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In 2016, the Ethiopian government blocked all social media sites after an anonymous user posted copies of university entrance exams online. In an interview with Reuters News Agency, Mohammed Seid at the Office for Government Communications Affairs, said only social media sites were blocked but BBC News received conflicting reports from Ethiopian citizens who claimed that they experienced ...
The Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (Amharic: የሴቶች፣ ህፃናትና ወጣቶች ሚኒስቴር, MoWSA) is an Ethiopian government department responsible for ensuring women's rights and supporting their role in social, political and cultural participation, as well as protecting children's welfare and rights in the country. It ...
According to Data from UNICEF, 25 million " In Ethiopia, 25 million girls and women have undergone FGM, the largest absolute number in Eastern and Southern Africa". [25] Ethiopia has really high rate of female genital mutilation as it was a part of the culture for a long time. FGM risk varies according on a person's background traits.
In Ethiopia, the government officially owns all land, but occupants are supposed to retain some customary rights. Forty-two percent of land in Gambella was being leased or marketed to investors, according to a 2011 report by the Oakland Institute, a U.S.-based advocacy group that’s critical of widespread transfers of land to corporations in ...
Ethiopia Human Rights Council: Listed the names of detainees and condemned the mass arrests of media groups and public defenders. [ 25 ] Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC): the group called on the Ethiopian government to the immediate release of journalists and to stop the restriction of access to the free flow of information.
The regional government renamed the organization to Oromia Radio and TV Organization by Proclamation No. 164/2011 in 2011. Oromia Broadcasting Network was established according to Oromia Mass Media Organization establishment Proclamation No. 133 of 2006 to widely disseminate the timely gathered international and local information to the public ...
More than two in three teachers believe the impact of social media on pupils is the most pronounced challenge in girls’ schools, a poll has suggested. Nearly three in five (58%) teachers said ...
PSNP is the second largest social safety net program in Africa (after South Africa). [3] In 2015, more than seven million people benefited from the program. PSNP is implemented by the Government of Ethiopia and has been supported by several international donors, including the Danish International Development Agency, Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs, [4] Global Affairs Canada, European ...