February 15, 2023
Ethiopia: Yemeni Airways Launches Biweekly Flight From Aden to Addis Abeba
Yemeni Airways announced the launch of twice a week flights to Addis Abeba from Aden starting today 15 February. Read more »
Ethiopia: Security Forces Detain Two Journalists in Crackdown Following Ongoing Orthodox Church Schism
Following the ongoing schism within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) and the ensuing unrest, two media professionals, journalist and political analyst Tewodros Asfaw,… Read more »
February 14, 2023
East Africa: Families of Ten Tigray Youngsters Abducted By Eritrean Forces Search for Their Sons
The families of the 10 youths who were abducted by Eritrean troops from Gure Endagabir, a place around Axum city, in the Tigray regional state, on 18 January 2023 ,have expressed… Read more »
Ethiopia: President Cautions Against Using 'Race and Religion' for Political Gain After Meeting With Orthodox Church Leaders
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, in a statement she released on social media after meeting with leaders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), including the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Commentary - Why I Believe Ethiopia Will Soon Be Drained of Its Physicians
Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with dire need of physicians. According to World Bank data, in 2018, there were 0.0769 physicians per 1000 people in… Read more »
February 13, 2023
East Africa: Eritrean Leader Says Ethiopia Peace Was Made By U.S. to Save TPLF
In a rare remark about the two years war in the Northern Tigray region of Ethiopia and the peace dead that ended it, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, said that the peace deal… Read more »
Ethiopia: AU Joint Committee to Monitor Ethiopia Peace Implementation Holds Inaugural Meeting
AU's Joint Committee for monitoring and implementation of the Agreement for Lasting Peace in Ethiopia through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (CoHA) signed between the federal… Read more »
Ethiopia: Victims of Violence in East Wollega Hesitant to Return Home
Internally Displaced People (IDPs) who are stranded in Gida town of Gida Ayana district, in East Wollega zone of Oromia regional state, said they are forced to endure dreadful… Read more »
February 11, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Rights Commission Finds 'Excessive Use of Force' Against Church Followers
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a report that eight people were killed following "excessive use of force" by government security forces during clashes with… Read more »
Ethiopia: Opposition Party Decies Maladministration, Corruption, Rights Abuse in Sidama Region
The Sidama Federalist Party (SFP) decried the prevalence of alarming administrative failures in the Sidama Region, including behaviors and rhetoric of the incumbent high officials… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Synod Secretariat Sends Letters to Five Tigray Archbishops Seeking 'Reconciliation'
Amidst escalating instability and widening schism within the the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC), the Holy Synod Secretariat has sent letters to five Archbishops in the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Prime Minister in Meeting With Orthodox Patriarch
In an urgent statement issued by the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) in Addis Abeba, the Synod said that a delegation of the Church including Patriarch… Read more »
Ethiopia: Addis Abeba City Admin Closes Schools Amidst Growing Security Concern Following Govt, Synod Standoff
Schools in Addis Abeba are closed on Friday, 10 February, following text messages were abruptly sent to parents announcing the closure on Thursday afternoon. Read more »
Ethiopia: Oromia, Harari and South West Regional States Endorse Joint Task Force Decision to Ban Rallies
Oromia, Harari and South West Ethiopia People's regional state have all issued statement in the last hour supporting the decision on Wednesday by the Ethiopian Joint Security and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Somali Region Says Calling for Unauthorized Rally Inappropriate, Supports Joint Task Force Decision
Somali regional state government said it is "not appropriate to call for a peaceful demonstration that is not authorized by the appropriate body" and that it "creates a security… Read more »
February 09, 2023
Ethiopia: War of Words Between Govt, Orthodox Church Synod Deepens
In a sign of deepening fracture between the government and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) Holy Synod in Addis Abeba, both have released statements this afternoon in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Unpaid Tigrayan Civil Servants Wait for Peace Deal Dividend to Trickle In
Tens of thousands of Tigrayan civil servants who have not seen their paycheck especially since June 2021, when Tigrayan forces recaptured most part of the region, continued… Read more »
Ethiopia: Dissenting Archbishop Returns to Diocese Where Church Schism Began
Abune Sawiros (PhD), Archbishop of South West Shoa Diocese, who is excommunicated by Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) Holy Synod in Addis Abeba, has returned today to… Read more »
Ethiopia: Two Killed, One Injured in Cross Border Raid By South Sudan's Murle Militants in Gambella Region
The Murle tribe militants who crossed into Ethiopia's Gambella region from South Sudan have killed two individuals and injured one, according to Peace and Security Bureau of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Joint Security, Intelligence Task Force Threatens to Act As Orthodox Church Schism Takes Toll
The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force cautioned both dissenting groups of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) to restrain from calling for unauthorized… Read more »
February 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Court to Rule On Orthodox Church's Request to Ban Breakaway Archbishops As It Prepares to Press Charges
The Federal High Court, Lideta division, fundamental rights, and freedoms bench on Monday has adjourned until today to issue a ruling on a request filed by the Holy Synod of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Secures Millions During PM Abiy's Latest Visit to Italy
As part of the Ethiopian Italian Cooperation Framework 2023-2025 which was announced during the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visit to Rome on 06 February, the two countries have… Read more »
Ethiopia: Oromia President Wants to End Fighting Peacefully, but Vague On How
In what appeared to be a sharp departure in tone and messaging, Shimelis Abdissa, President of Oromia regional state, said that he wants to end the fighting Oromia region that has… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Ethiopia: 19 Officers Injured in Confrontation With Group Gathered in Orthodox Church in Oromia - Police
The Addis Abeba Police said that "19 police leaders and officers sustained serious and light injuries" during a confrontation on Monday with a group of people who gathered at St.… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Ethiopia: Clashes Between Orthodox Faithful, Police Claim Lives; Synod, Govt in War of Words
Clashes lash between followers of Orthodox Christianity and the local police in West Arsi zone, Shashemene city of the Oromia Region on Saturday 04 February "claimed the lives of… Read more »