By Kamil Abdu Oumer (PhD) Addis Abeba – More than 159 Muslim girls in Axum town are going to miss the grade 12 National Examination to be held this academic year due to their hijab, headscarf. In Ethiopian educational institutions, hijab bans on Muslim girls have remained usual actions for educators and officials, and it is not...
Ethiopia and Somalia have been at odds over Ethiopia’s push for sea access Sadik Kedir Abdu ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday for his first official visit since Türkiye-mediated talks resolved long-standing disputes between the two nations. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed welcomed Mohamud with a high-level reception,...
By Eden Geremew A 29-year-old day laborer in Shashemene, a city in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, was walking home from dinner with two friends one night in November when he heard a commotion. On the side of the road, perhaps 400 meters away, four men dressed in the uniforms of a local militia were shoving two young...
South African police have rescued 26 migrants, believed to be from Ethiopia, who had been held captive in a house in Johannesburg. Fifteen were found naked inside the property while the 11 others – who had injuries – were located nearby. The discovery was made on Thursday evening in a north-eastern suburb of the city...
As part of the UAE’s continuous humanitarian efforts to support nations impacted by natural disasters, the UAE has dispatched 700 tonnes of urgent food supplies to the victims of floods that hit several areas in Somalia. The aid follows the directives of the UAE’s leadership to strengthen humanitarian endeavour and alleviate the suffering of the...
Addis Abeba– Muslim grade 12 students in Axum, Tigray Region, reported missing the deadline for online registration for the national examination today, January 10, alleging that schools required them to remove their hijabs to register. The students told Addis Standard that schools in the town refused to allow them to complete their registration unless they...
LONDON: Adverts by Muslim fintech company Wahed Invest have been banned in the UK for featuring burning banknotes, which the country’s advertising watchdog deemed “offensive.” The New York-based investment platform, which targets the Muslim community, ran a series of posters across London’s transport system in September and October. The ads showed US dollar and euro...
Addis Abeba – For the first time in Ethiopia’s history, the price of a liter of fuel has exceeded the 100-birr mark following the government’s latest adjustment to the retail price of petroleum products. Effective from 07 January, 2025, at 6 p.m., the price of a liter of gasoil has risen to 101.47 birr, reflecting an increase...
On Dec. 24, in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a precision airstrike approximately 10km southwest of Quyno Barrow that resulted in the death of senior al-Shabaab leader, Mohamed Mire and another al-Shabaab militant. By U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs On Dec. 24, in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia,...
Basillioh Rukanga & Anita Nkonge Five young Kenyan men – including a popular cartoonist – who went missing just before the Christmas holidays have been found alive, family members and rights groups say. Kenya has been gripped by a wave of disappearances, with the state-funded rights group saying that over 80 people have been abducted...