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 »
April 11, 2023
Ethiopia: Heavy Fighting Near Debre Birhan As Violence Continues to Rock Amhara Region
Several cities in the Amhara region, including the capital Bahir Dar, have continued to witness violence on Tuesday following protests against the government's move to disband the… Read more »
Ethiopia: German Commissioner for Human Rights Due in Ethiopia Today
Luise Amtsberg, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance at the Federal Foreign Office, is traveling to Ethiopia from 11 to 14 April and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Police Accuses Meskerem Abera of Giving 'Shooting Exercise' to Informal Groups, Requests 13 More Days to File Charges
Meskerem Abera, founder and owner of "Ethio Nikat", a YouTube-based media, who was arrested for the third time on Sunday by members of the federal police and security officers… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Somali State Cabinet Unanimously Approves Govt's Plan to Dissolve, Reintegrate Regional Special Forces
The Cabinet of the Somali Regional state has passed a unanimous vote to implement the federal government's plan for "the reorganization of the special forces of the region",… Read more »
Ethiopia: Heavy Artillery Fired in Kobo As Protests Engulf Amhara Region Following Decision to Dissolve Regional Special Forces
The security situation in Amhara region is changing fast as civilians in various cities of the region staged protests against the government's "practical activities" to dissolve… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ruling Party Warns Opposition Political Actors, Activists to Refrain From 'Illegal and Unprincipled Activities'
The ruling Prosperity Party (PP) issued a stern warning to opposition "political actors" and social media influencers to refrain from "illegal and unprincipled activities" related… Read more »
Ethiopia: Gonder City Security Command Post Imposes Restrictions On Firearms, Movements a Day After Mass Protest
Addis Abeba- The Security Command Post office of the city of Gonder in Amhara regional state announced a list of movement restrictions. Read more »
April 09, 2023
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Vows Govt Steps to Dissolve, Reintegrate Special Forces
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced early this morning that the government's decision to dissolve and reintegrate regional special forces into other security structures "will be… Read more »
April 07, 2023
Ethiopia: More Than 90 Foreign Nationals, Locals Detained for Alleged 'Illegal Exploitation' of Gold
Security and Intelligence Joint Task Force announced detaining more than 90 foreign nationals and their local associates for allegedly engaging in "illegal exploitation" of gold… Read more »