Ethiopia reports a surge in sexual violence since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak Officials in Ethiopia have said that more than 100 girls were raped and treated in the capital, Addis Ababa, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease. The privately owned Walta TV reported the news. The abuse includes cases of incest. The head of […]
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Ethiopia: 412.6 hectares of land held by investors revoked over failed job promises
Ethiopia has revoked a total of 412.6 hectares of land held by investors, including Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi for failure to create jobs and develop the city, as promised when the lands were awarded to them, head of Addis Ababa Land Bank Tesfaye Tilahun told the Voice of America. The investors had promised to create […]