October 17, 2023
Ethiopia: Deadly Conflict in Gurage Zone Leaves Four Dead, Dozens Injured
Four individuals lost their lives and several others were injured in a conflict that recently erupted in the Gurage Zone, specifically in Wolkite town, which is part of the newly… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Right Panel Releases Final Report, Calls for International Vigilance On Ethiopia's Conflict
The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHIREE) released its final report today detailing human rights violations committed during the two-year conflict… Read more »
Ethiopia: Drone Attacks Coinciding With Irreechaa Result in a Dozen of Fatalities in West Oromia
Over 12 individuals were reportedly killed in two separate drone attacks conducted by government forces in the Horro Guduru Wollega Zone of the Oromia region. The attacks occurred… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Hunger, Homelessness Plague Internally Displaced People in Western Oromia
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in western Oromia, who were forcibly returned to their homes, are facing severe vulnerability with regards to food shortages and shelter. Read more »
October 04, 2023
Ethiopia: 'I Was Waiting for Seven Years to Hear My Name On the List': Chief Hospital Corpsman Weldekiros Aregawi
Addis Abeba - With the announcement that four Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton were selected for advancement to the rank of chief petty… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Rights Body Confirms Six People Killed, Several Injured in Clashes Between Oromia, Somali Security Forces
Addis Abeba -The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has confirmed that six civilians were killed in the Qoloji site for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), one of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin Declares Three-Day Mourning Period to Honor Veterans Lost in Wa
The Tigray Interim Administration declared a three-day mourning period to honor the combatants who lost their lives during the two-year violent war that ended in November 2022.… Read more »
September 30, 2023
Ethiopia: Dozens Die of Malaria in Conflict-Ridden West Wollega Zone, Oromia As Hunger Takes Toll On Civilians
Addis Abeba - A malaria outbreak has claimed the lives of at least 36 people over the last two months alone in Begi and Kondala districts of the conflict-ridden West Wollega zone,… Read more »
September 29, 2023
Ethiopia: Blinken Once Again Tells Prime Minister There's A Need for Peaceful Resolution to End Oromia, Amhara Crises
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken once again spoke with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressing US concerns "about the situations in the Amhara and Oromia Regions" in a phone… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Ethiopia: Despite State of Emergency and Leadership Changes Amhara Region Grapples With Persistent Conflict, Violence
Tensions remain high in Ethiopia's Amhara region as conflict persists between federal forces and non-state Fano militias. What initially started as a disagreement over the federal… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Ethiopia: Annual Tana Forum to Be Held in Bahir Dar City Postponed Amid Escalating Conflict
The 11th edition of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, also known as the Tana Forum, has been postponed from 13-15 October, 2023, to April 2024. The forum, which is… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Ethiopia: Several Killed, Many Injured in Fresh Clashes in Babile Near Oromia, Somali Regions Border
Clashes between militias from the Oromia and Somali regional states in Babile district have left several civilians dead, many others injured, residents told Addis Standard. Read more »
Ethiopia: At Least 30 Died of Hunger in Gambella Refugee Camps - Human Rights Body
At least 30 refugees have died from hunger and malnutrition since May after food aid was halted at camps in Ethiopia's Gambella region, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Hosting 1st Annual Regional Conference On Red Sea Security Dynamics
The 1st annual conference on "Red Sea security dynamics: the need for dialogue and cooperation at a time of geopolitical entanglements", has opened in Addis Abeba today at the… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Ethiopia: Attempted Al-Shabaab Attack 'Completely Thwarted', Says Army
The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) said its forces have "completely thwarted" a group of Al-Shabaab fighters in an area called Robdirre inside Somalia after the group's… Read more »
September 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Armed Assault On Civilians in Western Oromia Leaves Several Dead, Injured
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September 15, 2023
Ethiopia: Rights Body Reveals Extrajudicial Killings By Govt Forces in Amhara Region
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) latest report on rights abuses againist civilians, especially in the Amhara region, in the context of the ongoing militarized conflict… Read more »
Ethiopia: Crisis-Hit Amhara State Capital Gets New Mayor, Administrative Leadership
In an emergency session it held today, the Council of Bahir Dar city, the capital of crisis-hit Amhara regional state, has appointed Goshu Endalamahu as the new mayor of the city… Read more »
September 09, 2023
Ethiopia: Normalcy Returns to Godere District, Gambella Region After Deadly Attack Claims Six Lives
After a fatal attack that claimed six lives, towns in the Godere district of Majang zone in Gambella region are now gradually regaining normalcy, according to local residents who… Read more »
September 06, 2023
Ethiopia: Civil Society Groups Call for Peace, Reform and Accountability in Joint New Year Appeal
A coalition of 35 local civil society organizations has issued a joint appeal calling for concerted efforts to build sustainable peace, protect human rights, and promote democratic… Read more »
September 05, 2023
East Africa: Eritrean Forces Commit 'War Crimes, Possible Crimes Against Humanity' in Tigray Months After Peace Truce - Amnesty International
Soldiers from Eritrea continued to commit war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in Ethiopia's Tigray region after a ceasefire agreement was signed between the Ethiopian… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Eritrean Forces Continue Abductions and Sexual Violence in Tigray's Irob Woreda, Despite Pretoria Peace Deal
Despite the signing of the Pretoria Peace Deal in November 2022, Eritrean forces continue to engage in abductions of civilians and sexual violence in the northeastern part of the… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Ethiopia: At Least 183 Killed in Clashes in Amhara Since July - 250 Tigrayans Detained in New Wave in Western Tigray: UN
UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner said "at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Amhara region since July, and expressed its concerns at "the deteriorating… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Ethiopia: Research Underway to Restore Ancient Historical Sites After Two Years of War
The Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage is currently undertaking research revisions to restore the ancient historical and archaeological sites of the Aksum… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Ethiopia: Efforts to Fully Return IDPs to Western and Southern Tigray Under Way - Defence Minister
Ethiopian Defense Minister, Abreham Belay (PhD) said works are underway to return to their homes hundreds of thousands of people displaced from Western and Southern Tigray, during… Read more »