Ethiopia: Proposed CSO Law Amendment Raises Fears of Ethiopia's Repressive Backslide

The Ministry of Justice has prepared a draft amendment to the current Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Proclamation, introducing sweeping changes that have raised concern among… 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: Deciphering Ethiopia's 1.93 Trillion Birr Budget - Giant Leap in Recurrent Spending, Retreat From Development Funding

The federal government has recently tabled its budget proposal for the 2025/26 fiscal year to the House of Peoples' Representatives for approval. Totaling a record 1.93 trillion… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amnesty Calls for 'Immediate and Unconditional' Release of Dr. Daniel Fentaneh - Warns of 'Disturbing Trend' of Repression

Addis Abeba- Amnesty International has called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of Dr. Daniel Fentaneh, a gynecology and obstetrics resident at Bahir Dar University and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Eritrean Leaders Orchestrated Industrial-Scale Looting Operations in Tigray, Alongside Atrocities - New Report

A newly released report presents detailed evidence indicating that Eritrea's leaders actively planned and prepared for the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region well before hostilities… Read more »

Ethiopia: Breaking the Cycle: Plea for Peace, Unity, and Inclusive Dialogue in Tigray

Political tensions have been mounting in Tigray since June 2024, stemming from an internal rift within the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) between Debretsion Gebremichael… Read more »

Ethiopia: From Admission to Legal Impunity - a Call for Accountability and Independent Review of Ethiopia's New Law

When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stood before Parliament in 2018 and admitted that the very state he led had tortured its own citizens under the 2009 Anti-Terrorism Proclamation, it… Read more »

Ethiopia: Mount Ziquala Monastery Attack Sparks Conflicting Claims As Ola Denies Involvement, Blames Govt Strategy to Rekindle Tensions

Monks at the historic Zequala Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus Monastery, located in East Shewa Zone of Oromia, have accused members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), known to the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Sovereignty and Its Enemies in the Ethiopia Region

Sovereignty has several pieces, and they are all under powerful attack in Ethiopia. The concept and practical aspects of both state and people's sovereignty fell into disuse in… 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 »