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 »
May 22, 2023
Ethiopia: State Owned Utility Suffers More Than 23 M Birr in Loss Due to Theft, Wanton Destruction of Electric Infrastructure
Part of the stolen electric wire in the Kombolcha - Desse transmission line theft in February this year. Photo: EEU Read more »
South Sudan: Fresh Cross Border Attack By South Sudan's Murle Militants Kill 10, Injure 12 in Gambella Region
A fresh attack by the Murle tribe militants from neighboring South Sudan in the Nuer zone of Ethiopia's Gambella region has killed 10 individuals, while 12 others sustained minor… Read more »
May 21, 2023
Ethiopia: Media Authority Temporarily Suspends License of Orthodox Church Affiliated TV
Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) logo. Read more »
May 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Armed Attack On Police Station in Bishoftu City Kills Four Police Officers
An armed attack on a police station in the Chalalaka sub-city of Bishoftu City in East Shoa zone of Oromia region left four policemen dead, an official confirmed to Addis Standard. Read more »
Ethiopia: Law Makers Approve Bill On Extradition, Mutual Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters With Türkiye and UAE
The bills were "approved by majority vote with three objections and one abstention." Photo: HoPR Read more »
May 11, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Issues Mobile Money License to Safaricom M-Pesa
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has today issued a mobile money service license to Safaricom M-Pesa Mobile Financial Service Plc, making it the first foreign investor in the… 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 »
Ethiopia: Security, Intelligence Task Force Detains 'Covert Group' Suspected of Working to 'Instigate Nation-Wide Conflict'
The Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force in the capital announced that it has detained several members of "covert group" whom it accused of allegedly attempting to "instigate… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Ethiopia: Joint Task Force Says Taking 'Decisive Measures' Against 'Extremist Forces' in Amhara Region in Wake of Official's Killing
The late Girma Yeshitila. Photo: Amhara region Prosperity Party. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed Warns Parties Working to Incite War Between Ethiopia, Sudan,
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) warned parties who he said are working to incite conflict and jeopardize ties between Ethiopia and Sudan, urging them to desist from their misdeeds. 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: Tigray Region Begins Releasing Prisoners Arrested During War
Justice Bureau of the Tigray region interim administration has begun releasing prisoners who were arrested during the two years war with the federal government as of yesterday… Read more »
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 14, 2023
Ethiopia: Media Association Calls for Immediate Release of Detained Journalists, End to Harassment, Intimidation By Security Forces
The Ethiopian Mass Media Professionals Association (EMMPA) has called on the government to "immediately release" all media professionals that are detained by security forces… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Community in Ethiopia Condemns Killing of Two Humanitarian Workers
The humanitarian community in Ethiopia issued a statement strongly condemning the killing of two humanitarian colleagues in the Amhara Region earlier this week. Read more »