A man told two 14-year-old girls eating pizza in a town centre that he "wanted to have a baby with them", a court heard.

Gebre, commonly known as Boge, dedicated her life to empowering women and girls in Ethiopia, and helped change attitudes around taboo subjects such as female genital mutilation.

Ethiopia's homegrown economic reform is a comprehensive plan designed to solve the nation's economic problems and encourage long-term growth. The reform program, which was started in 2019, is a ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Virtually the only way for Tesdale Mesele, 13, to avoid soon being married into a life of housework and childbearing was to run.

In some cities, Ethiopian cuisines are a niche market for adventurous foodies. But Colorado has become a hub for African-inspired restaurants serving the country’s famous spicy-sour mix of in… ...

At least a hundred women and girls have been sexually assaulted despite a peace deal that should have ended conflict in the region of Tigray, Ethiopia, according to a new study.

Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford, who attended the high-level Panel Discussion on Housing in Ethiopia and across Africa this week in Addis Ababa, told ENA that Africa is ...

Ethiopian Girl Skaters is a female-only skateboarding group that brings together young girls from different backgrounds, building a community that challenges the stereotype that girls shouldn’t ...

When girls are out of school, they face a number of risks — including being forced into early marriage In Ethiopia and across the Horn of Africa, families have grown increasingly desperate to ...

In Ethiopia, Konjit*, a 14-year-old eighth grader who attends a junior high school in Addis Ababa, is one of the brave girls who has dared to speak out about sexual assault.

The girls spoke Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia, a nation with more than 80 languages. They knew little English but eagerly absorbed their new language as they learned about the United ...

Drought-afflicted areas of Ethiopia are seeing “dramatic” increases in child marriage as the worst climate-induced emergency for 40 years pushes people to the brink, the head of Unicef has said.