July 06, 2023
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed Pledges Thorough Audit of Non-Government-Funded Mega Projects Amid Transparency Concerns
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has announced his willingness to subject mega projects, not financed from the government's coffer, to a thorough audit during a parliamentary… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Shewa Robit Interim Security Command Post Imposes Indefinite Curfew As of Today
Shewa Robit City Administration Interim Security Command Post has imposed indefinite curfew as of 6:00 PM local time today in the wake of the shooting death on 04 July of Abdu… Read more »
July 04, 2023
East Africa: Ethiopia to Enact Law Normalising Informal Cross-Border Trade Along Djibouti, South Sudan Borders
The Ethiopian government is taking strides to acknowledge and regulate the longstanding informal cross-border trade occurring along the Djibouti border. The Ministry of Trade and… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Ethiopia: New Tax On Condominium Houses Ignites Controversy, Concerns Arise Over Legal Implications, Potential Social Crisis
The recent implementation of a revised tax rate on condominium house roofs and walls by the Addis Ababa City Administration Revenue Office has sparked a heated debate and raised… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Army Member Accused of Killing Four, Injuring Three in Kebri Dehar, Somali Region
At least four people were killed in Kebri Dehar city, in Somali regional state, after a soldier purportedly identified as a member of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF)… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Court Acquits Fano Militia Leader Zemene Kase
A court in Bahir Dar, capital of the Amhara region has exonerated Zemene Kase, leader of the Fano militia, due to insufficient evidence corroborating the charges filed against him,… Read more »
June 03, 2023
Ethiopia: House Committee Finds Illicit Fertiliser Trade in Amhara Region
Members of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Affairs of the House of People's Representatives (HoPR) inspecting fertilizer stockpile in Amhara region. Photo: HoPR Read more »
June 30, 2023
Ethiopia: How 'Extrajudicial Killings' By Uniformed Govt Forces Continue Unabated
A graphic video of uniformed government security forces shooting two people, in civilian clothes with their hands tied behind their backs and facing away, in the back of their… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Ethiopia: New Bill to Modernise Fruit, Vegetable Production
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is collaborating with the Agricultural Transformation Institution to develop a new bill that will regulate the production, trading, and export of… Read more »
June 30, 2023
Ethiopia: Oroma Musican's Widow Decries Lack of Justice For His Assassination Three Years Ago
The widow of artist Hachalu Hundessa who was assassinated on 29 June, 2020, Fantu Damisew said justice has not been served and she doesn't know who killed him three years after his… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Ethiopia: Election Board Chairperson Resigns
Birtukan Mideksa, Chairperson of the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), has resigned from her position citing personal need for "a long-term rest to maintain my health." Read more »
June 21, 2023
Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - U.S. District Judge Postpones Ethiopian Air 737 Max Litigation
Boeing Co. has settled another case with the relatives of those killed in a 2019 Ethiopian Airlines jet disaster, delaying a trial that was scheduled to start yesterday. The… 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 12, 2023
Ethiopia: Unidentified Assailants Kill Police Chief, Injured Another in Southwest Region
Unidentified armed assailants killed Godere Woreda police chief while another police sustained serious injury in an attack on a vehicle traveling from Mizan city, in the southwest… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Ethiopia: Senior Citizens of Tigray Stage Demonstrations in Mekelle Over Unpaid Pension
Hundreds of retired civil servants in the Tigray region have staged demonstrations in the capital Mekelle, protesting against interrupted pensions following the war that has… Read more »
Ethiopia: Unpacking Practical Hurdles, Concerns Over Transitional Justice Draft Policy Document
In the aftermath of the Tigray war, Ethiopia has unveiled a draft of its comprehensive Transitional Justice Policy, marking a decisive moment in the country's effort to come to… Read more »
June 02, 2023
Ethiopia: Islamic Council Expresses Discontent With Oromia Region Statement On Demolition of Mosques, Engaged in Discussion With Federal Govt
Officials of the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council during press briefing (Photo: Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council/Facebook) Read more »
Ethiopia: Security, Intelligence Task Force Says Three People Killed, 63 Security Forces Injured At Grand Anuwar Mosque Security Crackdown
The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force said three people were killed today at the Grand Anuwar Mosque in Addis Abeba and "some people were injured." There has… Read more »
June 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Watchdog Says Eritrean Refugees and Asylum Seekers Subjected to Arbitrary Arrest in Addis Abeba
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said following complaints filed to the commission by Eritrean refugees and Asylum seekers in Addis Abeba, it observed that hundreds of… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Media Authority Issues Final Warning to Prime Media
The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) has issued a final warning to Prime Television, following a series of alleged infringements of Ethiopia's broadcasting regulations. Read more »
May 31, 2023
Ethiopia: Oromia Region Defends Demolition of Buildings As 'Constitutional and Legal'
Hailu Adugna, Oromia Communication Bureau head (Photo:Oromia Communication Bureau/Facebook) Read more »
May 29, 2023
Ethiopia: Hunger Related Death Rises in Tigray Amidst Ongoing Investigation Into Food Aid Theft, Persisted Suspension
Authorities in the Tigray region are reporting a rising number of deaths as they work hard to finalize an investigation into food aid theft that led to suspension of humanitarian… Read more »
May 27, 2023
Ethiopia: Injuries, Deaths Follow Police Crackdown Against Protest by Muslims in Addis Ababa
President of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs of Ethiopia, Sheikh Hajj Ibrahim Tufa, and the leaders of the Majlis visited injured victims at the Black Lion Hospital this… 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 »
Ethiopia: Mahibere Kidusan' Disputes Decision By Media Authority to Temporarily Suspend Its TV Channel
Mahibere Kidusan, a religious association affiliated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), in an official response to the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) on the… Read more »