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Feature Analysis: Ethiopians brace for #COVID19 economic hardships, security crack down & political uncertainty
Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan & Zecharias Zelalem @ZekuZelalem Addis Abeba, May 11/2020 – A little over three weeks into Ethiopia’s third state of emergency in as many years, albeit this time for a different reason, Ethiopians are struggling to cope with layoffs, a loss of income and the host of regulations …
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Analysis: Left in the Shadows: Child domestic labor amidst #COVID19
Ayele Woubshet @ayelewoubshet Addis Abeba, April 15/2020 – For most of us living in Addis Abeba, it is neither uncommon nor surprising to see children from rural areas working as domestic laborers. We see it in our family gatherings, our friends’ homes or even use such labor in our own households. …
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News Alert: Desert Locusts drive one million Ethiopians to food insecurity
Addis Abeba, April 13/2020 – About one million individuals in Ethiopia have been affected by the Desert Locust invasion and require emergency food assistance, a newly released joint assessment on the Impact of Desert Locusts on Food Security and Livelihoods in Ethiopia said. Of these, about 390 000 are in …