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July 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Berri Maida Girls Hostel: Striving to Overcome Adversity, Rebuild Amidst Challenges
Yirgalem Haftu, a 24-year-old girl, felt immense joy when she gained admission to Berri Maida Girls Hostel and Educational Center in 2016. Located 40 kilometers from the regional… Read more »
July 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Grade Eight Examinations Set to Resume in Tigray Region After Three Years
Grade eight examinations in the Tigray region are set to commence tomorrow, 05 July 2023, marking a significant milestone for the students following their long hiatus due to the… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Ethiopia: Research Finds 'Double Burden' for High School Students With Disabilities in Conflict Affected Oromia Region
A new research titled "Double Burden", conducted under the Werdwet Research Fellowship of the Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) reveals that inclusive education… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Ethiopia: Innovation - Ethiopian Students Won Third Prize in Global Final Huawei ICT Competition in China
Ethiopian students won third prize in the 7th Huawei ICT Competition Global Final, which took place in Shenzhen, China, from May 24 to May 28, 2023. Read more »
May 24, 2023
Ethiopia: Innovation - Nine Uni Students Represent Ethiopia in 7th Huawei ICT Competition Global Final in China
Following the completion of various national and regional contests, nine talented university students from Ethiopia have the opportunity to represent their country in the 7th… Read more »
Ethiopia: Staggering 85.9 Percent Elementary, Middle Schools, and 70.9 Percent High Schools in Ethiopia 'Completely Sub-Standard' - Ministry
The Ethiopian Ministry of Education has revealed a statistics that only four schools in Ethiopia have met the Ministry's rigorous standards classified as "high" following an… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Is Tigray's Plan to Resume Schools Soon Far Out of Reach?
A month ago, the Education Bureau in Tigray region announced a plan to resume schooling, which had been shut down as a consequence of the two-year-long war in the region between… Read more »
February 25, 2023
Ethiopia: More Than 7,800 Students Drop Out of School As Drought Takes Toll in Borana
Education office of the drought hit Borana zone of Oromia region in southern Ethiopia said more than 7,800 students have been forced out of school as the impact of the drought gets… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Ethiopia: Prospective Graduates Fret Over Time Constraints As Ministry of Education Set to Launch Exit Exam to Tackle Deteriorating Competency
The announcement to provide an exit exam to all private and public university, first degree graduating students has been topical since last year. Different engagements were held… Read more »
February 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Ministry to Rebuild More Than 70 War-Damaged Schools in Amhara and Afar Regions
Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that it will rebuild 71 standard schools using financial support from World Bank (WB), Menschen für Menschen charity organization and the… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Ethiopia: National School Leaving Exam Results Shock As Only 3.3% of Students Score Above 50% Uni Entrance Mark
Ministry of Education has announced that out of total of 896,520 students who sat for the national school leaving exam for the 2021-22 academic year, only 29,909 scored above 50%… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Ethiopia: Addis Abeba City New Multi-Lingual Curriculum Adopts Afaan Oromoo, Amharic As Supplementary Languages
The Addis Abeba City Administration cabinet has announced new multi-lingual education curriculum by adopting Afaan Oromoo as supplementary language to be taught in all schools in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Police in Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia Detain More Than 20 Teachers for Refusing Mandatory Salary Cut
Police have detained more than 20 teachers who raised questions over a government scheme that deducts some amount of money from their salaries, in Lalo Qile district of Kellem… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Ethiopia: Unrest, Violence in Addis Schools About Oromia Flag, Anthem Lead to Security Crackdown
On Monday 12 December, Lydia Girma, Head of the Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Administration Bureau, announced that security forces in the city detained 72 individuals on… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Conflict, Drought Forces 3.6 Million Children Out of School in Last Six Months Alone: New Report
A new report by the UN's global fund for education in emergencies, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), revealed that conflict, climate change, malnutrition and displacement forced 3.6… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Four University Lecturers Detained in Arba Minch in Connection With Strike Released
Four teachers, including the president of Arba Minch University Teachers' Association, have been arrested in connection with the ongoing strike in various universities of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Innovation - Third Round Hult Prize On Campus Kicks Off At Addis Abeba University
Addis Abeba Addis Abeba University (AAU) kicked off the latest edition of the HULT prize on-campus program with them "Challenging students to Redesign Fashion, launching an… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Ethiopia: University Teachers Threaten Indefinite Strike
Teachers and their technical assistants working in all Ethiopian universities have written a letter to the Ministry of Education and the House of People's Representatives… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Ethiopia: EU Donates 33M Euro to Unicef, WFP to Restore Education Services, School Feeding Programme in Conflict Affected Areas in Ethiopia
The European Union (EU), through its partnership with UNICEF and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), has granted €33 million (1.8 billion Ethiopian Birr) to restore… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Ethiopia: Innovation - Digitruck Ethiopia Launched, Aims to Enable Rural, Remote Students Benefit From Digital Technology
The DigiTruck Ethiopia project, which enables the provision of digital skills training to Ethiopian students, is launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Huawei,… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Teachers, Parents Reel From Lack of Basic Facilities in Addis Abeba's Afaan Oromo-Only Schools
Once hailed as one of the responses for Oromo residents of Addis Abeba city who want to send their kids to Afaan Oromo-only Schools, teachers and students in these schools are now… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Parents Struggle With Rising Cost of Education As Wars, Natural Disasters Force 13M Out of Schools
On 07 October, the United Nation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) released a report revealing a staggering number of students missing out on schools… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Ethiopia: One Student Killed, More Than 12,000 Examinees Walk Out On National School-Leaving Exam
Yesterday, the Ministry of Education announced that one student was killed, and many examiners taking national school leaving exam and security forces were injured in a violence… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Jimma Uni. Suspends Two Staff for Production of 'Wrong and Illegal' Sociology Module - Ethics Committee Investigating
Jimma University announced that it has suspended two staff members and will take various immediate measures regarding the "wrong and illegal" explanations on the history of the… Read more »
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