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Amnesty International condemns Ethiopia’s mass arbitrary detentions in #Amhara region, calling lack of global response “shameful.” amnesty.org/en/latest/news… Amnesty urges international pressure as thousands remain jailed without charge, authorities crush civic space and suspend rights groups.
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January 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Amnesty International condemns Ethiopia’s mass arbitrary detentions in #Amhara region, calling lack of global response “shameful.” amnesty.org/en/latest/news… Amnesty urges international pressure as thousands remain jailed without charge, authorities crush civic space and suspend rights groups.
@hrw.org alarmed by #Ethiopia’s crackdown on civil society, urges reversal of rights group suspensions amidst escalating repression and threats to credibility of transitional justice.
Ethiopia: Key Rights Groups Suspended
Ethiopian authorities have shut down two more prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks as part of their escalating crackdown against civil society.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@hrw.org alarmed by #Ethiopia’s crackdown on civil society, urges reversal of rights group suspensions amidst escalating repression and threats to credibility of transitional justice.
The #Amhara Region Education Bureau says over 112 billion birr is needed to rebuild schools damaged from the Tigray war to the current conflict in the region. www.facebook.com/share/p/1P3r.... In East Gojam alone, 400 schools have been completely destroyed, according to the bureau.
January 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The #Amhara Region Education Bureau says over 112 billion birr is needed to rebuild schools damaged from the Tigray war to the current conflict in the region. www.facebook.com/share/p/1P3r.... In East Gojam alone, 400 schools have been completely destroyed, according to the bureau.
#Ethiopia: Deutsche Welle Amharic reports that while HIV/AIDS prevalence is declining nationwide, it is spreading at an epidemic rate in the #Amhara region, where the prevalence is 1.2% compared to the national rate of 0.9%.
በአማራ ክልል የኤች አይቪ ኤድስ ስርጭት መባባስ – DW – 16 ጥር 2017
በሀገር አቀፍ ደረጃ የኤችአይቪ የስርጭት ምጣኔዉ 0.9 በመቶ ቢሆንም በአማራ ክልል ግን 1.2 በመቶ ነዉ ይላል የአማራ ክልል ጤና ቢሮ። ቢሮው ለዶቼቬለ እንደተናገረው በአማራ ክልል የኤችአይቪ ኤድስ ስርጭት አስጊ ሁኔታዎች ላይ ሲሆን፤ ለዚህም በክልሉ የሚካሄደው ግጭትና መፈናቀል ከፍተኛ የሆነ ተጋላጭነት እንዲኖር አ...
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January 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Approximately 99,000 people are affected across 3 regions—60,000 in #Afar and 20,000 in #Oromia and 9,000 in #Amahara—and many residents are uncertain about the appropriate actions to take. About 70,000 people have already relocated & the gov’t is working to evacuate another almost 30,000 people.
Ethiopia Earthquake 2025 - DREF Operation (MDRET037) - Ethiopia
Situation Report in English on Ethiopia about Education, Food and Nutrition, Earthquake, Volcano and more; published on 22 Jan 2025 by IFRC
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January 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Approximately 99,000 people are affected across 3 regions—60,000 in #Afar and 20,000 in #Oromia and 9,000 in #Amahara—and many residents are uncertain about the appropriate actions to take. About 70,000 people have already relocated & the gov’t is working to evacuate another almost 30,000 people.
In #Tigray, the war displaced 2.5 million people from their homes; to date, only 1.5 million have returned. Poverty levels soared from 27% in 2019 to 92% in 2022, according to the Tigray Statistical Agency (TSA). The region’s total crop harvest has decreased by nearly three-quarters.
Serious obstacles are preventing Tigray's IDPs from going home and getting back to work
For four years Ashebu Haguzum, 45, has been waiting. When war broke out in the northernmost Ethiopian region of Tigray in 2020, he and his family fled 300 kilometres from their home in Mai Kadra, near...
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January 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In #Tigray, the war displaced 2.5 million people from their homes; to date, only 1.5 million have returned. Poverty levels soared from 27% in 2019 to 92% in 2022, according to the Tigray Statistical Agency (TSA). The region’s total crop harvest has decreased by nearly three-quarters.
CPJ, documenting its 2nd-highest number of jailed journalists globally (361 as of Dec. 1, 2024), reports that in #Ethiopia, 5 of 6 detained journalists face terrorism charges for covering armed conflict in #Amhara. The 6th was arrested in Sept. 2024 amid crackdowns on civilians, academics & media.
In record year, China, Israel, and Myanmar are world’s leading jailers of journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
China, Israel, and Myanmar emerged as the world’s three worst offenders in another record-setting year for journalists jailed because of their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2024 prison c...
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January 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
As of January 11, UN OCHA reports two injuries from seismic activity in Ethiopia. Over 60,000 people have been evacuated, including 51,456 in #Afar and 20,325 in #Oromia. Emergency shelters are in place, with 16 schools severely damaged and 21 partially affected.
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January 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Report by Ethiopian Human Rights Commission reveals unhoused individuals in #AddisAbaba are forcibly detained ahead of public festivals & global or continental summits. Previous report show unhoused children are removed from streets by police & held in temporary shelters under degrading conditions.
በጎዳና ላይ ያሉ ሰዎችን ያለፈቃዳቸው መያዝና ወደ ማቆያ ማእከላት ማስገባት የሰብአዊ መብቶች ጥሰቶችን ስለሚያስከትል ሊቆም ይገባል - Ethiopian Human Rights Commission - EHRC
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent federal state body established by Parliament as the national human rights institution with the mandate for the promotion and protection o...
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January 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Report by Ethiopian Human Rights Commission reveals unhoused individuals in #AddisAbaba are forcibly detained ahead of public festivals & global or continental summits. Previous report show unhoused children are removed from streets by police & held in temporary shelters under degrading conditions.