Africa News

National Responses Against Covid-19 Not Gender Conscious

It is beyond a doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has created and exacerbated various problems across the world. It has prevented millions of students from pursuing their education, pressured markets and supply chains to disconnect, triggered psychological distress to rise, and so on and so forth. Above all, the repercussions of the pandemic specifically on

April 6, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Women

Ethiopian Newspapers overlook women’s issue

Unfortunately, women’s contributions to a Newspapers’ content are delimited to their physical appearance rather than their intellectual, or other abilities.

April 5, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Women

Dashen Inaugurates All-Female Run Branch

Dashen Bank, one of the leading private banks in the country, in celebration of International Women’s Day, inaugurated its all-female run branch today, March 8, 2021. The new branch located on Airport Road and on the HQ building of one of the sisters’ companies of Dashen, National oil Company (NOC), is entirely run by women

March 8, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Women

Families of Missing University Students Feeling Desperate As Universities Closed Amid Covid-19, No Disclosure from The Government

Families of missing Amhara students are feeling desperate and helpless as their children disappeared for three months, Amnesty International reports. Their children ‘remain unaccounted’ while others return home following government closed universities amid coronavirus.   In November 2019 ‘unidentified group’ had abducted 17 students of Dembi Dollo University while fleeing home in fear of ethnic

March 26, 2020 • By Eldad Damte

Women

Freweini Mebrahtu: “2019 CNN Hero of The Year”

Freweini Mebrahtu won the “2019 CNN Hero of The Year” award. She won the award for her extraordinary work on women missing school because of their periods, which is a stigmatized issue in Ethiopia. She was honored at an awards ceremony on Sunday night. About half of the girls in rural areas of Ethiopia could

December 9, 2019 • By Eldad Damte

Entertainment & Arts

Sayat Demissie’s new single እስክሽር

From its melancholic tone to its hunted visuals, it is clear that this is a Labor of love. While most music videos nowadays rely on being glossy, እስክሽር’s video moves in tandem with its music to create something that is original and rich in detail. This new music video was released after a long hiatus

November 2, 2019 • By Addis Tesfu

Women

Hawi Belete: a compassionate persona

Hawi Belete, a wonderful mother of two, a humanitarian, but most of all, a compassionate woman who once courageously decided to open her own nursing home. A heroine who has ever since helped, and continues to improve, many unfortunate people with different needs at her center for seniors. Her welcoming smile invited us into her home.

October 24, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Ethiopian American Actress Plays a Role on the Godfather of Harlem

Ilfenesh Hadera, the ethnic Ethiopian and European actress, got the cast for a role on American television series Godfather of Harlem, released on Sept 29, 2019. She plays as Mayime Johnson, the wife of the main character, which is represented by Forest Whitaker.

October 9, 2019 • By Eldad Damte

Women

Dr. Shitaye Alemu Promoted to Professor

The University of Gondar’s own Dr. Shitaye Alemu has been promoted to Professor by unanimous decision. The University’s board has fully appreciated her community service work and has labeled her as an exceptional Scholar and leader. It should be noted that Professor Shitaye was not interested in applying for the promotion but was highly pressured

May 17, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Women

Mela: A Digital Game for Instructors to combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

A Digital Game for Instructors to combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Ethiopia’s Agriculture Technical Vocational Education and Training (ATVET) colleges   The first two weeks of February 2019 will go down in the history of serious game-making in Ethiopia, as a time that paved the way for an innovative avenue of contributing to

March 8, 2019 • By Addis Insight