January 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Sudan Border Communities Hold People-to-People Dialogue to Resolve Frequent Insecurities
Ethiopians residing in Western Gonder, Quara district and the Sudanese residing in Ankurana and Kerchedi villages held people to people discussions on 01 January aimed at… Read more »
Ethiopia: Why Tigray Needs Technocratic Interim Government Now
On Monday, December 19, 2022, a document specifying terms of reference (TOR) for a monitoring, verification, and compliance mechanism of the "Permanent Cessation of Hostilities… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Emotions Burst As Tigrayan Families Disconnected By Blockade Meet Loved Ones in Mekelle
Scenes of ululations, tight hugs and kisses, prayers, tears and gasps. These were emotions visibly displayed when civilian passengers on board Ethiopian Airlines' first commercial… Read more »
December 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Army Chief Leads Delegation to Türkiye, Meet Counterpart, Tours Defense Tech Industries
A delegation led by Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), is visiting Türkiye where he met and discussed with his… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Parliament Speaker Leads First High-Level Federal Officials Delegation to Mekelle
A high level delegation of federal government officials led by Tagesse Chafo, Speaker of the House People's representatives (HoPR) is headed to the capital of Tigray regional… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Ethiopia: Amidst Growing Calls to Resolve Oromia Conflict Peacefully, Govt. Gears to Conduct 'Organized Law Enforcement Measures'
The Oromia regional state has announced that it is preparing to take an "organized law enforcement measure" against rebel group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) which it refers to as… Read more »
Ethiopia: Red Cross Unable to Deliver Services in Tigray
Ethiopian Red Cross Tigray branch office has said it is unable to deliver its services to drought and conflict-stricken people in the Tigray due to scarcity of medicine and… Read more »
December 21, 2022
East Africa: Ethiopia Secures Release of Six Djiboutian Soldiers Kidnapped By Armed Group
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told state media that the Ethiopian government has secured the release peacefully of six Djiboutian soldiers who were held hostage by the FRUD… Read more »
Ethiopia: CBE Resumes Banking Services in Three Tigray Cities, but Access to Savings, Cash Withdrawal Off Limit
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) said it has reopened branches and resumed banking services in Shire, Alamata and Korem, allowing people to deposit money and receive funds sent to… Read more »
Ethiopia: Federal, Tigray Senior Military Commanders Meet in Nairobi
Representatives of the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan senior commanders are meeting in Nairobi at the Moran Training Center in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya for a consultative… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Leader Blames Federal Govt for Slow Implementation of Peace Agreement, Obstructing Humanitarian Aid
Leader of Tigray Regional State, Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), said on Sunday that although his side has been implementing the Pretoria and Nairobi peace pact since it was signed,… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Ethiopia: Oromia Security Situation 'Fast Deteriorating, As Thousands Displaced, Essential Services Not Functional: UN
A new report by the United Nation's Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says humanitarian delivery to people in need in the Oromia regional state is "fast… Read more »
December 15, 2022
East Africa: WHO Director General Says Eritrean Troops 'Murdered' His Uncle, More Than 50 People in Tigray Village
Tedros Adhanom (PhD), Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said Eritrean troops have killed his uncle and "more than 50" others in a village in the Tigray… Read more »
Ethiopia: WB Emphasizes Importance of Ending the Country's Internal Conflict
In a meeting held with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the World Bank Group President David Malpass "emphasized to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed the importance of ending internal conflict… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Ethiopia: Lawmakers Oromia Request Tigray Peace Deal Redo Between Govt, OLA Armed Group
Members of Ethiopian parliament elected from the Oromia region said they have submitted a letter consisting ten points to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and senior leaders of the… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Sudan: Benishangul Gumuz Region Signs Peace Agreement With Second Rebel Group, Deal Signed in Sudan
The Benishangul Gumuz regional government said it has signed a peace agreement on 10 December with the armed group Benishangul People's Liberation Movement (BPLM) in Khartoum,… Read more »
December 10, 2022
Ethiopia: City Police Say Seven People Injured in Bomb Explosion in Lemi Kura District of Addis Abeba
Addis Abeba Police announced that seven people were injured when a bomb exploded on the balcony of a grocery store in Lemi Kura sub-city, district (Woreda) 9 of the capital Addis… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Opposition OFC Calls for Comprehensive Peace Solution to Oromia War to Avert Looming National Crisis
The opposition party, Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), said Oromia "has entered into a stage of such a devastating war and great political crisis" while the overall political… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Orthodox Church Denounces Killings of Tigrayan Prisoners, Civilians in East Wollega
The Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church Abune Matias has denounced recent killings carried out in different parts of the country by armed groups and government… Read more »
Ethiopia: More Than 30,000 Civilians Displaced From Violence-Hit Districts Endure Dire Humanitarian Crisis
Civilians from the towns and villages of Gida Ayana and Kiramu districts of East Wollega Zone, in western Oromia who fled their homes due to the recent violence are going through… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Ezema Recommends Arming Civilians At Risk
Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (Ezema), called on the federal government to "arm communities" living in "areas where government security forces cannot easily reach and are… Read more »
Ethiopia: Physicians Call On International, National Health Actors to Give Attention to War-Affected Areas in Oromia
Oromia Physicians' Association (OPA ), a non-governmental professional association, called on governmental and non-governmental bodies, international and national humanitarian… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Commander Says Nearly 65% of Combatants Disengage From Front Line
Tigray topmost military commander General Tadesse Worede said nearly 65% of Tigray's armed combatants were disengaged from front lines as part of efforts to implement the permanent… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Regional Administration: a Case for Government of National Unity
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December 10, 2022
Ethiopia: Police Bosses Meet About How Media, Political Parties 'Create More Violence'
The federal police commission said a joint emergency meeting between the federal and and regional states police commissioners was held on Friday at the Ethiopian Federal Police… Read more »