August 11, 2022
Ethiopia: Boundary Works Between Addis Abeba, Oromia a Big Mistake - Party
The Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EZEMA) Party said that the decision to delimit the administrative boundaries between Addis Abeba city and the Oromia region is a "big… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Ethiopia: Trials At Peace in Violence-Ravaged Metekel
A conflict hotspot in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, Metekel has seen an escalation of violence since 2020 that has resulted in mass displacements, indiscriminate killings, and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia in Position 'To Protect Airspace From Any Attack' - Air Force Chief
Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa, the Commander in chief of Ethiopia's Air Force told state media that the Air Force is "in a position to protect and defend our airspace from any… Read more »
Ethiopia: 3rd Round Filling of Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Successful - Premier
The third round filling of Renaissance Dam has been successfully completed, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced. Speaking on the occasion, PM Abiy assured downstream countries of… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Ethiopia: Southwest State Council Approves Multi-Capital City Bill
The Council of the newly constituted South West Ethiopian People's Regional State has reviewed and approved the bill for multi-capital city, which will pave ways for the creation… Read more »
Ethiopia: Grand Renaissance Dam's Second Turbine Begins Producing Power
The inauguration ceremony of the power generation by the second turbine of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is underway. Read more »
August 10, 2022
Ethiopia: News - U.S. Ambassador-At-Large for Global Criminal Justice Discusses Transitional Justice in Ethiopia
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack and Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's South West, Somali Regional State Presidents Agree to Fight Al-Shabaab
President of the Somali regional state, Mustafe M.Omer, and neighboring Somalia's South West region President, Abdiaziz Laftagareen, met on Monday 08 August in Jigjiga, the capital… Read more »
East Africa: South Sudan's Murle Militia Allegedly Kills 2, Kidnaps Two Children in Gembella Region
The police commission of the Gembella regional state said that two people were killed and two children were abducted after cross border attack by South Sudanese Murle militia in… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Affected Communities Left to Die of Hunger Unless Intervention Is Enacted - Oromo Federalist Congress
The Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) has written a letter on 06 August 2022 to relief organizations working in Ethiopia to take account of and respond to the drought, which it says… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Residents in Wolkite City, Gurage Zone Stage Protest, Boycott Routine Activities
Residents in Wolkite city, the capital of Gurage zone in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state, staged protests today by boycotting routine activities… Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Claims Its Forces Killed Hundreds of Militants, Detained Thousands in Various Regions
The Ethiopian government said it has killed hundreds of armed militants operating in various parts of the country, and detained thousands of suspects since the National Security… Read more »
Ethiopia: OLF Slams AU Characterisation of Military Conflict in Oromia As 'Ethnic Violence'
The opposition party, Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), has criticized the African Union's (AU) characterization of the militarized conflict in Oromia regional state as "ethnic… Read more »
Ethiopia: UN Agencies, Ethiopia Appeal for U.S.$73 Million to Feed Over 750,000 Refugees
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian Government Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) appealed today for US$73m to provide… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Conflict, Natural Disasters Force More Than 2.9 Million Children Out of School - Report
A UN report on Ethiopia's education cluster covering the months between April and June this year revealed that "the ongoing conflict, rising levels of food insecurity and other… Read more »
Ethiopia: Security Forces in Wolaita Detain Prominent Scholar, Opposition Member Asefa Wodajo
Security forces in Sodo city, the capital of Wolaita zone in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state, detained, once again, Asefa Wodajo, a notable… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Beyond a National Dialogue: Making a Case for National Salvation Conference
Since its inception, several formulas have been tried to transform the Ethiopian empire stitched together by warfare and violence into a stable polity functioning based on… Read more »
August 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Federal Police Seize Eritrean Nakfa, Other Foreign Currencies Illegally Moving in Addis Abeba
The Ethiopian Federal Police stated that it seized a sum of foreign currency originating from different countries, in collaboration with the community and other security forces… Read more »
Ethiopia: State Telecom Giant Launches Three Digital Financial Services With Dashen Bank
State owned telecom giant, Ethio-Telecom, in collaboration with Dashen Bank, has on Friday launched three different digital finance services under the motto "Financial Service for… Read more »
Ethiopia: Tigray - 'Giving Life At Any Cost'
The poignant testimony of Desta, a 24-year-old midwife who has been volunteering for over a year to help women and children in her region, Tigray. Read more »
August 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Civil Societies Council Says Scaling Up Role to Play in Planned National Dialogue
The Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Council (ECSOC) is scaling up the pace to help civil societies play a constructive role in the upcoming national dialogue. In a statement… Read more »
Ethiopia: Bonga University Expels 54 Students for 'Unclear Reasons'
Bonga University, located in Bonga city, the capital of Keffa Zone of the Southern Nations Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state, has reportedly expelled 54 Oromo… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Dismay Over U.S., EU Envoys Position On Meeting With Tigray Leader Casts Shadow On Peace Talk Prospects
The Ethiopian government , through the Prime Minister's National Security Adviser, Ambassador Redwan Hussain, expressed its dismay at the "course chosen by team of envoys &… Read more »
Ethiopia: SNNP Council Submits Zonal, Special Woredas Restructuring to House of Federation
Despite having no agreement from Gurage Zone's local Council, Kiflu Wanna, deputy speaker of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state Council, has… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Ethiopia: ALERT Hospital Gets Operating Theatre Dedicated to Children
The All Africa Leprosy and Rehabilitation Training Center (ALERT) Hospital has opened doors to a dedicated children's Operating Room with the support from global charities Smile… Read more »