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1,867 NGOs vanish from Ethiopia following new civil society law. AfricaNews.

Following the new civil society law of Ethiopia introduced last year, the number non governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country reduced by more than half, civil society registering ministry's report reveals. Report of the ministry of Justice of Ethiopia presented to the parliament last week shows that out of the total of 3,522 NGOs who were registered before the country introduced the new law, only 1,655 have so far been able to reregister while the rest vanished.

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