Ethiopia ranked worst country for lack of toilets

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For the second year in a row the charity Water Aid has highlighted Ethiopia's poor record when it comes to access to toilets at home.

On World Toilet Day, it has reported that 93%of Ethiopians lack basic sanitation where they live, making it the lowest ranked nation on the continent. 

For Chad, Madagascar and South Sudan the figure is 90%.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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