Ethiopia: Major Cities in Amhara Region Gradually Return to Normalcy After Govt Forces Reclaim Control - Residents

Major cities in the Amhara region are gradually returning to a state of normalcy after the Command Post overseeing the state of emergency declared in the region mandated a curfew… Read more »

Ethiopia: UK Commits Funding to Support Pretoria Peace Agreement Implementation in Tigray Region

The UK government has pledged funding to support the African Union Monitoring, Verification, and Compliance Mission (MVCM) of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement signed… Read more »

Ethiopia: Authorities in Tigray Region Dispute Reports of Resumption of Food Aid By WFP

The Associated Press (AP) reported yesterday that the World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed delivering food aid in the conflict-stricken Tigray region, three months after… Read more »

Ethiopia: Allocation of Administrative Offices Between Cities in Newly Established Cluster Regions in Southern Ethiopia Raises Discontent

Residents of the newly established Southern Ethiopia region and the Kembata Tembaro zone of the forthcoming Central Ethiopia region, formerly part of the Southern Nations… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amhara State Emergency Command Imposes Curfew in Multiple Cities

The State of Emergency General Command Post of the Amhara regional state has imposed curfews in major cities and towns and issued notice public service providers, government,… Read more »

Ethiopia: 'Children's Lives Hang in the Balance': Save the Children Calls for Unimpeded Humanitarian Aid in Conflict-Hit Amhara Region

Save The Children said humanitarian aid needs to reach those in need including 580,000 people in the region already displaced by previous conflict. Picture: IDPs displaced in Wag… Read more »

Ethiopia: Court Upholds NEBE Ruling Declining Request to Establish TPLF As New Regional Party

The Federal High Court has ruled upholding the National Election Board of Ethiopia's (NEBE) decision declining a request to register Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as a… Read more »

Ethiopia: Lecturers From Universities in Amhara Region Stranded in Addis Abeba

Hundreds of lecturers from various government universities in the Amhara region, who were assigned to oversee the recently concluded grade 12 exams, are currently facing a… Read more »

Ethiopia: WHO Calls for Uninterrupted Access and Protection of Health Care in Amhara Region

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concerns over the ongoing violence in the restive Amhara region where months-long hostilities between government forces and the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Blinken Speaks of 'Immediately Implementing' Pretoria Agreement in Phone Call With Abiy

In a phone call with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken "underscored the importance of immediately implementing the cessation of hostilities… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amhara Region Emergency Command Post Chief Admits Armed Groups 'Took Control' of Some Zones and Districts

Temesgen Tiruneh, Director General of National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), and lead the military Command Post overseeing the federally declared State of Emergency… Read more »

Ethiopia: Intelligence Chief Temesgen Tiruneh to Lead Command Post Overseeing SOE in Amhara Region

The Ministry of Justice has disclosed further details of the proclamation which was unanimously passed by the council of ministers on Friday to declare a state of emergency in the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Council of Ministers Green Lights State of Emergency Declaration in Restive Amhara Region

Ethiopia's Council of Ministers (CoM) in its 23rd regular meeting has this morning passed a unanimous decision for a declaration of a state of emergency in the restive Amhara… Read more »

Ethiopia: Export Sector Struggles As Revenue Plummets By 12%

Ethiopia's export sector grapples with a concerning decline in revenue as the just-concluded fiscal year comes to a close. Official reports reveal that the country's export… Read more »

Ethiopia: Orthodox Church Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Hostilities Across Ethiopia

The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), in a statement subsequent to a meeting held on 03 August, 2023 on nationwide peace issues, said conflicts in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Blinken Speaks of 'Immediately Implementing' Pretoria Agreement in Phone Call With Abiy

In a phone call with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken "underscored the importance of immediately implementing the cessation of hostilities… Read more »

Ethiopia: First Awi Language Film 'Antagu' Released After Year-Long Production

The first-ever film in the Awi language, titled "Antagu," has been released after more than a year of production, according to state broadcaster, ETV. The film's premiere at the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Army Member Accused of Killing Four, Injuring Three in Kebri Dehar, Somali Region

At least four people were killed in Kebri Dehar city, in Somali regional state, after a soldier purportedly identified as a member of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF)… Read more »

Ethiopia: Nine Uni Students Represent Ethiopia in 7th Huawei ICT Competition Global Final in China

Following the completion of various national and regional contests, nine talented university students from Ethiopia have the opportunity to represent their country in the 7th… Read more »

Ethiopia: How the War in Tigray Threatens to Split Ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church

The tigray war, which later spilled over to the neighboring Amhara and Afar regions, has resulted in the loss of countless lives, the destruction of historical churches, artifacts,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Takes Step to Secure Crucial Foreign Currency From IMF, World Bank

With the conclusion of consultation on the second Home Grown Economic Reforms Agenda with the executive committee of the Development Assistance Group (DAG), Ethiopia moves a step… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amhara Region Requests Federal Govt to Intervene

In a letter addressed to prime minister Abiy Ahmed, the president of Amhara regional state, Yelikal Kefale has requested the federal government to intervene and "implement the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Religious Leaders Denounce Excommunication By Orthodox Synod

Members of the Council of Bishops of the Tigray Orthodox Church (Picture: Tigray TV) Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S. Senator Accuses 'Leaders At the Top' of Aid Organizations After Ethiopia Food Aid Theft Revelations

In a strongly worded statement issued last night, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member, Senator Jim Risch, denounced Wednesday's news revelations that… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amhara Regional President Highlights Devastating Impact of Road Blockades, Urges Peaceful Resolution in Conflict-Ridden Region

Yilekal Kefale (PhD), President of Amhara Regional State, has emphasized the detrimental effects of road blockades and restrictions on people's movements, citing significant… Read more »