Sudan: Embassy in Sudan Says 'Receiving Information' of Ethiopians Killed in Ongoing Fighting

Ethiopian Embassy announced that it is receiving information that there are Ethiopians who have been injured and died in the ongoing fighting that has erupted in Sudan's capital… Read more »

Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - Hawassa to Host Five Million People As Sidama Nation Celebrates Fiche Chambalala

Fiche Chambalala, the Sidama people's New Year festival that started to be celebrated today, will go on for two days and is expected to draw more than 5 million attendees from all… Read more »

Ethiopia: Opposition OLF Says Seven of Its Officials in Police Custody in Burayu Missing

Seven senior officials of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) who have been imprisoned for nearly three years and are currently in police custody in Burayu have been… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Region Begins Releasing Prisoners Arrested During War

Justice Bureau of the Tigray region interim administration has begun releasing prisoners who were arrested during the two years war with the federal government as of yesterday… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Plastic Surgeon Earns Praise By Kenyan Hospital

Dr. Medhanit Demeke Feyissa, Ethiopian plastic surgeon, earns praise for her performance of a 6-hour surgery in Kenya's Tenwek hospital. Read more »

Ethiopia: Amnesty Urges Ethiopia to Respect Right to Peaceful Protest, Immediate Release of Detained Media Staff

Ethiopian authorities must immediately release seven media staff detained against a backdrop of rising violence in the Amhara region, investigate allegations of physical assault… Read more »

East Africa: Ethiopia-Sudan Bilateral Tensions, Domestic Crises Threaten Security, Development of Horn Region - Chatham House

Cross-border and domestic tensions and interlinked crises in Ethiopia and Sudan, as well as across the Horn of Africa, jeopardized security and development, report by renowned… Read more »

Ethiopia: World Bank Tells Ethiopia to 'Remove Macroeconomic Distortions' to Help Slow Inflation, Unlock Investment

Today, World Bank Group President David Malpass met with Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance of Ethiopia. Read more »

Ethiopia: Media Association Calls for Immediate Release of Detained Journalists, End to Harassment, Intimidation By Security Forces

The Ethiopian Mass Media Professionals Association (EMMPA) has called on the government to "immediately release" all media professionals that are detained by security forces… Read more »

Ethiopia: Freedom House Annual Report Labels Ethiopia 'Not Free', Again

The annual report by the US-based Freedom House has once again labeled Ethiopia among countries that are "not free" with a freedom score of 21 out of 100. Read more »

Ethiopia: Residents in Several Cities in Amhara Region Witness Relative Calm, EHRC Calls for Restraints, Confirms Civilian Casualties

Residents of various cities in the Amhara regional state have witnessed the relative return of peace and stability in their areas where there were demonstrations and clashes… Read more »

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Community in Ethiopia Condemns Killing of Two Humanitarian Workers

The humanitarian community in Ethiopia issued a statement strongly condemning the killing of two humanitarian colleagues in the Amhara Region earlier this week. Read more »

Ethiopia: Despite Massive Resources Mobilization, Drought Victim IDPs in Borana Zone Complain Inadequate, Unfair Aid Distribution

It has been more than a year since the pastoralists of Dubluk district in Borena Zone of Oromia Region, who lost all their livestock and properties to the drought that occurred as… Read more »

Ethiopia: At Least 47,000 Fresh IDPs Arrive At Endabaguna, Shire From Ten Woredas of Disputed Western Tigray

At least 47,000 fresh Internally Displaced People (IDPs) who fled Ten woredas in Western Tigray which is under the occupation of Amhara Forces, have arrived at Endabaguna, near… Read more »

Ethiopia: Prosperity Party Head in Amhara Region Says Regional Officials' Failure Led to Ongoing Violence

Girma Yeshitila, head of the Prosperity Party and member of the executive committee in the Amhara regional state, claimed that the sustained mass protests in the Amhara region were… Read more »

Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - Italy's PM Due in Ethiopia for Two Days Official Visit

Addis Abeba- Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will pay a two-day official visit on 14 and 15 to Ethiopia. Read more »

Ethiopia: Heavy Fighting Near Debre Birhan As Violence Continues to Rock Amhara Region

Several cities in the Amhara region, including the capital Bahir Dar, have continued to witness violence on Tuesday following protests against the government's move to disband the… Read more »

Ethiopia: UNHCR Relocates More Than One Thousand Somalia Refugees Newly Arrived in Ethiopia

1,036 most vulnerable and newly arrived refugees in the Somali region of Ethiopia, who fled clashes in Somalia's Lascanood city, have been relocated from border areas to a new… Read more »

Ethiopia: Police Accuses Meskerem Abera of Giving 'Shooting Exercise' to Informal Groups, Requests 13 More Days to File Charges

Meskerem Abera, founder and owner of "Ethio Nikat", a YouTube-based media, who was arrested for the third time on Sunday by members of the federal police and security officers… Read more »

Ethiopia: Catholic Relief Services 'Devastated' After Two Staff Shot and Killed in Amhara Region

Aid agency Catholic Relief Services said it was "devastated" by the death of two staff members who were "shot and killed in [an] CRS vehicle in the Amhara region" where tensions… Read more »

Ethiopia: Health Minister Arrives in Tigray to Discuss Rehabilitation of Health Facilities Damaged in War

High level federal delegation from Ministry of Health led by minister Liya Tadesse (PhD) has arrived in Tigray, Mekelle, today to observe the status of severely damaged health… Read more »

Ethiopia: German Commissioner for Human Rights Due in Ethiopia Today

Luise Amtsberg, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance at the Federal Foreign Office, is traveling to Ethiopia from 11 to 14 April and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Somali State Cabinet Unanimously Approves Govt's Plan to Dissolve, Reintegrate Regional Special Forces

The Cabinet of the Somali Regional state has passed a unanimous vote to implement the federal government's plan for "the reorganization of the special forces of the region",… Read more »

Ethiopia: Heavy Artillery Fired in Kobo As Protests Engulf Amhara Region Following Decision to Dissolve Regional Special Forces

The security situation in Amhara region is changing fast as civilians in various cities of the region staged protests against the government's "practical activities" to dissolve… Read more »

Ethiopia: Gonder City Security Command Post Imposes Restrictions On Firearms, Movements a Day After Mass Protest

Addis Abeba- The Security Command Post office of the city of Gonder in Amhara regional state announced a list of movement restrictions. Read more »