Ethiopia: A Dangerous Precedent - Raid On Addis Standard Is a Chilling Affront to Data Privacy in Ethiopia. We Reject the Impunity! We Ring the Alarm Bell!

In a chilling affront to press freedom and data privacy, the police in the capital Addis Abeba recently raided the offices of Addis Standard, a publication that "is not an… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia President Seeks Saudi Backing to Secure Red Sea, Gulf of Aden From 'Terrorist Groups'

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called for greater regional cooperation to safeguard the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, warning that terrorist threats in these vital… Read more »

Ethiopia: GSTS Accuses TPLF Faction of 'Partisan Capture' of Tigray Development Association, Cites 'Massive Opposition' At Mekelle Congress

Addis Abeba- The Global Society of Tigray Scholars and Professionals (GSTS) has accused a faction of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of what it described as the… Read more »

Ethiopia: CETU Calls On Govt to Reconsider Additional 'Salary Deductions', Citing Rising Cost of Living, Low Pay Ahead of May Day

Addis Abeba- The Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) has called on the government to "reconsider additional deductions" from workers' wages, stating that such deductions… Read more »

Ethiopia: Getachew Reda to Form Tigray Liberal Democratic Party Marking a Major Shift in Tigray's Political Landscape

A new political party, the Tigray Liberal Democratic Party (TLDP), is in the process of being formed by a faction that split from Tigray's oldest political party, Tigray People's… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amhara Judges Association Says Approved Salary Adjustments Remain Unenforced, Urges Prompt Budget Allocation

Addis Abeba- The Amhara Region Judges Association has said that despite the approval of revised salaries and benefit adjustments by the Regional Judges Administration Plenary… Read more »

Somalia: Somaliland's Case for State Continuity and Sovereign Independence

For over three decades, the Republic of Somaliland has maintained its peace, built a democratic state, and governed with stability in one of the most volatile regions in the world.… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's War On Its Future: a Generational Crisis in the Making

In the modern era, a nation's prosperity is defined by the strength of its human capital, not its natural resources, but its minds. Yet in Ethiopia, a combination of wars,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Despite Target to Rehabilitate 75,000 Ex-Combatants in Tigray By June, Nrc Reports Only 17,000 Reintegrated So Far

The National Rehabilitation Commission announced that, despite plans to rehabilitate 75,000 former fighters through the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) process… Read more »

South Africa: TPLF Warns of 'Serious Threat' to Pretoria Deal As It Faces Revocation By Nebe in Two Weeks

Addis Abeba- The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has warned that the failure to reinstate its legal recognition could pose a "serious threat" to the Pretoria peace… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Morocco Defense Cooperation Eyes Cybersecurity, AI, and Defense Industries

General Mohamed Berrid, Inspector General of Morocco's Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Zone, is on a four-day official visit to Ethiopia aimed at strengthening… Read more »

Ethiopia: ONLF Accuses Somali Region Security Forces of Disrupting Women's Meeting, Reports Injuries and Detentions

Addis Abeba- The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), chaired by Abdirahman Mahdi, has accused security forces of disrupting a women's meeting in Jigjiga, detaining its members… Read more »

Ethiopia: More Than 100 People Killed in Drone Strike in East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region

Addis Abeba- More than 100 people were reportedly killed in a drone strike on Thursday, April 17, in Gedeb, a rural town in Enarj Enawga district of East Gojjam Zone, Amhara… Read more »

Ethiopia: Three Opposition Parties in Tigray Reject New Interim Cabinet

Addis Abeba- Three opposition parties based in the Tigray region have rejected the legitimacy of the newly formed cabinet under the Interim Administration led by Lieutenant General… Read more »

Ethiopia: Anthrax Outbreak Kills Seven People, 15 Livestock in West Omo Zone, Southwest Ethiopia Region

Addis Abeba- At least seven people and 15 livestock have died following an anthrax outbreak in Koka Kebele, Suri District of West Omo Zone in the Southwest Ethiopia Regional State,… Read more »

Djibouti: Ethiopian Embassy in Djibouti Advises Voluntary Return of Nationals Before Migrant Crackdown Deadline

IOM regularly helps Ethiopian undocumented migrants in Djibouti to voluntarily return home. Picture: IOM/2019 Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Warns of 'Rapidly Deteriorating' Situation as Ethiopia Aid Ends

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has issued a stark warning as it announces a forced suspension, set to begin in May, of critical nutrition treatment for 650,000… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Army Claims Killing Hundreds of Fano Fighters Signaling New Heights in Ongoing Conflict in Amhara Region

The army has been displaying fresh graduates in the past successive weeks. Picture: ENDF Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Parliament Approves Controversial Media Law Amendment

The House of Peoples' Representatives on Thursday 17 April approved an amendment to Ethiopia's Mass Media Proclamation, granting the Prime Minister the authority to nominate the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Las Anod Officials Confirm Death of Ethiopia Consular Official in Garowe, Blame Al-Shabaab

Las Anod officials confirmed the death of Farah Aydiid Jama, who is reported to be an Ethiopian Consulate official in Garowe, the capital of Puntland state in Somalia. Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim President Unveils New Cabinet, Reinstates Army Members Suspended By Predecessor

Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede, the newly appointed President of the Tigray Interim Administration, has unveiled new Cabinet. He also reinstated three senior Tigrayan army… Read more »

Ethiopia: Bahir Dar Residents Slam City Land Plan for 'Excluding' Private Workers, Longtime Savers

Residents of Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara Regional State, are voicing criticism against the city administration's new residential land provision plan, calling it… Read more »

Ethiopia: Series of 'Retaliation' Attacks in Oromia's Haro Limu District Claims 29 Lives

Addis Abeba- A series of attacks in the Haro Limu district of East Wollega Zone in the Oromia region has resulted in the deaths of at least 29 civilians. These attacks were… Read more »

Ethiopia: ONLF Faction Accuses Somali Region Authorities of Obstructing 'Lawful Meeting'

Addis Abeba- A faction of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), chaired by Abdirahman Mahdi, has accused regional authorities in the Somali Region of "preventing ONLF from… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amnesty Cites Forced Evictions, Lack of Compensation in Call to Stop Corridor Development

Amnesty International has called on Ethiopia's federal government to "immediately pause" the Corridor Development Project (CDP), citing what it described as "widespread forced… Read more »