Ethiopia: Tigrai Independence Party Denies Joining New Alliance Unveiled By Lt. Gen. Tsadkan As Baytona, Arena, Simret Confirm Participation

The Tigrai Independence Party (TIP) has denied involvement in a newly announced political alliance unveiled by Lt. Gen. Tsadkan Gebretensae, which he said aims to bring political… Read more »

Ethiopia: Drought Claims More Than 20 People in Kolla Tembien Signaling Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in War-Torn Tigray

At least 22 people have died and over 27,000 livestock have perished in Kolla Tembien, Central Tigray, as a prolonged drought tightens its grip on the war-affected region, local… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Denies Claims of Proposed Wet-Lease Agreement With Russian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines has firmly denied reports alleging that it has entered into an agreement to lease aircraft or spare parts to a Russian airline, calling the claims "completely… Read more »

Ethiopia: Right to Life in 'Critical' State Amid Conflicts, Service Collapse, and Humanitarian Crises - Rights Commission

Ethiopians right to life is in a "critical" state due to the combined effects of ongoing armed conflicts, natural disasters, and a near-total breakdown of public services,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin, Simret Party Trade Accusations Over Deadly Border Attack

The Tigray Interim Administration has accused the Simret Party, a new political party led by former President Getachew Reda, of carrying out an armed attack on a Tigray security… Read more »

Ethiopia: Mother Blames Govt Forces for Toddler's Killing in Oromia - Local Official Cites Crossfire Amid Clashes With Ola

The mother of a 1-year-8-month-old toddler in the Ilu Aba Bor zone of Oromia has accused government security forces of killing her child during a raid in Nopha district. Local… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Supreme Court Orders Release of 500 Million Birr to Pay Teachers' Unpaid Salaries

Mekelle- The Tigray Supreme Court has ordered the immediate release of over 500 million birr from the Regional Bureau of Finance's account at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Eritrean Afar National Congress Says Ready Armed Struggle From Ethiopia, Opens Office in Semera

The Eritrean Afar National Congress (EANC), a political group opposing Eritrea's government, has announced it is preparing for armed struggle against the regime of President Isaias… Read more »

Ethiopia: HRW Urges Lawmakers to Reject Civil Society Bill, Calls On Ethiopia's Partners to Denounce Proposed Law

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Ethiopian lawmakers to reject proposed amendments to the country's civil society law, warning that the bill would grant sweeping powers to the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Somali Region's Controversial Restructuring Sparks Grassroot Resistance, Political Parties', Armed Group Push Back. Region Denies Allegations

A controversial resolution by the Somali Regional State Council to restructure administrative units has triggered grassroots protests in both Somali and Oromia regions and inflamed… Read more »

Ethiopia: Four Assault Rifles, Nearly 300 Rounds of Ammunition 'Seized During Sudden Search On Bed Rental Homes' in Addis Abeba: City Police

Addis Abeba- The Addis Ketema Sub-City Police Department claimed the seizure of "four Kalashnikov rifles and 298 bullets" during a "sudden search" of bedroom rental facilities in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Political Parties Oppose Leadership Reshuffle in Southern Zone

Political parties and civil society organizations in Tigray are raising alarm over recent leadership changes in the region's Southern zone, accusing the Interim Administration of… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Administration Announces Leadership Changes in Southern Zone - Key Appointee Rejects Post

The Tigray Interim Administration has introduced new leadership changes in the Southern Zone of the region, amid growing tensions and controversy surrounding the appointments. Lt.… Read more »

Ethiopia: Fano Armed Group Denies Involvement in Recent Civilian Killings in West Shewa, Confirms Its Presence in Parts of Oromia, Including West Shewa

Addis Abeba- Fano, the collective of armed group fighting against federal and regional forces in the Amhara region for the last two years, denied involvement in a deadly attack in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Supreme Court Temporarily Freezes Interim Admin's Bank Account Over Teachers' Unpaid Salaries

The Tigray Regional State Supreme Court has ordered the temporary freezing of bank accounts belonging to the region's interim administration over its failure to pay 17 months'… Read more »

Ethiopia: 'All We Want Is Peace' - Tigrayans Brace for Uncertainty As Hostile Political Rhetoric Escalate

Mekelle- Tensions are rising in Tigray amid growing fears of renewed conflict. Anxiety deepened following recent remarks by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who warned Parliament that… Read more »

Ethiopia: Two Ethiopian Intelligence Officers Among 14 Charged in 7.7 Billion Birr Commercial Bank Embezzlement Scandal

Two agents from Ethiopia's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) are among 14 individuals formally charged in a major embezzlement scheme involving the alleged… Read more »

Ethiopia: Despite Unions' Call for Tax Exemption for Workers Earning Up to 8,320 Birr, Government Sets Income Tax Threshold At 2,000 Birr

Addis Abeba- The House of People's Representatives has passed the draft proclamation on salary income tax, setting the tax-exempt threshold at 2,000 birr, despite sustained calls… Read more »

Ethiopia: Six IDPs Die of Cholera in Fentale, Oromia, As Humanitarian Crisis Deepens - Zonal Health Official Denies Fatalities

Six internally displaced people (IDPs) have died of cholera in Banti and Ilala kebeles of Fentale district, East Shewa Zone of the Oromia region, amid a growing humanitarian… Read more »

Ethiopia: Murder of Three Aid Workers in Tigray By Ethiopian Army Was 'Deliberate and Targeted': MSF Finding

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has concluded that the killing of its three staff members, María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Court Hands Life Sentences in Public Killing of Zewdu Haftu, but Justice System Faces Continued Scrutiny

Nearly two years after the brutal public killing of 32-year-old Zewdu Haftu in Mekelle, a court in Tigray has sentenced two men to life imprisonment without the possibility of… Read more »

Ethiopia: Police Allege Dr. Daniel Leading Health Professionals' Movement 'From Prison Using Electronics'

Police told the Bahir Dar City High Court that Dr. Daniel Fantahun, an imprisoned member of the Health Professionals Movement, is allegedly "continuing and leading the struggle… Read more »

Ethiopia: Renewed Security Crisis in Metekel Zone, Benishagul Gumuz Rekindles Longstanding Instability

Civilians are once again caught in the crossfire as renewed violence grips several woredas in the Metekel Zone of Benishangul-Gumuz regional state. The latest wave of insecurity,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Trapped Between Federal Leverage and Local Fractures - Can Tigray's Interim Admin. Reclaim Legitimacy and Deliver On a Mandate Not Fully Its Own?

Addis Abeba- The Tigray Regional Interim Administration (TIRA), established following the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) that brought an end to the bloody war… Read more »

Ethiopia: Cut Off From Care: Insecurity, Movement Restrictions Leave Patients in Amhara Region Struggle for Lifesaving Treatment

Dawit Hailu a 30-year-old farmer from a remote area near Abdurafi town in, northwest Amhara, recalls the difficulties he faced in accessing healthcare "I knew the risks of… Read more »