February 09, 2023
Ethiopia: Unpaid Tigrayan Civil Servants Wait for Peace Deal Dividend to Trickle In
Tens of thousands of Tigrayan civil servants who have not seen their paycheck especially since June 2021, when Tigrayan forces recaptured most part of the region, continued… Read more »
February 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Oromia President Wants to End Fighting Peacefully, but Vague On How
In what appeared to be a sharp departure in tone and messaging, Shimelis Abdissa, President of Oromia regional state, said that he wants to end the fighting Oromia region that has… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Ethiopia: 19 Officers Injured in Confrontation With Group Gathered in Orthodox Church in Oromia - Police
The Addis Abeba Police said that "19 police leaders and officers sustained serious and light injuries" during a confrontation on Monday with a group of people who gathered at St.… Read more »
February 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Premier Meets Tigrayan Negotiating Team, Promises to Speed Up Restoration of Services
The Peace negotiating teams of the federal government and the Tigray Region have met in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) for the first time and discussed the… Read more »
February 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Asks U.S. Support to Terminate Mandate of UN Human Rights Experts
Ethiopia has asked the United States to support its "bid in terminating the mandate" of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE). Read more »
January 30, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Says Eritrean Troops Still in Ethiopia
US Ambassador to the UN Security Council (UNSC), Linda Thomas Greenfield, said on Saturday, in Nairobi that the that Eritrean troops did not withdraw from Ethiopia, contradicting a… Read more »
Ethiopia: Unidentified Gunmen Kidnap 20 Workers of Dangote Cement Factory
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped 20 workers of Dangote Cement Factory, located in Adea Berga district in West Shewa Zone of Oromia region, a staff member of the company with the… Read more »
January 28, 2023
Ethiopia: Showa Robit City in Amhara Shares First Official Images Showing Destruction in Ongoing Violence
The Mayor's office of the Shewa Robit City Administration, in the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara Regional state, has last night shared several pictures this morning revealing the… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Ethiopia: No Other Security Forces in Tigray Apart from Federal, Army Tells Attachés, AU Reps, Other Diplomats
There is no other security force in the Tigray region apart from the Federal Defense Forces, said Major General Teshome Gemmechu Directorate General of Defense Foreign Relations… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Ethiopia: More Than 70,000 Displaced People Suffering From Hunger, Disease in Amhara Region
More than 70,000 internally displaced people sheltered in make shift camps in Abergele and Tsagebej districts in Wag-hemra zone of Amhara regional state for more than two years are… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Ethiopia: Civilians Killed, Villages Burnt in Oromo Special Zone, Neighbouring North Shewa Zone in Amhara Region
Residents say dozens of civilians are killed in a renewed violence in Jille Dhummuga district of Oromo Special Zone, in Amhara region, which involved local armed forces and local… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Ethiopia: Tigray Camp Sheltering Over 54,000 Civilians Hit by Food, Medicine Scarcity
More than 54, 000 civilians who were internally displaced during the two years war in Tigray region and are sheltered at an IDP camp in Abiy Adi, central Tigray, are severely… Read more »
Ethiopia: Benishangul Gumuz to Rehabilitate Displaced People and Destroyed Institutions with World Bank Support
The Benishangul Gumuz region said it has budgeted 2.5 million USD acquired from the World Bank for rehabilitation of internally displaced people and institutions destroyed due to… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Turns Attention to Ending Instability in Oromia
The US government turns its attention to seek an end to the ongoing conflict in Oromia regional state when in phone call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Secretary of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Open Letter to Members of the AU-High Level Panel
HE Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta CGH. Read more »
January 20, 2023
Ethiopia: Civilians Killed in Clashes After Dispute Over Dam Construction
Residents say at least three civilians were killed and 12 more wee severely injured in recent clashes that flared between armed militias from the Oromia region and residents of the… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Federal Police Boasts First Ever Russian-Made BRDM-2 Amphibious Scout Car
The Ethiopian federal Police said that for the first time, it has taken possession of Russian-made BRDM-2 amphibious armored scout car that was acquired with the help of the… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Ethiopia: HRW Calls for Independent Investigations in the War-Ravaged Areas to Ensure Effective Transitional Justice
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the international community to compel the warring parties in Ethiopia to allow an independent investigation into the war-affected areas in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Army Says Amhara Special Forces Withdraw From Shire, Surrounding Areas in Tigray
The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) said in a statement yesterday that members of the Special Forces from neighboring Amhara region who have been in and around Shire, some… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Ethiopia: German, France Foreign Ministers in Ethiopia - Peace Agreement, Human Rights Among Topics for High Level Meetings
The Foreign Ministers of Germany and France, Annalena Baerbock and Catherine Colonna, respectively, arrived in Addis Abeba today for two-days official visit during which they… Read more »
January 11, 2023
Ethiopia: No Reports of 'Foreign', 'Non-ENDF Forces' Withdrawing From Tigray
The African Union appointed Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (MVCM) team has confirmed launch of the disarmament process of Tigrayan combatants as Tigrayan forces… Read more »
Ethiopia: News - OLA Fighters Break Into Prison, Set Hundreds of Detainees Free in West Guji Zone, Southern Oromia
A government official and residents told Addis Standard that members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), a rebel group operating against government forces in Oromia region, and… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Athletics Federation President Brings Tigrayan Athletes to Mekelle to Meet Families
Legendary athlete Derartu Tullu, President of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, led a delegation of Tigrayan athletes and members of the Executive Committee and others to Mekelle… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Tigray's Biggest Hospital Remains Short of Medical Supplies
Doctors at Ayder Comprehensive Referral hospital, the biggest in war-torn Tigray Region told Addis Standard, that, "medicine supply remains in shortage" despite the peace deal. Read more »
Ethiopia: Army Threatens to Eradicate Oromo Armed Group
The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) has announced, once again, a renewed military operation against the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), which the government refers to as… Read more »