Ethiopia: Ruling Party Warns Opposition Political Actors, Activists to Refrain From 'Illegal and Unprincipled Activities'

The ruling Prosperity Party (PP) issued a stern warning to opposition "political actors" and social media influencers to refrain from "illegal and unprincipled activities" related… Read more »

Ethiopia: Is Tigray's Plan to Resume Schools Soon Far Out of Reach?

A month ago, the Education Bureau in Tigray region announced a plan to resume schooling, which had been shut down as a consequence of the two-year-long war in the region between… Read more »

Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Vows Govt Steps to Dissolve, Reintegrate Special Forces

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced early this morning that the government's decision to dissolve and reintegrate regional special forces into other security structures "will be… Read more »

Ethiopia: More Than 90 Foreign Nationals, Locals Detained for Alleged 'Illegal Exploitation' of Gold

Security and Intelligence Joint Task Force announced detaining more than 90 foreign nationals and their local associates for allegedly engaging in "illegal exploitation" of gold… Read more »

Ethiopia: Moves to Dissolve, Re-enlist Controversial Regional Special Forces

The federal government has announced last night that it has started taking "practical activities" to dissolve the controversial regional state special forces following a decision… Read more »

Ethiopia: Transport and Logistics, Tigray Region Officials Discuss Ways to Reopen Land Transport to Tigray

The Ministry of Transport and Logistics said its senior officials held a consultative meeting in with officials of the Tigray Regional State interim administration on ways to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Security, Intelligence Task Force Detains 'Covert Group' Suspected of Working to 'Instigate Nation-Wide Conflict'

The Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force in the capital announced that it has detained several members of "covert group" whom it accused of allegedly attempting to "instigate… Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S. Sanctioned Military Leader Visits Ethiopian Intelligence, Security Facilities to 'Consolidate Military Ties'

A delegation of Eritrean army generals and senior officials led by General Abraha Kassa, head of Eritrean National Security Agency who was sanctioned by the US government in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Gambella Region Deputy Police Chief Appears in Court On Suspicion of Commanding Brutal Killing of Innocent Civilians

Tut Kor, the former deputy commissioner of the Gambella regional police commission, has been brought to court suspected of gathering police members and commanding them to kill… Read more »

Ethiopia: Parliament Revokes Dr Chala Wata's Immunity, Approves Lelise Desalegn's Appointment As President of Federal High Court

The House of Peoples Representatives (HoPR) has voted to revoke the immunity of MP Chala Wata (PhD) on a corruption related offense. Read more »

Ethiopia: Severe Shortage of Humanitarian Needs Amid Surging Number of IDPs in Debre Berhan, Amhara Region

Over 30,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in the Amhara regional state, Debre Berhan city, who were uprooted from their neighborhoods in West Shewa, East, and West Wollega,… Read more »

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Endures Tough Questions From MPs Including On Whether He Would Consider to Resign

Members of parliament are forwarding tough questions to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who is at the House to present the government's six-month report for the current fiscal year to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Only One Body Recovered After Boat Carrying Eight People Capsized in Lake Chamo

Only one body is recovered so far after a boat carrying eight people capsized in Lake Chamo, near Arba Minch in SNNP region, on Saturday. A local official told Addis Standard the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Heavy Flood Kills Seven in Drought Ravaged Dawa Zone, Somali Region, Displaces IDPs Reeling From Drought

Another disaster has claimed the lives of seven people after a long-awaited rain in the drought hit districts of Dawa zone, Somali region caused a devastating flood. A heavy rain… Read more »

Ethiopia: Locust Swarms in Three Districts of Northwestern Tigray Threaten Farmers Reeling From War Impacts

Tigray's Agriculture Bureau has said that locust swarms are threatening the livelihoods of farmers yet to recover from impacts of the two years' war in three districts in… Read more »

Ethiopia: EzEMA,, NaMA Hold First Consultative Meeting, Agree to Take Common Position On National Issues of Concern

Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EzEMA,) and National Movement of Amhara (NaMA) announced holding the first round of consultative meeting on the current national political… Read more »

Ethiopia: Benishangul Gumuz Region Releases Two Rebel Groups' Leaders, Members Following Peace Accords

Benishangul Gumuz's regional government releases leaders and members of two rebel groups, Gumuz People's Democratic Movement (GPDM) and Benishangul People's Liberation Movement… Read more »

Ethiopia: Prime Minister 'Appoints' Getachew Reda Head of Tirgay Interim Administration

The Office Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ahmed said PM Abiy has "appointed" Getachew Reda as head of the Interim Regional Administration (IRA) of Tigray regional state. Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Rights Council Says Scale of Violations in Ethiopia 'Must Not Be Forgotten'

The UN Human Rights Council during an interactive dialogue with the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) on Tuesday warned that the gravity and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Parliament De-Lists TPLF From Terrorist Designation

Members of the Ethiopian House of Peoples Representatives (HoPR) during its 6th round, 2nd year, 1st special meeting held today de-listed the terrorist designation. According to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Dismisses U.S. Atrocities Determination As 'Untimely', 'Selective', and 'Inflammatory' - Says It 'Unfairly Apportions Blame'

The Ethiopian government has dismissed a report by the US State Department determining atrocities committed in Ethiopia's two years war that started in the Tigray region and spread… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amid Soaring Price and Chronic Shortage, Ethiopia's Staple Grain Becomes Latest Political Boiling Point

Ethiopia's capital city Addis Abeba is hit by unprecedented price hike coupled with chronic shortage of Teff, Ethiopia's staple grain. But for political actors and activists… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Asks Govt to Enforce Withdrawal of Amhara Forces After Rally in Occupied South

Authorities in Tigray have asked the federal government of Ethiopia to work on and enforce the withdrawal of the Amhara armed forces from the Tigray Regional State territories,… Read more »

Africa: Oromia Lawmakers Urge AU to 'Intervene and Negotiate' to End Conflict

Ethiopian members of the national parliament who are elected from Oromia regional state, sent a letter to the African Union suggesting the continental body to "intervene and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Congress for Somali Cause Urges PM Abiy Ahmed to Recant His Statement On 'Karamara Victory'

The Congress for Somali Cause (CSC) has urged Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to recant his statement in which he mentioned "Karamara Victory" during the launching ceremony of his third… Read more »