January 24, 2023
Ethiopia: Fire Destroyed Lemi Kura District Administration Modern Building Days Before Inauguration
Fire destroyed Lemi Kura district administration building days before its inauguration.The building was under preparation for its inauguration this coming Saturday. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Turns Attention to Ending Instability in Oromia
The US government turns its attention to seek an end to the ongoing conflict in Oromia regional state when in phone call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Secretary of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Open Letter to Members of the AU-High Level Panel
HE Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta CGH. Read more »
January 21, 2023
Ethiopia: Food, Fuel, Finance Crisis Leaves Older People Reeling On Brink of Survival - New Survey
A new study by HelpAge International looking at the impact of the global food, fuel and finance crisis in 10 different countries, including Ethiopia, revealed that 87 per cent of… Read more »
Ethiopia: UK Announces £16.6 Million to Support Drought-, Conflict-Affected Ethiopians
Andrew Mitchell, UK's Minister for Development, has on 20 January announced £16.6 million in humanitarian aid to support more than 600,000 Ethiopian living in "regions of… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Ethiopia: Civilians Killed in Clashes After Dispute Over Dam Construction
Residents say at least three civilians were killed and 12 more wee severely injured in recent clashes that flared between armed militias from the Oromia region and residents of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Dire Dawa City Admin Refutes Reports of Referendum to Decide On City's Future
Dire Dawa City Administration has refuted media reports that referendum is due to be held to decide whether the city should incorporated to either Somali or Oromia regions. Read more »
Ethiopia: Central Bank Gets New Governor in Premier's Major Reshuffle - Departing Ministers Replaced
Mamo Mihretu, Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), state-owned investment firm established last year, replaced Yinager Dessie, (PhD) as the Governor… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Federal Police Boasts First Ever Russian-Made BRDM-2 Amphibious Scout Car
The Ethiopian federal Police said that for the first time, it has taken possession of Russian-made BRDM-2 amphibious armored scout car that was acquired with the help of the… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Ethiopia: Three of Five Tigray TV Journalists Released After Eight Months in Detention
A court in the Tigray regional state capital Mekelle has released three of the five Tigray Television journalists who were detained for the past eight months accused by local… Read more »
Ethiopia: Transitional Justice Crucial to Victim Compensation, Prosecution of Perpetrators - EHRC Deputy Chief Commissioner
In the last four or five years, human rights violations in Ethiopia have significantly deteriorated with mass massacres, civilians being burned alive, and stoned to death,… Read more »
Ethiopia: Chief Justice, Deputy Resign, Parliament Approves Chief Justice Replacement
Meaza Ashenafi, President of the Federal Supreme Court and her deputy, Solomon Areda Waktolla "have resigned" from their position in a letter to the House of People's… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Leading Oromo Advocacy Group Says 2022 'Difficult Year' of Extreme Rights Violations
In its annual report which reviewed the year 2022, Oromo Legacy Leadership & Advocacy Association (OLLAA), a leading diaspora-based Oromo advocacy group, called the year as… Read more »
Ethiopia: Hundreds of "Fano and Shene" Members, Organized Robbers Detained
Ethiopian joint Security and Intelligence task force has announced Saturday that it has detained more than 371 suspected members of "Fano and Shene" groups as well as members of… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Ethiopia: France, Ethiopia Sign Two Financial Support Agreements Worth 42 Million Euro
France and Ethiopia signed two financial support agreements for a sum of 42 million Euro. Read more »
Ethiopia: Council of Ministers Approves Draft Bill for Extradition, Mutual Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters With Türkiye, UAE
The Council of Ministers (CoM) in its 16th regular meeting held today discussed and approved a draft bill on bilateral agreements signed with the governments of the Republic of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Council of Ministers Sees Off Four Members
The Council of Ministers today held farewell to four members "with honors" at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The Council of Ministers wished the four members… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Army Says Amhara Special Forces Withdraw From Shire, Surrounding Areas in Tigray
The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) said in a statement yesterday that members of the Special Forces from neighboring Amhara region who have been in and around Shire, some… Read more »
Ethiopia: Athlete Gudaf Tsegay Reckons With Not Meeting Family in Tigray
Athlete Gudaf Tsegay says despite the recent visit of Tigrayan athletes to Mekelle to meet their family, she returned to Addis Abeba without meeting her family in person. Read more »
Ethiopia: HRW Calls for Independent Investigations in the War-Ravaged Areas to Ensure Effective Transitional Justice
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the international community to compel the warring parties in Ethiopia to allow an independent investigation into the war-affected areas in… Read more »
East Africa: Puntland State Police Announce Killing of Ethiopian-Born Daesh Militia Leader
Puntland State Police announced in a statement that Puntland security forces killed Ethiopian born head of operation of the Daesh militant group, Abu-Albara Al Amani, in an… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Ethiopia: Police in Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia Detain More Than 20 Teachers for Refusing Mandatory Salary Cut
Police have detained more than 20 teachers who raised questions over a government scheme that deducts some amount of money from their salaries, in Lalo Qile district of Kellem… Read more »
Ethiopia: Addis Abeba City New Multi-Lingual Curriculum Adopts Afaan Oromoo, Amharic As Supplementary Languages
The Addis Abeba City Administration cabinet has announced new multi-lingual education curriculum by adopting Afaan Oromoo as supplementary language to be taught in all schools in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia in Talks With Russian, Chinese and UAE Petroleum Production Companies
Ethiopian Ministry of Mines announced that the government is holding consultations with petroleum production companies from Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates over… Read more »
Ethiopia: German, France Foreign Ministers in Ethiopia - Peace Agreement, Human Rights Among Topics for High Level Meetings
The Foreign Ministers of Germany and France, Annalena Baerbock and Catherine Colonna, respectively, arrived in Addis Abeba today for two-days official visit during which they… Read more »