March 01
Ethiopia: Silent Suffering - Tales of Violence Against Women Echo Across Conflict-Hit Western Oromia
When the residents of the Jardega Jarte district within the Horro Guduru Wollega Zone of the Oromia region were compelled to evacuate their residences in pursuit of safety… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Ethiopia: Rights Groups Criticise Draft Directive Limiting Maternity Leave for Female Students
A group of 10 rights and advocacy organizations, including the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) and the Network of Ethiopian Women's Associations (NEWA), have released a… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Ethiopia: Severe Humanitarian Crisis Plagues Tigray Region, With Women Bearing the Brunt of Violence and Lack of Support
More than a year after the end of conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a severe humanitarian crisis continues to impact the area, with women being particularly affected, according… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Ethiopia: Career Fellowship Supports Ethiopian Women to Enhance Agri-Food Policies
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) announced the Fellows in the second Cohort of its Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship.… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Ethiopia: Girls, Women in Tigray Long for Justice and Healing
Ashenda is a notable cultural event in Ethiopia's Tigray region, celebrated primarily in late August, aligning with the Ethiopian month of Nehase. The festival, which is also… Read more »
August 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Visa Launches New Initiatives to Support Fintech Start-Ups, Women Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia
Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Andrew Torre emphasizes Visa's commitment to expanding digital payments in Ethiopia by working closely… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Ethiopia: How the War in Tigray Was Setback for Women's Rights Activism in Ethiopia
On 09 November 2020, Selam (name changed for her protection) from the town of Humera, Western Tigray, embarked on the most terrifying journey of her life. The war which erupted… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Ethiopia: Visa Launches New Initiatives to Support Fintech Start-Ups, Women Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia
Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Andrew Torre emphasizes Visa's commitment to expanding digital payments in Ethiopia by working closely… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Ethiopia: Japan Gives U.S.$1.14 Million to Improve Health of Women and Girls in Two Regions
Japan and UNFPA, the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency jointly launched on 20 February a project with 1.14 million USD that aimed to improve health and address the… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Amnesty International Calls for Justice, Accountability for Survivors of Sexual Violence
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Amnesty International reiterated its… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Women, Children Bear Brunt of Pandemic, Conflicts, Drought Induced Basic Rights Violation: Rights Commission
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says due to man-made and natural disasters including Covid-19 pandemic, drought and conflicts in Ethiopia women and children in have… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Ethiopia: More Than Five Million People Need Gender Based Violence Response in Ethiopia - UN
Some 5.8 million people in Ethiopia are in need of a response to gender-based sexual violence due mainly to the escalation of militarized violence in the northern and other parts… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Experts Warn Women and Girls Fleeing War in Tigray, Amhara, Afar At Heightened Risk of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
UN experts warn women and girls in the war affected regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara, in Northern Ethiopia are increasingly vulnerable to abduction and trafficking for sexual… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Women March in Capital Adds to Growing Calls for Peace
A peace rally was held in Addis Abeba on Thursday 08 August organized by three women-centered indigenous civil society organizations based in Ethiopia. The march for peace adds up… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Govt to Finance Hygiene Products for Disadvantaged Women Students Through Import Tax Reduction, Exemption
Ethiopia's Ministry of Finance has accepted research-backed appeal by the Addis Abeba Women, Children and Social Affairs Bureau to allocate permanent government budget to provide… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Never in Limelight but Suffering All the Same: Women in Crackdowns
Under a political arena that is filled with men in suits and men with guns, Ethiopia became the scene of a political crackdown, communal unrest, and civil wars. Another unfair… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Ethiopia: Women, Children Caught Up in Man-Made, Natural Drought Crisis
Eight out of 21 zones in the Oromia region are experiencing drought, according to the regional government. Addis Standard's consecutive reports have covered the rather… Read more »
April 27, 2022
Ethiopia: View From Mekelle - How the Destruction of Health Facilities Hurts Women Most of All
At midnight in the early days of October 2021 - screaming and shouting would irrupt in our neighborhood in Mekelle. I assumed a fight had broken out - unusual perhaps, but not… Read more »