Ethiopia: 12 'Tigray Peace Army' Members Detained Without Trial in Afar Region - Half Held By Fellow Fighters - Rights Group

Human Rights First, a civil organization that advocates for human rights, reported that 12 members of an armed group calling itself "Tigray Peace Army" have been detained for a… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim President Warns of 'Visible Cloud of War', Urges Federal Govt to Fully Implement Pretoria Agreement

The President of the Tigray Interim Administration, Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede, has warned of a "visible cloud of war" amid mounting tensions and called on the federal government to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Over 25 Killed in Armed Attack in Horo Guduru Wollega Zone - Residents, MP Accuse Fano Militants

Adama- Residents of Abe Dongoro district in Horo Guduru Wollega zone, Oromia region, told Addis Standard that more than 25 people were killed and 21 others remain missing in an… Read more »

Ethiopia: Egyptian Military Delegation in Mogadishu Ahead of Troop Deployment to Aussom

A 16-member Egyptian Armed Forces delegation arrived in Mogadishu on Monday for a reconnaissance mission ahead of Cairo's planned deployment under the African Union Support Mission… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Administration Launches Region-Wide Dialogue - Opposition Parties Reject Process As Illegitimate, Symbolic

The Tigray Interim Regional Administration (IRA) has unveiled a region-wide dialogue initiative, portraying it as a step toward reconciliation and inclusive governance. Yet major… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian, Pakistani Air Forces Pledge Stronger Cooperation Following Talks in Islamabad

Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa, Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force, met with Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Forum Facilitates 'Conducive Environment' Between Sanctioned Commanders, Region's Admin

The Tigray Public Diplomacy Forum announced that it has "created a conducive environment" for three senior military commanders, who were previously sanctioned by senior Tigray army… Read more »

Ethiopia: Armed Attack By 'Unidentified' Assailants Near Addis Abeba Leaves Three Bank Employees, 11 Security Forces Dead

An attack by yet "unidentified" armed individuals in Sululta woreda, North Shewa zone of Oromia region, some 31 kms north of the capital Addis Abeba, on Friday, 16 August, left… Read more »

East Africa: Weapons Without Oversight: How Lifting Somalia's Arms Embargo Destabilizes Horn of Africa

When the United Nations Security Council voted in December 2023 to lift Somalia's long-standing arms embargo, many framed it as a vote of confidence, a sign that the world was… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin, Simret Party Trade Accusations Over Deadly Border Attack

The Tigray Interim Administration has accused the Simret Party, a new political party led by former President Getachew Reda, of carrying out an armed attack on a Tigray security… Read more »

Ethiopia: Eritrean Afar National Congress Says Ready Armed Struggle From Ethiopia, Opens Office in Semera

The Eritrean Afar National Congress (EANC), a political group opposing Eritrea's government, has announced it is preparing for armed struggle against the regime of President Isaias… Read more »

Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Recapture Somali Town Vacated By Ethiopian Forces, Puntland Urges United Response

Al-Shabaab militants have captured the strategic central Somali town of Mahaas district, in Hiiran region of Somalia's Hirshabelle State, following heavy clashes with Somali… Read more »

Ethiopia: Fano Armed Group Denies Involvement in Recent Civilian Killings in West Shewa, Confirms Its Presence in Parts of Oromia, Including West Shewa

Addis Abeba- Fano, the collective of armed group fighting against federal and regional forces in the Amhara region for the last two years, denied involvement in a deadly attack in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Murder of Three Aid Workers in Tigray By Ethiopian Army Was 'Deliberate and Targeted': MSF Finding

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has concluded that the killing of its three staff members, María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and… Read more »