Ethiopia: 'All We Want Is Peace' - Tigrayans Brace for Uncertainty As Hostile Political Rhetoric Escalate

Mekelle- Tensions are rising in Tigray amid growing fears of renewed conflict. Anxiety deepened following recent remarks by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who warned Parliament that… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Perennial Political Settlement Trials

Ethiopia, with its rich history stretching from the reign of emperors to the tumultuous era of Marxist-Leninist rule and the subsequent authoritarian government led by the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigrayan Refugees in Sudan Hold Peaceful Protest, Call for Urgent Humanitarian Assistance

Tigrayan refugees residing in Tenedba camp, eastern Sudan, staged a peaceful demonstration on Thursday, 17 July, calling for urgent international intervention in response to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Six IDPs Die of Cholera in Fentale, Oromia, As Humanitarian Crisis Deepens - Zonal Health Official Denies Fatalities

Six internally displaced people (IDPs) have died of cholera in Banti and Ilala kebeles of Fentale district, East Shewa Zone of the Oromia region, amid a growing humanitarian… Read more »

Ethiopia: First Major Sign of Isis in Ethiopia As Intelligence Claims Capturing 82 Alleged Operatives Trained in Puntland

Ethiopia's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) has announced the arrest of 82 individuals suspected of affiliation with the Somalia-based Islamic State (ISIS) group,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Over Eight Killed, Including Three Children, in 'Brutal Attack' Allegedly Carried Out By Fano Militants in Central Gondar

More than eight people, including three children, were killed, and six others were abducted in an attack allegedly carried out by "Fano militants." According to residents and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Murder of Three Aid Workers in Tigray By Ethiopian Army Was 'Deliberate and Targeted': MSF Finding

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has concluded that the killing of its three staff members, María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and… Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Cautions Half a Million Displaced Civilians Sheltered in Amhara Region Face 'Acute Shortage' of Humanitarian Supplies

A new report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) revealed an estimated 500,000 displaced people currently sheltered in various camps… Read more »

Africa: Three Years of 'Total War' - How Mogadishu's Al-Shabaab Offensive Unraveled

In August 2022, President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his administration would launch a "total war" against the Al-Qaida-linked militant group Al-Shabaab. The… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tipping Point: Ethiopia Edges Toward Crisis As Renewed Tensions Loom Over Tigray - Conflict Spreads in Amhara, Oromia

Once hailed for its rapid economic growth and growing regional influence, Ethiopia now finds itself in the midst of a deepening crisis. Armed conflicts, a worsening humanitarian… Read more »

Ethiopia: No Exit Through War - Ethiopia and Eritrea Must Step Back From the Brink

Seven years ago, this publication warned against romanticized quick fixes to the Ethiopia-Eritrea stalemate. We cautioned that gestures lacking concrete implementation,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea, TPLF Faction, and Armed Groups of Plotting Rainy Season 'Major Offensive', Decries 'Territorial Occupation'

Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedion Timothewos, has issued a stern diplomatic appeal to U.S. Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio, accusing Eritrea of its "unrelenting… Read more »

Ethiopia: South Korea Donates 12,000mt of Rice to WFP Ethiopia Amid Critical Funding Gaps

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received 12,000 metric tons of rice from the government of South Korea to support refugee and relief operations in Ethiopia's Afar… Read more »

Ethiopia: Calls for Peace, Retrain Echo As Intra-Faction Rifts Threaten Tigray's Fragile Peace

Civil society organizations in Tigray have issued a public appeal urging de-escalation and renewed dialogue amid rising internal tensions in the region. Warning that the current… Read more »

Ethiopia: 'Act Now' to Prevent War in Tigray - Abiy Warns It Will Be 'Worthless After Conflict Begins'

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today issued a call to all religious leaders across Ethiopia to immediately intervene to prevent the escalation of conflict in Tigray, warning that any… Read more »

Ethiopia: Abiy Dismisses War Talk With Eritrea

In a briefing delivered today to parliamentarians, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed repeated Ethiopia's pursuit of access to the sea "peacefully" while underscoring the country's… Read more »

Ethiopia: News - Army Claims Neutralizing Over 80 Fano Combatants in Gojjam and S. Gonder Zones As Amhara Region Conflict Drags On

The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) has announced the killing of 83 Fano groups armed fighters in what it described as a "coordinated operation" in the Gojjam and South… Read more »

Ethiopia: News - ONLF Rejects Jigjiga Conference By State-Backed Group As Orchestrated Takeover, Warns of Consequences

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has denounced a meeting that took place in Jigjiga, the capital of Somali region, as "illegitimate and politically orchestrated,"… Read more »

Ethiopia: News - WFP to Close Shire Office, Home to Largest IDP Population in Tigray - Cites Budget, Operational Restructuring

Addis Abeba- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is closing its office in Shire, northwestern Tigray, a town hosting the largest concentration of internally displaced… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Govt Gives Ethiopia Envoy 72 Hours, Summons Its Envoy From Addis

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia issued an official statement confirming Ethiopia's Ambassador Muktar Mohamed Ware "has been informed to… 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 »