December 07, 2022
Ethiopia: A Year After Their Gada Leaders' Brutal Execution Karrayyu Community Get 'Neither Justice Nor Peace'
On 31 November around 41 members of Gada leaders of the pastoralist Karrayyu community were rounded up by government security forces at a place called Motoma, in Fentalle District… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Protests Erupt Across Oromia After Latest Violence in East Wollega, OLF Calls On Oromos to ''Defend' Themselves
Protests erupted in many towns and cities, including schools and university compounds, in different places across Oromia following the weekend violence in East Wollega zone of… Read more »
December 03, 2022
Ethiopia: District Court Judge, Dozens of Oromia Civilians Killed in Attacks Blamed On 'Fano Militants'
Two attacks in the past few days in Kiremu district, East Wollega zone of Oromia region, killed dozens of people, including Damtew Kefyalew Gemeda, Kiremu District Court judge.… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Says Its Forces Are Withdrawing From Front Lines
Commanders of the Tigrayan armed combatants say Tigrayan fighters have started withdrawing from different front lines in accordance with the peace deal reached between the two… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Federal, Tigray Military Leaders Joint Committee Held First Meeting in Shire
The Joint Committee consisting of military leaders from the federal government and Tigray armed combatants has convened in Shire two, in northwestern zone of the Tigray regional… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Oromia Region Calls On Youth Who Join Armed Group to Return
The Oromia Regional State government called on Oromo youth who joined to fight alongside the rebel group in the region, Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), known by the government as… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigrayan Official Accuses Eritrean Forces of 'Summarily Executing' Civilians
Getachew Reda, Spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and member Tigrayan peace talks delegation, said Eritrean forces have continued killing civilians… Read more »
Ethiopia: Worsening Security, Drought Cause Humanitarian Response to Rise to U.S.$3,335 Billion - UN
Continued insecurity, including conflicts and multiple episodes of violence, as well as the ongoing drought that affected several parts of Ethiopia drove the need for Ethiopia's… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian, Djibouti Peacekeeping Forces Conduct Joint Combat Exercise
Under the auspices of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Sector Four members of the Ethiopian and Djibouti peacekeeping forces conducted the 7th round of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, South Sudan Defence Intelligence Officers Meet, Discuss Peace and Security Cooperation
Major General Demsew Amenu of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces Intelligence Directorate and Lt. General Marshal Stephen Babanen, Chief of Military Intelligence of the South… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Ethiopia: "No Country Should Accept the Presence of a Foreign Country On Its Land' - Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo, High representative of the AU to the Horn of Africa and chief peace negotiator between Ethiopian government and Tigrayan authorities, told the senior leadership… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Can Peace Agreement Resolve War in Tigray and Bring Lasting Peace to Its Devastated Population?
The less than expected peace pact between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and Tigrayan authorities held signed on 02 November in Pretoria, South Africa has entertained… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Commander Says Disarmament Linked to Eritrean, Amhara Forces Withdrawal
Tigrayan forces' top military leader Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede said the disarmament of heavy weapons of the Tigrayan combatants is linked to Eritrean and Amhara forces… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Ethiopia: $1,4bn Needed to Restore War-Damaged Health Facilities - Govt
Despite data limitations from the Tigray regional state, where only 9% of health facilities were reported to be fully functional, the Ministry of Health estimated that at least… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Peace Deal Aims to 'Rescue People of Tigray' - Tigrayan Officials
In their first interview to local media which was aired on regional DW TV, Lieutenant General Tsadkan Gebretensae, and Getachew Reda, the Tigrayan officials who led the team from… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Ethiopia: U.S. Threatens Sanctions If Agreement Not Heeded
A senior U.S. government official told reporters yesterday that the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) between the federal government and representatives of the… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Ethiopia: Peace Talks Not About Which Side of Wolkait Should Go to - Abiy
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told lawmakers this morning that the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) between the federal government and representatives of the Tigray… Read more »
Ethiopia: Law Designating TPLF As 'Terrorist' Doesn't Prohibit Negotiations: PM Abiy
In his address responding to questions raised by the House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR) at the ongoing 4th regular session, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told lawmakers that the… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Ethiopia: Evangelical Church Condemns Killing of Dozens of Its Worshippers in East, West Wollega
The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus has condemned what it said was indiscriminate killing by armed group of its members at Muleta Gela congregation, in Galo kebele of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Conflict, Drought Cause Humanitarian Crises in Southern and Western Oromia - UN
Conflict, coupled with drought has inflicted heavy humanitarian crises in southern and western parts of Ethiopia's Oromia regional state, according to latest report by the UN… Read more »
November 12, 2022
Ethiopia: Council of Ministers Approve Draft Establishing Commission Tasked to Oversee Peaceful Disarmament, Reintegration Into Society of Armed Groups aa_headline
The Council of Ministers in its 15th regular session today, discussed and approved three draft regulations and referred the draft proclamations to the House of People's… Read more »
Ethiopia: Federal, Tigray Military Commanders Agree to Facilitate Unhindered Humanitarian Access
The top military leadership of the federal army and Tigrayan forces who have concluded a five day meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, have agreed to form a joint committee to "elaborate on… Read more »
Ethiopia: More Than a Dozen Civilians Killed in Clashes Between Afar, Somali Regions Militias Near Border Areas
At least 18 civilians were killed, several others were injured in fresh clashes in areas bordering the Somali and Afar regional states on 09 November, according to a source from… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Ethiopia: More Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Mendi, West Wollega - Mounting Civilian Causalities Draw Outcry
Yet another airstrike on Wednesday 09 November by the federal forces has killed dozens of civilians in the town of Mendi, in Mana Sibu district of West Wallaga zone in Oromia… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Disputes Reports On Continued Blockade of Humanitarian Supply to Tigray
Following a statement by the U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs on the need for urgent "actions to respect and implement" provisions of unhindered humanitarian aid… Read more »