November 02, 2022
Africa: Obasanjo to Give First Press Briefing On Ongoing AU-Led Ethiopia Peace Talks
Olusegun Obasanjo, the High Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, is scheduled to provide a briefing to the media today in the afternoon in Pretoria,… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Govt Trying to Convince Tigrayan Authorities to 'Respect the Law of the Land' - Abiy
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the federal government is "trying to convince [the] TPLF to respect the law of the land, to respect the constitution, to act as one state in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Teachers, Parents Reel From Lack of Basic Facilities in Addis Abeba's Afaan Oromo-Only Schools
Once hailed as one of the responses for Oromo residents of Addis Abeba city who want to send their kids to Afaan Oromo-only Schools, teachers and students in these schools are now… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Restores Electricity to Various Towns in Southern Tigray, Amhara Regions
The Ethiopian Electric Utility says electricity has been restored in areas stretching from Alamata in southern Tigray to Kobo in North Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region. The towns… Read more »
Ethiopia: Women, Children Bear Brunt of Pandemic, Conflicts, Drought Induced Basic Rights Violation: Rights Commission
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says due to man-made and natural disasters including Covid-19 pandemic, drought and conflicts in Ethiopia women and children in have… Read more »
Ethiopia: Pastoral Farmers Receive 2.87 Million Birr to Prepare for Drought
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has introduced a livestock insurance program in support of long-term resiliency efforts that help communities recover from the… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray's Largest Hospital 'Doomed to Collapse Soon', Doctors Warn
Ayder Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the war-torn Tigray Region, is "doomed to collapse soon" if it is left without any support, the hospital's CEO Dr Kibrom G/Selassie… Read more »
October 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Malaria Kills 37, Infects More Than 130, 000 in Oromia in Three Months Alone: Regional Health Bureau
Thirty seven people have died and more than 131, 000 have been infected with malaria in the past three months, Abera said, the deputy head of the Oromia Health Bureau, Abera Botore… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Red Cross Society Condemns Killing of On Duty Ambulance Driver, Injured Patients Onboard aa_headline
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) "strongly condemned" the killing by "armed forces" of its staff, Mengist Minyil, who was an ambulance driver in the North Gonder branch of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Number of IDPs in Ethiopia Show Slight Decrease in June and July: IOM
The International Organization for Migration says there are 2.72 million internally displaced people in Ethiopia according to data collected between June and July, a slight… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Ethiopia: Over Half a Million People Newly Displaced in Tigray
A new report by UNICEF says since fighting resumed in late August in Northern Ethiopia, approximately 574,000 people have been additionally displaced in conflict affected Afar,… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Govt Says It Has Been Forced to Weigh Its Options, Accuses Unnamed 'States and Entities' of Making Unsubstantiated Accusations
The Ethiopian government said it "is forced to weigh its options and consider its relations with some states and entities" that it accused of "making unsubstantiated and… Read more »
Ethiopia: AU Chairperson Expresses Hope Peace Talks Will Lead to a Ceasefire
Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed his hopes that the AU-led peace talks happening in South Africa between the representatives of the federal… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Ethiopia: Ruling Party MP Shot Dead at Airport 'Deliberately' - Regional Official
Juweria Subcis, a member of the ruling Prosperity Party Central Committee and the Somali regional state Parliament was shot and killed "deliberately", Mohamed Guray, Deputy Chief… Read more »
Ethiopia: Major Landmark for Akobo Minerals As It Begins Excavation On Segele Gold Mine
Akobo Minerals, the Scandinavian-based Ethiopian gold exploration and boutique mining company, today announced that it has broken ground at its Segele gold mine, marking an… Read more »
Ethiopia: Federal Police Detain Man, Accomplices for Alleged Illegal Possession of More Than Five Billion Birr, Money Laundering
The Ethiopian Federal Police says it has arrested an individual named Samuel Aguale Alemu, whom it accused of illegally possessing more than 5 billion birr. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Ethiopia: Somali Region MP Shot Dead Inside Jigjiga Airport
Juweria Subcis, a member of the Somali regional state parliament, was shot by a member of federal police officer inside Jigjiga Airport in the region's capital. Juweria died… Read more »
Ethiopia: At Least 40 People Extrajudicially Killed By Eritrean Forces in Sheraro - Amnesty International
A report by the Amnesty International (AI) says Eritrean forces extrajudicially killed at least 40 people in Sheraro town, in North Western Zone of the Tigray Regional state… Read more »
Ethiopia: Residents Say Drone Strike Killed Dozens of Civilians in West Shewa, Oromia Region
Residents told Addis Standard that at least 68 people were killed in a drone strike in Ofu Bekke village, Chobi district, about 120 km northwest of the capital Addis Abeba in the… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Experts On Ethiopia Brief UNSC A3 Group On 'Alarming Abuses Against Civilians'
Representatives of the the UN Security Council A3 member states, namely Gabon, Ghana and Kenya, met on Tuesday with the Commissioners of the International Commission of Human… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Says Immediate Cessation of Hostilities Priority to End 'This Destabilizing Conflict' As AU Announces Launch of Peace Talks in South Africa
The US says it welcomes the start of AU-led peace talks between the government of Ethiopia and Tigrayan regional authorities while urging the delegations "to engage seriously to… Read more »
Ethiopia: Southern Region Police Apprehend Officer Suspected of Trafficking 48 Eritrean Nationals to Kenya
The Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state Police Commission has announced that a member of the South Omo Zone Police suspected of trafficking 48… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Ranks 123 Out of 140 in Rule of Law Index, A Decline From Last Year
The 2022 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, which was released on 25 October, revealed that Ethiopia's overall rule of law score has decreased 3.6% in this year's… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Ethiopia: Flood in Gambella Region Displaces More Than 185, 000 People
A new data released by the UN said that at least 185,200 people (37,040 households) were internally displaced and an additional 79,631 people (15,927 households) were affected by… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Senate Bipartisan Group Urges Cessation of Hostilities, Withdrawal of Eritrea, Unfettered Humanitarian Access
In the backdrop of the AU-led pace talks that is expected to take place in South Africa between the representatives of the federal government and the Tigray regional state… Read more »