Adoption in Ethiopia Archives

Denmark Suspends all Adoptions from Ethiopia

March 9, 2016March 9, 2016TesfaNews22 Comments

By The Local, After a series of inspections at adoption facilities in the country, the Danish Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior has decided to stop all adoptions from Ethiopia, the ministry announced on Tuesday. The ministry said that a recent trip to Ethiopia by the Social Appeals Board (Ankestyrelsen) found “a worrying situation […]

Selling Children: Ethiopian Regime’s Lucrative Industry

December 20, 2014July 31, 2020TesfaNews16 Comments

By Sophia Tesfamariam, A few years ago, on a flight from Frankfurt, I sat on the same row with a family who captured everyone’s attention because of the children they were carrying and holding. There were three, the two older children looked like they could be 7-10 year olds, and the third was a toddler-may […]