Ethiopia: Healthcare Professionals Question PM Abiy's Credibility Over Unmet Promises

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's recent remarks in Parliament concerning the demands of healthcare professionals that led to widespread strikes have sparked discontent and doubt among… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Women's Groups Urge Action to Prevent Renewed Conflict, Seek Justice for Wartime Brutal Violence

A coalition of women-led civil society organizations in Tigray has issued a joint statement warning of renewed instability in the region and urging accountability for atrocities… Read more »

Ethiopia: Parliament Scraps Undercover Agent Immunity Clause in Money Laundering Law

Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives has repealed a widely criticized clause from the recently passed anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing law that granted… Read more »

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: Lawmakers Approve Landmark Law Allowing Foreigners to Own Homes in Ethiopia With $150,000 Investment Threshold

The House of People's Representatives has approved a landmark proclamation allowing foreign nationals to own immovable residential property in Ethiopia in a major shift to… 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: Human Rights First Alleges 'Arbitrary Arrests' Targeting Tigrayan Youths in Addis Abeba

Addis Abeba- Human Rights First, a local rights organization, has alleged that authorities in Addis Abeba are conducting "arbitrary arrests" targeting Tigrayan youths "solely based… Read more »

Ethiopia: Federal Government Admits Peace in Amhara 'Not Fully Secured' - Warns of 'Threat of Kidnapping', 'Less Than Conducive' Conditions

The federal government of Ethiopia has admitted that peace in the war-torn Amhara region "has not been fully secured as the people desire," and that civilian movement "has not been… 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: UN Condemns Killing of Aid Worker in Amhara - Calls for Protection of Aid Personnel

Addis Abeba- The United Nations has condemned the killing of Mahelet Sitotaw Abera, a humanitarian worker who, according to the UN, was fatally wounded "during a crossfire between… 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 »