October 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Red Cross Society Condemns Killing of On Duty Ambulance Driver, Injured Patients Onboard aa_headline
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) "strongly condemned" the killing by "armed forces" of its staff, Mengist Minyil, who was an ambulance driver in the North Gonder branch of… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Ethiopia: Ruling Party MP Shot Dead at Airport 'Deliberately' - Regional Official
Juweria Subcis, a member of the ruling Prosperity Party Central Committee and the Somali regional state Parliament was shot and killed "deliberately", Mohamed Guray, Deputy Chief… Read more »
Ethiopia: Federal Police Detain Man, Accomplices for Alleged Illegal Possession of More Than Five Billion Birr, Money Laundering
The Ethiopian Federal Police says it has arrested an individual named Samuel Aguale Alemu, whom it accused of illegally possessing more than 5 billion birr. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Ethiopia: Somali Region MP Shot Dead Inside Jigjiga Airport
Juweria Subcis, a member of the Somali regional state parliament, was shot by a member of federal police officer inside Jigjiga Airport in the region's capital. Juweria died… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Experts On Ethiopia Brief UNSC A3 Group On 'Alarming Abuses Against Civilians'
Representatives of the the UN Security Council A3 member states, namely Gabon, Ghana and Kenya, met on Tuesday with the Commissioners of the International Commission of Human… Read more »
Ethiopia: Southern Region Police Apprehend Officer Suspected of Trafficking 48 Eritrean Nationals to Kenya
The Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state Police Commission has announced that a member of the South Omo Zone Police suspected of trafficking 48… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Ranks 123 Out of 140 in Rule of Law Index, A Decline From Last Year
The 2022 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, which was released on 25 October, revealed that Ethiopia's overall rule of law score has decreased 3.6% in this year's… Read more »
October 22, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Refutes Reference to 'Airline Police Station' in Charges Against Police Officers
Ethiopian Airlines said that a reference to the presence of "Airline police Station" in the prosecutor's recent charges against members of law enforcement and their accomplices who… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Ethiopia: Prosecutor Charges Three Law Enforcement Officers and Accomplices
The Prosecutor filed charges against three police officers and their accomplices, including the head of criminal investigation department at the Airport Police Station, who are… Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Security Forces Kill Member of Karrayyu Gadaa Leaders, Abduct Five Others in East Shewa Zone of Oromia
Government security forces have killed Boru Roba, a respected member of the Karrayyu Gadaa leaders, and abducted his brother and sister along with two other individuals in… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Ethiopia: Journalist Meaza Mohammed, Author Asaye Derbe Released On Bail - Court Reverses Bail for Journalist Gobeze Sisay
Journalist Meaz Mohammed and author and activist Asaye Derbe were released on Thursday 13 October on a bail of 10,000 ETB each. However, at a hearing held today, federal judges at… Read more »
October 15, 2022
Ethiopia: Two Civil Servants, a Teacher Accused of Financially Supporting Ola, TPLF Appear Before Court in Sidama Region
Two civil servants and a teacher have been brought to a court in Sidama regional state for the second time on 12 October after being accused of financially supporting the armed… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Ethiopia: Member of Oromo Liberation Front Shot Dead in Addis Abeba
Moibon Bekele, a member of the central committee of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and an author, has been shot dead near his residence in Addis Abeba on the night of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Eastern Oromia Residents Agonize From Fresh Mass Detention, Forced Conscription - Zonal Officials Deny Multiple Accounts
Residents of East Hararghe and West Hararghe in eastern Oromia who spoke with Addis Standard say communities are reeling from a fresh wave of conscription of the youth into the… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Ethiopia: Prominent Oromo Scholar Alemayehu Diro Under Police Custody for More Than Ten Days, Denied Right to Appear Before Court
Oromia regional state security forces have placed distinguished Oromo scholar Alemayehu Diro under custody as of 29 September 2022; he has since been denied of the right to appear… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Djibouti: Seven Killed in Armed Attack On Army, IGAD Says Attack 'Criminal and Cowardly'
The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, condemned the attack by armed group on the Tadjourah Regiment of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: More Than Five Million People Need Gender Based Violence Response in Ethiopia - UN
Some 5.8 million people in Ethiopia are in need of a response to gender-based sexual violence due mainly to the escalation of militarized violence in the northern and other parts… Read more »
Ethiopia: Bridge Collapse Kills One, Injures Several Students in Hawassa University
A 12th grade student has died and several others were injured after a bridge linking two campuses of the Hawassa University in Sidama regional state collapsed on Monday. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Ethiopia: National Bank to Press Charges Against 391 Bank Account Holders Suspected of Illegal Money Transfer
National Bank of Ethiopia says it has closed 391 bank accounts and due to file charges against the account holders who are suspected of engaging in illegal money transfer… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Experts Warn Women and Girls Fleeing War in Tigray, Amhara, Afar At Heightened Risk of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
UN experts warn women and girls in the war affected regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara, in Northern Ethiopia are increasingly vulnerable to abduction and trafficking for sexual… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Ethiopia: Federal Prosecutor Presses Multiple Charges Against Journalists
The Federal prosecutor has filed multiple charges against journalists Gobeze Sisay, Meaza Mohammed as well as author and activist Asaye Deribe, who has been detained since… Read more »
Ethiopia: Gambella Region Rejects Rights Commission's Report, Calls It 'Irresponsible'
The Gambella regional government has rejected and condemned Ethiopian Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) report on extrajudicial killings of at least 50 civilians in the region… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Ethiopia: At Least 50 Civilians Killed in Extra-Judicial Execution By Security Forces, Armed Groups in Gambella - Report
Following the June 14th clash in the capital of Ethiopia's Gambella region between the region's security forces and coalition of armed groups Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Bole Airport Customs Announce Seizing More Than 97kg Cocaine From Incoming Passenger
Ethiopian Customs officials at Bole International Airport announced that they have seized 97.48 kilograms of cocaine from a passenger who arrived at Bole Airport from Nairobi,… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Federal Finance Intelligence Service Warns Against Illegal Money Transfer Activities
The Ethiopian Finance Intelligence Service (FIS) has warned agencies and local actors it accused of involving in illegal money transfer activities to refrain from their activities. Read more »