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 »
September 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Security Forces Briefly Detain Famous Oromo Scholar Gemechu Megersa, Released With Demand to Report Back
Security forces in Addis Abeba briefly detained and released a famous Oromo anthropologist and researcher, Gemechu Megersa (PhD), on 23 September before releasing him with a notice… Read more »
Ethiopia: City Admin Says Organized Robbery At Private Residence By Group Posing As Fed. Security Forces Foiled
The Addis Abeba City Administration said an organized robbery attempt by a group of individuals who posed as federal security forces and targeted a private residence in the city… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Ethiopia: Bahir Dar City Admin Community Police Chief Shot Dead
The Amhara regional state Police commission announced that Commander Wagaw Tarekegn, head of Community Police Department at the the Bahir Dar City Administration Police was shot… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Amhara State Police Detain Zemene Kassie, a Well-Known Fano Militia Leader
The Amhara Regional Police Commission announced that Zemen Kassie, a well-known Fano militia leader, otherwise known as "patriot Zemene" has been taken into police custody in Bahir… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Ethiopia: Rights Commission Calls for Immediate Response to Dire State of Tigrayan Civilians Illegally Detained in Jarre Camp
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for immediate response to the dire human rights situation of thousands of displaced civilians from Tigray and bordering… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Ethiopia: Authority Vows to Hold CSOs Working Against 'Sovereignty, Public Interest' to Account
Jima Dilbo, Director General of the federal Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) told state media that the Agency would strengthen its works to make civil society… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Ethiopia: Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Bureau Gets New Chief
The Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Administration Bureau appointed Lydia Girma as its new bureau chief, replacing Kenea Yadeta (PhD), according to the Bureau's Directorate of… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Ethiopia: Shewa Robit Mayor Shot Dead By Unknown Assailants
The Communication bureau of Shewa Robit city, located in north-central Ethiopia, North Shewa Zone of the Amhara Regional State, said Wubshet Ayalew, the mayor of the city, was shot… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Ethiopia: Charges Filed Against 'Illegal Digital Media Outlets' For Allegedly Making Country Centre of Violence
"The Federal Police Commission said it has filed charges against 111 "illegal digital media" outlets which were suspected of "working to make Ethiopia a center of violence" during… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Woldiya, Dessie Cities in Amhara State Impose Curfew, Movement Restrictions
The city administration bureaus of Woldiya and Dessie in Amhara regional states have imposed restrictions on movements of people and curfews effective Sunday 28 August. Read more »