Addis Ababa to crack down on NGOs.

27 Oct, 2008

The government has given its backing to a controversial bill on non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which must now come before parliament for endorsement. The so-called Charities and Societies Proclamation would impose restrictions on local civil society and foreign aid groups operating in Ethiopia. It would bar all organisations that receive more than ten per cent of their funding from abroad from undertaking activities in the areas of human rights, gender equality, children