ABOVE: Hardship: Birtukan Mekuanint, 23, says she was trapped and exploited after she went to work in Lebanon as a maid (AFP Photo/Solan Kolli) Addis Ababa (AFP) – After she flew to Lebanon in 2017 to work as a maid for a family of eight, Birtukan Mekuanint managed to call her own relatives in Ethiopia Read more
Coronavirus crisis: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government is claiming emergency powers (AFP Photo/MICHAEL TEWELDE)Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected 55 people and resulted in two deaths there. It is the first state of emergency announced under Prime Minister Abiy Read more
Addis Ababa, September 17, 2021 (Walta) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wrote an open letter to President Joseph Biden of the United States of America. Here is the open letter issued by the premier; Dear Mr. President, As I write this open letter to you, it comes at a time when innocent civilians including women, Read more
