August 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Amhara State Emergency Command Imposes Curfew in Multiple Cities
The State of Emergency General Command Post of the Amhara regional state has imposed curfews in major cities and towns and issued notice public service providers, government,… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Senator Accuses 'Leaders At the Top' of Aid Organizations After Ethiopia Food Aid Theft Revelations
In a strongly worded statement issued last night, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member, Senator Jim Risch, denounced Wednesday's news revelations that… Read more »
August 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Students' Resilience, the Struggle to Rebuild Education in War-Ravaged Tigray
Two years ago, Abrha Weldetsadik, a 20-year-old boy attending Gebreayiga Primary School in the remote village of Samre Woreda, located 40 kilometers away from the regional capital,… Read more »
August 19, 2023
Ethiopia: Amnesty International Urges Immediate Access for Independent Investigators, Media to Amhara Region
Rights group Amnesty International has urged the Ethiopian government to "immediately grant independent investigators and media access to the Amhara region as reports of gross… Read more »
August 17, 2023
Ethiopia: AU Calls for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities in Amhara Region
The African Union (AU) has formally expressed its deep concern regarding the persistent military conflict in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. In an official statement released on… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Conflict in Amhara Causes U.S$45 Million in Losses, Job Cuts
A recent conflict in the Amhara region between the federal government and a non-state armed group known as Fano has wreaked havoc on local industries, leading to damages. According… Read more »
Ethiopia: How the War in Tigray Was Setback for Women's Rights Activism in Ethiopia
On 09 November 2020, Selam (name changed for her protection) from the town of Humera, Western Tigray, embarked on the most terrifying journey of her life. The war which erupted… Read more »
August 15, 2023
Ethiopia: At Least 12 Civilians Killed in Chobi Region in Oromia
Government forces deployed to Chobi district of West Shoa zone, Oromia region to fight the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have allegedly killed at least twelve civilians and wounded… Read more »
Ethiopia: Death Toll From Finote Selam Airstrike Reaches At Least 30
Death toll from what is suspected to be a drone attack in Finote Selam town, East Gojam Zone of Amhara region, has reached at least 30, with more than 55 others injured in the… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Administration Denies Involvement in Amhara Conflict
The interim administration of Tigray has denied allegations from "extremist armed groups" and their supporters, both within and outside the country, that Tigray forces have been… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Ethiopia: 'I Lost My Two Newborn Babies Due to Hunger' - Mother in Abiy Addi IDP Camp in Tigray
In the heart of Central Tigray, just 95 kilometers away from the city of Mekelle, the regional capital of Tigray, Abeba Weldegebreal, 38, a resilient individual and mother of five… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Ethiopia: UK Commits Funding to Support Pretoria Peace Agreement Implementation in Tigray Region
The UK government has pledged funding to support the African Union Monitoring, Verification, and Compliance Mission (MVCM) of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement signed… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Orthodox Church Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Hostilities Across Ethiopia
The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), in a statement subsequent to a meeting held on 03 August, 2023 on nationwide peace issues, said conflicts in… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Amhara Region Requests Federal Govt to Intervene
In a letter addressed to prime minister Abiy Ahmed, the president of Amhara regional state, Yelikal Kefale has requested the federal government to intervene and "implement the… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Ethiopia: Authorities in Tigray Region Dispute Reports of Resumption of Food Aid By WFP
The Associated Press (AP) reported yesterday that the World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed delivering food aid in the conflict-stricken Tigray region, three months after… Read more »
Ethiopia: 'Children's Lives Hang in the Balance': Save the Children Calls for Unimpeded Humanitarian Aid in Conflict-Hit Amhara Region
Save The Children said humanitarian aid needs to reach those in need including 580,000 people in the region already displaced by previous conflict. Picture: IDPs displaced in Wag… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Council of Ministers Green Lights State of Emergency Declaration in Restive Amhara Region
Ethiopia's Council of Ministers (CoM) in its 23rd regular meeting has this morning passed a unanimous decision for a declaration of a state of emergency in the restive Amhara… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Ethiopia: Amhara Regional President Highlights Devastating Impact of Road Blockades, Urges Peaceful Resolution in Conflict-Ridden Region
Yilekal Kefale (PhD), President of Amhara Regional State, has emphasized the detrimental effects of road blockades and restrictions on people's movements, citing significant… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Diaspora Members Hold First Peace Conference, Seek Ceasefire to Conflicts in Oromia and Amhara Regions
Members of the Ethiopian diaspora constituting representatives of communities from Somali, Oromo, Amhara and Tegaru have held the first Ethiopian Diaspora Peace Conference from… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Ethiopia: Adigrat, Aksum Universities to Resume Education After Two-Year Hiatus
Adigrat and Aksum universities in Tigray region have recently announced the resumption of education for their regular students after a two-year interruption. Read more »
July 30, 2023
Ethiopia: Residents Call for Urgent Intervention After Seven Killed in Latest Armed Attack
Local residents of East Meskan Woreda, in Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and people's (SNNP) regional state, are calling for a government intervention and… Read more »
July 27, 2023
Ethiopia: Over 50,000 Tigray Region Ex-Combatants Successfully Demobilised - Gen. Tadesse
Over 50,000 former combatants of the Tigray region's military have been demobilized in the initial phase, according to General Tadesse Werede, deputy president of Tigray interim… Read more »
Ethiopia: Amhara Council Confirms Deadly Confrontations Between Armed Group, Soldiers
The West Denbiya Woreda Council in Central Gonder Zone of Amhara regional state has confirmed reports of deadly confrontations between local armed group and senior members of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Over 50,000 Tigray Region Ex-Combatants Successfully Demilitarized in Initial Phase - General Tadesse Werede
Over 50,000 former combatants of the Tigray region's military have been demilitarized in the initial phase, according to General Tadesse Werede, deputy president of Tigray interim… Read more »
Ethiopia: Insecurity, Reduced Access to Inputs Cause Alarming Low Plantation Rate in Ethiopia's Meher Dependent Areas
Farmers till the soil in Amhara regional state. Photo: AMC Read more »