Ethiopia: Hyena Attack Kills Child in Mekelle IDP Shelter, Sparks Outcry

A hyena carried away and killed a young boy from an internally displaced persons (IDP) shelter in Mekelle, displaced residents told local television on Thursday. Read more »

Ethiopia: Benishangul Gumuz-Oromia Road Closure Deepens Hardships, MP Says

A member of the House of Peoples' Representatives, Menahl Imiran, has stated that the closure of the road connecting the Benishangul-Gumuz and Oromia regions due to security issues… Read more »

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Promotes Dozens of Senior Officers in Major Army Reshuffle

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the national army, on Saturday elevated a total of 66 officers across the highest ranks of the military hierarchy.… Read more »

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: 'War Is Peace': Ethiopia's George Orwellian Playbook and the War On Tigray

In George Orwell's prophetic novel 1984, authoritarian power thrives not by silencing truth directly, but by distorting it so thoroughly that the line between reality and… 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: New Report By Commission of Inquiry On Tigray Genocide Reveals Mounting Protection, Security Risks Facing IDPs in Tigray

A new study by the Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG), titled "Research Report on the Protection and Security Conditions of Internally Displaced Persons in Tigray",… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim President Warns IDP Return Plans 'Bypassing' Administration Risk Reigniting Conflict

Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede, President of Tigray's Interim Administration, has warned that attempts to facilitate the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to Western Tigray… 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: Nearly 50,000 People At Risk, Over 9,000 Livestock Perish As Drought Worsens in Tselemti District, Tigray

Mekelle- Nearly 50,000 people in Tselemti district, northwestern Tigray, are facing hunger and displacement as a severe drought devastates the area, while more than 9,000 livestock… 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 »

Ethiopia: TPLF Warns Forced Return of Displaced Including to Western Tigray Deepens Existing Crisis

Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) chairman Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), cautioned on Friday that pushing displaced persons to return home without addressing security and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid Cuts Cripple Gambella Refugee Camps Amid Rising Malnutrition, Malaria

Refugee camps in Ethiopia's Gambella region are facing a deepening humanitarian crisis following significant international aid cuts that have crippled essential services, including… 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: Afar People's Party Accuses Somali Region of Violating Boundaries With New Administrative Restructuring

The Afar People's Party (APP) has strongly condemned a recent decision by the Somali Regional Council to approve 14 new woredas (districts) and 4 new zones, alleging that the move… 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: Opposition Party EPRP Calls On Government to End Military Responses to Political Dissent

The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) has urged the federal government to cease using military force to address political demands and called for an immediate end to the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Facebook Post Forces Afar Police to Disown Page, Blame 'Rogue Ex-Employee'

The Afar Regional Police Commission, through a statement released via the Ethiopian Federal Police, has disavowed a controversial statement posted on its official Facebook page,… 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 »