October 03, 2022
Ethiopia: Federal Prosecutor Presses Multiple Charges Against Journalists
The Federal prosecutor has filed multiple charges against journalists Gobeze Sisay, Meaza Mohammed as well as author and activist Asaye Deribe, who has been detained since… Read more »
Ethiopia: Gambella Region Rejects Rights Commission's Report, Calls It 'Irresponsible'
The Gambella regional government has rejected and condemned Ethiopian Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) report on extrajudicial killings of at least 50 civilians in the region… Read more »
Ethiopia: Dialogue Amid Civil War and Violence: Mission Impossible?
The ruling Prosperity Party (PP) is dead set on getting Ethiopia to experience its first ever "national dialogue" and has subsequently micromanaged the creation of a "National… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Ethiopia: EU Alarmed Over 'Totally Blocked' Humanitarian Access in Tigray
The European Union (EU) said it was "alarmed at the deterioration of the humanitarian operating environment" in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regional states since the resumption of… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia, Somalia Call On UNSC to Lift Somalia Arms Embargo
In a joint communique issued at the end of a two-day official visit by Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Ethiopia and Somalia called upon the UN Security Council (UNSC)… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Ethiopia: At Least 50 Civilians Killed in Extra-Judicial Execution By Security Forces, Armed Groups in Gambella - Report
Following the June 14th clash in the capital of Ethiopia's Gambella region between the region's security forces and coalition of armed groups Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Amid Communication Blackout, Rights Commission Says More Than 100 Civilians Killed in Western Oromia
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported that more than 100 civilians were killed as a result of repeated identity-based violence perpetrated by irregular Amhara… Read more »
Ethiopia: Politics of Nationalism and Federalism Without a Federation
In a statement made on Sunday September 11, 2022, the African Union Commission welcomed the announcement by the Regional Government of Tigray of its commitment for a peaceful… Read more »
Ethiopia: Bole Airport Customs Announce Seizing More Than 97kg Cocaine From Incoming Passenger
Ethiopian Customs officials at Bole International Airport announced that they have seized 97.48 kilograms of cocaine from a passenger who arrived at Bole Airport from Nairobi,… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethio Telecom Unveils Three-Year Development Strategy
The state owned telecom giant, Ethio telecom, has unveiled a three-development strategy called "Lead" covering the period from June 2022 - June 2025 today. The strategy will… Read more »
Ethiopia: Federal Finance Intelligence Service Warns Against Illegal Money Transfer Activities
The Ethiopian Finance Intelligence Service (FIS) has warned agencies and local actors it accused of involving in illegal money transfer activities to refrain from their activities. Read more »
September 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Italy Approves €9 Million to Respond to Most Urgent Needs in Ethiopia
Four initiatives have been approved on 15 September by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Italian Cooperation for a total of 9 million euros to respond to "Ethiopia's most… Read more »
Ethiopia: Security Forces Briefly Detain Famous Oromo Scholar Gemechu Megersa, Released With Demand to Report Back
Security forces in Addis Abeba briefly detained and released a famous Oromo anthropologist and researcher, Gemechu Megersa (PhD), on 23 September before releasing him with a notice… Read more »
Ethiopia: City Admin Says Organized Robbery At Private Residence By Group Posing As Fed. Security Forces Foiled
The Addis Abeba City Administration said an organized robbery attempt by a group of individuals who posed as federal security forces and targeted a private residence in the city… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Jimma Uni. Suspends Two Staff for Production of 'Wrong and Illegal' Sociology Module - Ethics Committee Investigating
Jimma University announced that it has suspended two staff members and will take various immediate measures regarding the "wrong and illegal" explanations on the history of the… Read more »
September 22, 2022
East Africa: Ukraine Donates 50,000 Tons of Wheat to Ethiopia, Somalia
Ukraine's Cabinet Ministry announced that Ukraine will reimburse Ethiopia and Somalia for $11.4 million worth of wheat. Read more »
Ethiopia: Kefi Gold, Govt Agencies Agree On Action Plan At Tulu Kapi Gold Mines in Oromia
Tulu Kapi Gold Mines (TKGM), the gold and copper exploration and development company with projects in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, said has successfully concluded a three-day… Read more »
Ethiopia: Bahir Dar City Admin Community Police Chief Shot Dead
The Amhara regional state Police commission announced that Commander Wagaw Tarekegn, head of Community Police Department at the the Bahir Dar City Administration Police was shot… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Terminates Contract With Chinese POLY-GCL
Takele Uma, Ethiopia's Minister of Mines & Petroleum announced the termination of the contract with the Chinese POLY-GCL, which has been engaged in oil exploration in Ethiopia. Read more »
Ethiopia: Electoral Board Requests More Than 541 Million Birr Budget to Hold Referendum in Southern State
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said it has submitted a budget request amounting a total of 541,270,104.82 birr for the House of People's Representatives (HoPR) for… Read more »
Ethiopia: Amhara State Police Detain Zemene Kassie, a Well-Known Fano Militia Leader
The Amhara Regional Police Commission announced that Zemen Kassie, a well-known Fano militia leader, otherwise known as "patriot Zemene" has been taken into police custody in Bahir… Read more »
September 20, 2022
East Africa: U.S. 'Tracking Eritrean Troop Movements Across the Border' With Ethiopia - Special Envoy
The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, told media this afternoon that the U.S. was "tracking" recent Eritrean troop movements along the Ethiopian border. The… Read more »
Ethiopia: Reasonable Grounds to Believe 'War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity' Committed in Conflict - UN Investigators
In a report highlighting its initial findings and presented to the UN Human Rights Council, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) concluded that… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Ethiopia: Rights Commission Calls for Immediate Response to Dire State of Tigrayan Civilians Illegally Detained in Jarre Camp
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for immediate response to the dire human rights situation of thousands of displaced civilians from Tigray and bordering… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - U.S. Welcomes Appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta As Peace Envoy to Ethiopia, Eastern DRC
The U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs said the U.S. welcomes "the appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta as peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern… Read more »