June 22, 2023
Ethiopia: Tigray Interim President Criticizes U.S. Embassy Diplomats' Visit to Occupied Southern Tigray
etachew Reda, Interim president of Tigray region, (Photo: Tigray Television) Read more »
June 17, 2023
Somalia: One First Step for Democracy, One Big Step for Somalia
The reform of the electoral system, drawing from international democratic norms of "one person, one vote" for elections from 2024 onwards, ushers in a new era for Somalia. In this… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Ethiopia: Tigray Publishes Preliminary Findings on Food Aid Diversion
The committee established by the interim regional administration of Tigray to investigate diversion of humanitarian food in the region has revealed that the Ethiopian federal… Read more »
June 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Election Board Declines New Request for TPLF As Regional Party
National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said it has declined a request from four individuals asking the Board for registration certificate of the Tigray People's Liberation… Read more »
Ethiopia: A Hobbled Transition: the Intractable Task of Tigray Interim Administration
In office since March 2023, the Tigray Interim Regional Administration - tasked to oversee the political transition integrating Tigray into the constitutional order of Ethiopia -… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Blinken, Demeke Meet As USAID Suspends Food Aid to Ethiopia After Widespread, Coordinated Diversion
DPM/FM Demeke Mekonnen with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in March. Photo: Antony Blinken Read more »
May 24, 2023
Ethiopia: The Rise of Abiy and the State of Misinformation Against 'Oromummaa'
Ever since Abiy Ahmed became prime minister of Ethiopia in 2018, there have been attempts to depict his political beliefs, rules, program, and party as tools of Oromoness… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Ethiopia: Caucus of Opposition Parties Say Govt Funded Paper On Constitutional Reform 'Highly Disturbing'
A group of ten opposition political parts known as "Caucus of Opposition Parties" (CoP) issued a anonymous statement denouncing a recent study by a government-funded policy think… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Civilians Suffer 'In Silence' Amidst Armed Conflict in Guji Zones, Oromia Region - Report
The Oromo Legacy Leadership and Advocacy Associations (OLLAA) said in a new report titled "Between a rock and a hard place", severe rights violations of civilians have been… Read more »
May 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Election Board Declines to Restore TPLF's Legal Registration as Political Party
On 18 February 2023, the TPLF celebrated the 48th anniversary of its foundation with various events held in Mekelle and other parts of the Tigray regional state. Photo: TPLF. Read more »
May 11, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Special Envoy Hammer to Meet Ethiopian Diaspora Communities to Discuss Current Affairs
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer is scheduled to meet members of Ethiopian Ethiopian diaspora community in Los Angeles, California where he… Read more »
Ethiopia: Rejoinder - Opposition to Gene-Edited Teff Unfounded, Misleading
Researchers [in Bishoftu] are working to develop new teff varieties with favorable characteristics. Here they compare the seeds of new lines at the Center's experimental field.… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Orthodox Patriarch Cautions Challenges in Oromia, Tigray 'Going Beyond Church', Becoming People's
His Holiness Abuna Mathias, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), cautioned that the current challenges the ancient church is facing in Oromia and Tigray… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Prosperity Party Organizational Department Head of Haruka Woreda, Afar Region, Shot Dead En Route From Adama
Afar region prosperity party Read more »
May 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Tigray Region Launches 'High-Level Investigation' Into Food Aid Theft
The Tigray region Interim Administration (IA) has announced the establishment of a committee to conduct investigation into the aid theft that led to international aid agencies… Read more »
May 02, 2023
Ethiopia: Amhara Region Blames Section of 'Fano' for Ruling Party Official's Killing As PM Abiy Warns of Meddling By External Forces
On Monday to Tuesday night, the taskforce also announced that it has captured large amounts of weapons "buried in the a forest" in North Wello zone of the Amhara region Read more »
April 28, 2023
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Holds Talks With Warring Sudanese Generals
Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has held discussions over the phone with General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the two generals at the helm of… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - Regional States Presidents, City Mayors, Senior Party Officials Headed to Mekelle
A group of regional states presidents, city mayors and senior ruling party officials led by Vice President of Prosperity Party Adem Farah are headed to Mekelle, the capital of… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Ethiopia: EU Will Revive Relations With Ethiopia Subject to Sustained Cessation of Hostilities
The Council yesterday said it looks forward to "a normalization of relations with Ethiopia and stands ready to support further progress on its path towards lasting peace." However,… Read more »
April 23, 2023
Ethiopia: Talks Between Ethiopia Govt, Oromo Liberation Army to Start in Tanzania
Addis Abeba- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said peace talks between the government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) is planned to kick start on Tuesday 25 April in Tanzania. Read more »
April 19, 2023
Ethiopia: Opposition OLF Says Seven of Its Officials in Police Custody in Burayu Missing
Seven senior officials of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) who have been imprisoned for nearly three years and are currently in police custody in Burayu have been… Read more »
April 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Amnesty Urges Ethiopia to Respect Right to Peaceful Protest, Immediate Release of Detained Media Staff
Ethiopian authorities must immediately release seven media staff detained against a backdrop of rising violence in the Amhara region, investigate allegations of physical assault… Read more »
April 17, 2023
East Africa: Ethiopia-Sudan Bilateral Tensions, Domestic Crises Threaten Security, Development of Horn Region - Chatham House
Cross-border and domestic tensions and interlinked crises in Ethiopia and Sudan, as well as across the Horn of Africa, jeopardized security and development, report by renowned… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Freedom House Annual Report Labels Ethiopia 'Not Free', Again
The annual report by the US-based Freedom House has once again labeled Ethiopia among countries that are "not free" with a freedom score of 21 out of 100. Read more »
Ethiopia: Residents in Several Cities in Amhara Region Witness Relative Calm, EHRC Calls for Restraints, Confirms Civilian Casualties
Residents of various cities in the Amhara regional state have witnessed the relative return of peace and stability in their areas where there were demonstrations and clashes… Read more »