March 11
Ethiopia: Security Crisis Paralyzes Amhara Region's Mineral Development, Reveals Bureau Chief
The Amhara Mineral Resources Development Bureau has disclosed that the militarized conflict between government forces and a non-state militia, Fano, poses significant challenges to… Read more »
March 08
Ethiopia: Recent Militarized Conflict in Amhara Region Causes Over 15 Billion Birr in Damage
The Amhara Regional Government has disclosed that the destruction of numerous social and economic institutions in recent months, attributable to conflict, resulted in the loss of… Read more »
March 06
Ethiopia: Two Years of Tigray Leaves Its Mark on Soldiers and Families
The two-year war in the Tigray region has not only left physical scars but has also caused deep emotional wounds for countless families in the area. Letay Asfaw, a mother grieving… Read more »
Ethiopia: Amhara Police Says High Power Transmission Line 'Struck By Extremist Groups', Causing Widespread Outage
The Police in the restive Amhara region said the 230 KV high power transmission line, that stretches from Bahir Dar - Debretabor - Nefas Mawcha - Gashena - Alamata, was struck by… Read more »
March 05
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Defense Minister Unveils Strategy for Western Tigray Crisis Resolution Amidst Political Disputes
The Minister of Defense, Abraham Belay, has announced the Ethiopian government's plans to tackle the issue prevailing in western Tigray, which is currently under the control of… Read more »
March 01
Ethiopia: Silent Suffering - Tales of Violence Against Women Echo Across Conflict-Hit Western Oromia
When the residents of the Jardega Jarte district within the Horro Guduru Wollega Zone of the Oromia region were compelled to evacuate their residences in pursuit of safety… Read more »
Ethiopia: 250,000 Students May Drop Out Due to Starvation - Tigray Education Bureau
The Tigray Education Bureau has issued a stark warning, indicating more than a quarter of a million students are at risk of discontinuing their education due to the imminent threat… Read more »
Ethiopia: Unrest Engulfs Amhara's Capital As Clashes Between Security Forces and Fano Rock Bahir Dar City
Conflict broke out on Thursday, 29 February, 2024, in Bahir Dar city, the capital of the Amhara region, involving government security forces and the non-state militia, Fano. Read more »
Ethiopia: National Dialogue Without Inclusion of Key Armed and Non-Armed Stakeholders Is a Futile Exercise
Ethiopia is wrapping up preliminary work to launch, in a few months' time, a national dialogue aiming to find amicable solutions to the multiple layers of the country's political… Read more »
Ethiopia: French Journalist Antoine Galindo Released After a Week of Imprisonment, Left Ethiopia
French journalist Antoine Galindo who was arrested in Addis Abeba on 22 February has been released from prison on Thursday ahead of his scheduled appearance before the court for… Read more »
Ethiopia: News - EU Pledges 16m Euro to Ethiopia DDR Program for Estimated 370,000 Ex-Combatants
The European Union today pledged 16 million Euro for National Rehabilitation Commission's (NRC) works that seek to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate an estimated 370,000… Read more »
February 29
Ethiopia: Tigray Announces Talks On Pretoria Accord Implementation Will Be Conducted 'Exclusively Through AU Panel'
The Tigray Interim Administration has announced its decision to engage with the federal government regarding the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) signed in November 2022,… Read more »
Ethiopia: 138 Killed, 113 Injured in Gambella Region Over Nine Months - EHRC Report
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released a report on Wednesday detailing that at least 138 people have been killed and 113 injured since May 2023 due to clashes… Read more »
February 27
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Amhara Region Sees Renewed Fighting Between Government Forces, Fano
In recent days, heavy fighting has resumed between government security forces and the non-state militia, Fano, across multiple urban locales within Ethiopia's Amhara region. Read more »
Ethiopia: Beyond Cessation of Hostilities - Sustaining Peace
On February 9, 2024, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE), the recently formed Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) convened a… Read more »
February 26
Ethiopia: OLF Political Officer, French Journalist Detained Over Alleged 'Conspiracy With Armed Groups'
Bettee Urgessa, a political officer with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), and French journalist Antoine Galindo were detained on 22 February, 2024, by security forces in Addis… Read more »
Ethiopia: Amnesty International Accuses Ethiopian Defense Force of 'Extrajudicial Executions' in Amhara Region
Amnesty International has accused the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) of "extrajudicially executing" civilians in the Amhara region and denying families the "right to bury… Read more »
February 22
East Africa: US Calls for Dialogue Amid Rising Horn Tensions, Advocates Reconciliation in Amhara and Oromia Regions
During an online briefing yesterday, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee, alongside Horn of Africa Special Envoy Mike Hammer, urged Ethiopian and… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia Expresses 'Disappointment' Over Somalia's 'Unjustified Accusations' At UN Meeting
The Permanent Mission of Ethiopia to the United Nations issued a statement yesterday saying that it is "disappointed" by the "unjustified accusations" made by Somalia during a UN… Read more »
East Africa: Op-ed / The Ethiopia-Somaliland Berbera Port Deal: a New Horn of Africa Hotspot
By the Horn of Africa Research Unit of the Emirates Policy Center (EPC) Read more »
Ethiopia: Drone Strike Claims Lives of At Least 30 Individuals in North Shewa Zone of Amhara Region
Earlier this week, a drone strike in the North Shewa zone of Mojana Wedera district in a place known as Sasit led to the loss of a minimum of 30 lives and inflicted injuries on… Read more »
February 21
Somalia: Somaliland Says Preparation for Implementation of MOU With Ethiopia 'On Track'
The Somaliland Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has said the Somaliland government is "on course without any wavering, and remain seized" of the… Read more »
February 19
Ethiopia: Amnesty Calls On Ethiopian Authorities to Stop Using Emergency Law 'To Silence Peaceful Dissent'
Amnesty International accused Ethiopian authorities of using the extended state of emergency law in the Amhara region "to silence peaceful dissent by arbitrarily detaining… Read more »
February 17
East Africa: Op-Ed - Horn of Africa: Averting More Conflicts and Crisis
As the African Union holds its 37th session in Addis Ababa, one cannot avoid but reflect the entity's mission that it seeks to achieve an 'integrated, prosperous, and peaceful… Read more »
February 15
Ethiopia: Govt Denies Reports of Extrajudicial Killings in Merawi Town, Amhara Region Amid Outcry
The Ethiopian government has denied reports of recent extrajudicial killings by state security forces in the town of Merawi, located in the Amhara region. Read more »
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