Scores of women and girls in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were sexually assaulted, often by multiple men alleged to be combatants, after a peace agreement last year ended the conflict there, ...

Edomawit Ashebir tries to block out the haters. Every time she grabs her skateboard and goes out in public, the young Ethiopian knows she might hear some rude comments. “My mom empowers me, but people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For women entering the formal labour market in Ethiopia, taking a job can expose them to new public spaces and risks. Wikimedia ...

Israeli and Jewish aid officials are denying an Israeli TV report alleging that Ethiopian immigrant women have been coerced into taking contraceptive shots. The report, which aired Saturday night on ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Scores of women and girls in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were sexually assaulted, often by multiple men alleged to be combatants, after a peace agreement last year ended ...

It was Bogaletch Gebre’s calming, reassuring aura coupled with her relentless energy and determination that helped her galvanize thousands of people in Ethiopia and the United States to champion women ...

Twenty-two-year-old Abeba Amdu has seen some of the best years of her life consumed by war - and she has no wish to see another conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, which some fear could be ...

With the second anniversary marking the end of the Tigray civil war fast approaching, the northern region of Ethiopia remains in the grip of famine, with much of its population displaced. In addition, ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Shaken by the gunfire erupting around her town in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the woman decided to get out. She joined a long line at the local government office for the ...

Bogaletch Gebre, the Ethiopian women’s rights activist who fought to end female genital mutilation, has died. She was said to be 66. Gebre died in Los Angeles on November 2, according to KMG Ethiopia, ...

For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn't just change their income; it can change how they describe who they are in everyday public interactions. Subscribe to our newsletter ...