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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Ethiopia: The Fracturing of the Oromo Elite and Return of Ethiopia's Law and Order State

Ethiopia's delicate transition is under severe strain. A ferocious burst of communal violence in July, touched off by the murder of a popular Oromo singer, which claimed some 160… Read more »

Ethiopia: Funeral Ceremony for Slain Oromo Artist Happening in Ambo Amid Tight Security

The funeral ceremony for slain Oromo singer/song writer Haacaaluu Hundeessaa is taking place amid tight security in his native city Ambo, some 107 km west of the capital Addis… Read more »