Ethiopia (MNN) ― In a city where the number of abandoned children has recently increased tremendously, Ethiopian Courts were no longer accepting cases involving abandoned children from orphanages in Addis Ababa.
This decision affected three orphanages in Addis Ababa: Kebebe Tsehay Orphanage, Ketchene Orphanage and Kolfe Youth Center.
The courts observed a great increase in children being brought for adoption from the Addis Ababa orphanages. Because the number of abandoned children has increased so dramatically in past months, Ethiopian authorities suspect immoral practices in some of the cases.
The Ethiopian First Instance Court and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA) did not accept these cases until several questions were answered about the suspicious cases.
Though the investigation continues, almost a month later, on May 23, the courts began again to accept abandoned children cases from Addis Ababa.
Source: Mission Network News
