Sexual harassment is a major problem for women who work at the African Union Commission (AUC), an internal investigation has found. Most of the victims are short-term staff, youth volunteers and interns looking for jobs, the report said. Those responsible “position themselves as ‘gate-keepers’ and ‘king-makers’”, it added. The inquiry was launched in May and […]
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was feted like a superstar by his countrymen in Germany, whom he called on to return home and help build a new Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed just can’t stay out of the headlines. After making peace with Eritrea he appointed a slim 20-person cabinet, with an unheard of fifty percent of posts […]
Human rights lawyer Meaza Ashenafi was sworn in Thursday as the head of Ethiopia’s Supreme Court by the country’s parliament in a wave of appointments for women in top government positions. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed nominated Meaza, the country’s chief of staff announced. The Ethiopian leader has pushed for more female representation in his Cabinet. “She […]
The pace of change in Ethiopia has been so fast since Abiy Ahmed became prime minister in April that it is almost like observing a different country. The reforms he has introduced were unthinkable not so long ago. The government seemed impervious to criticism from human rights groups that the state stifled free expression, sidelined and imprisoned […]
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 […]
