Etenesh Abera

Addis Abeba: Social media has been ripe with stories of medical students facing salient administrational challenges, owing to their disabilities. It was a recent phenomenon that Dr. Biniam, a person with a disability, was solved after a huge Ethiopian social and broadcast media controversy.

Addis Abeba – Sister Yirgedu Habtu, the founder and owner of New Life Addiction Rehabilitation Center, also known as ‘Addis Hiwot’ Addiction Rehabilitation Center, is the 2015 recipient of the Ethiopian Health Ministry’s Ethiopian Role Model Nurse of the year award. Sr. Yirgedu says that the recognition inspired her in several ways to produce something that would benefit the generation.

Addis Abeba, September 2021 – Ethiopians were among the first people to convert into Islam after accepting and accommodating the companions of Prophet Mohammed. During a war against Islam, the companions of the prophet set their foot to the then Axumite kingdom seeking a safe haven after the prophet sent them telling they would rather find welcoming people. And were able to settle peacefully, leading to establishment of the historical Alnejashi mosque in Tigray.