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‘The  Report of Amnesty International Did Not Include All the Killings’ — Jawar Mohammed

On his Facebook post on Tuesday Jawar Mohammed said that the killings following the “assassination attempt” on himself should have been included in Amnesty International’s recent report. The human rights organization accused Ethiopian security forces of severe human rights violations last year in Oromia and Amhara regions.   However, the regional governments of Amhara and

June 5, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Africa News

Skills Learning Goes Digital

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 May 2020 – As part of its continued efforts to build digital skills capacity, employability, and close the skills gap on the African continent, Microsoft 4Afrika has partnered with Pan-African EdTech company and talent marketplace Gebeya Inc. and the Technology and Innovation Institute, Ethiopia (TechIn) to launch its first virtual SkillsLab

June 2, 2020 • By Addis Insight

COVID-19

Man Found Dead In Southern Ethiopia Tested Positive For Covid-19

A 55-year-old man was found dead in the Kaffa Zone of the Southern region and tested positive for the coronavirus. The zone’s communication office reported on Sunday that the man’s body was sent to Addis Ababa for investigation and confirmed that the case was COVID-19.   The person from Kafa, the zone 457km from the

June 1, 2020 • By Eldad Damte

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Ethiopia Takes Currency Replacement Into Account To Curb Money Laundry

Ethiopia is one of the sixteen ‘high-risk third countries’ listed by the European Union (EU), who have strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism regimes.   Yinager Dessie, the president of the National Bank of Ethiopia agrees that there had been no legal restrictions on the amount of money to withdraw

May 22, 2020 • By Eldad Damte

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Ethiopia Making Constitutional Interpretation: Prominent Politician Calls It ‘a Joke’

The Council of Constitutional Inquiry (CCI)  held a Televised discussion of legal experts last Saturday and Monday to decide over the fate of a national poll which, according to the constitution, was supposed to be held at the end of this Ethiopian year. Now it has to be postponed because of the risk of COVID-19

May 19, 2020 • By Addis Insight

COVID-19

Catch Taxi Assisting Those Serving the Community In a Fight Against Covid-19

The infection rate of the coronavirus has increased significantly in Ethiopia in recent days. As more infections are being reported, more health professionals, law enforcement officials, and volunteers will be deployed to fight against the spread of the virus.   About a month ago, the Ministry of Health called up volunteers from unemployed health graduates,

May 15, 2020 • By Addis Insight

COVID-19

Police Arrested People for Not Wearing Mask: Human Right Commission Urged Their Release

The police have arrested thousands of people in Addis Ababa for not wearing masks. According to the Addis Ababa Police Commission, 1,300 people detained on Wednesday for an aligned violation of the Emergency Proclamation, Ethio FM reports.   The Emergency proclamation declared a month ago to curb the spread of COVID-19, states that wearing a

May 14, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Case study on Sudan’s Nonviolent Protests to Changing over 30 years Omar Al-Bashir Rule:

By Mohamed Muse             Introduction Nonviolent resistance by civilians employs the disciplined use of nonviolent methods.  With nonviolent direct action, the group or society takes the application of nonviolent methods directly to the presumed source of the grievance or injustice, rather than working through representatives or agencies. The movement considered among alternative or parallel associations

May 8, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Are GMOs the Answer to Ethiopia’s Food Crisis?

By Hiwote Bekele, MPH & Selam Nicola

May 7, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Catch Taxi Addressing Economic Challenges of Cab drivers Amid COVID-19

The government of Ethiopia encouraged and imposed some restrictions to make people stay at home as a measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The rules could cause a financial crisis to some business and services such as ride-hailing. In the past couple of years, the tech-based ride-hailing services have boomed in Ethiopia.

April 20, 2020 • By Addis Insight