August 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Federal Govt, Tigrayan Forces Exchange Blame for Resumption of Military Hostilities
In a statement issued this morning the Government Communication Service confirmed the resumption of militarily hostilities involving the federal army and Tigrayan forces after a… Read more »
Ethiopia: National Electoral Board Accepts Request to Organise Referendum for Six Zones, Five Special Woredas
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has accepted a request by the House of Federation (HoF) to organize a plebiscite within the next three months on the efforts of 6… Read more »
Ethiopia: Army At Level of Readiness 'To Repel Any Attack From Inside, Outside': ENDF
Quoting the army commanders of various corps as saying, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) said "the army is at a level of readiness where it can repel any attack from… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Ethiopia: 'Historical Decision' On Addis Abeba, Oromia Special Zone Administrative Demarcation: Answers to Old Questions or More Questions?
The long talked about administrative demarcation identifying districts between Addis Abeba and the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne has finally been put in place in what… Read more »
Ethiopia: Gurage Zone Officials Favoring Statehood Arrested, Sources Say
Zonal and bureau officials have been arrested in connection to the movement for Gurage statehood, according to an anonymous government source. Read more »
Ethiopia: Army Calls for End to 'Unverified, Unnecessary Information and Rumors' About Its Current Affairs
In a statement it issued today, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) strongly warned and called for the immediate cessation on reporting "our army's current affairs" using… Read more »
Somalia: Puntland President Meets Senior Ethiopian Army Officers, Discuss Cooperation Against Al-Shabaab
President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, and vice president, Ahmed Ilmi Osman Karash, met on Sunday 21 August with high-ranking at the Presidential Palace in… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Ethiopia: Flooding in Gambella Region Displaces More Than 4000 Households #AfricaClimateCrisis
Gatbel Moon, disaster risk management bureau head of the Gembella regional state, said that more than four thousand households have been displaced from their homes due to flooding… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Min. of State for Foreign Affairs, Commander-in-Chief of Ground Forces On Working Visit to Ethiopia
A Ugandan delegation, which includes Uganda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello Oryem, and the Commander-in-Chief of the country's Ground Forces and President… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Ethiopia: 72 National and Regional Civil Societies Operating in Tigray Request Lifting of Blockade On Basic Services
A total of 72 national and regional civil societies operating in Tigray requested the immediate resumption of all basic public services that have been blockaded in Tigray for 15… Read more »
Ethiopia: Biruk Girma Dedicates His Life to Paving Way for Young Startup Entrepreneurs
When it comes to grassroots incubation of startups from youth entrepreneurs, especially in a country where about one-third of the population belongs to the age group of 15 to 29,… Read more »
Ethiopia: Wolaita Zone Prosecutor Indicts Prominent Scholar Asefa Wodajo With 'Spreading Hate Speech, Disinformation'
The public prosecutor of Soddo town has charged former Assistant Professor of Dilla University, Asefa Wodajo, who is also a Central Committee member of the opposition party,… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Removes Crew Who Allegedly Fell Asleep On Air, Pending Further Investigation
Ethiopian Airlines said it has "removed from operation pending further investigation," its crew who were operating the flight number ET343 en route from Khartoum to Addis Abeba on… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Court Dismisses Two Years Litigation to Shut Down Oromia Media Network
On August 6, 2022, the Eighth Circuit ended a lawsuit against non-profit media organization Oromia Media Network ("OMN"), affirming the dismissal of claims brought against the… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Ethiopia: Somali Region Says Thousands Displaced in Clashes Bordering Afar State
The Somali regional states government said thousands of civilians who are displaced after renewed clashes in areas bordering the Somali and Afar regional states are in need of… Read more »
Ethiopia: University Teachers Threaten Action If 'Administrative Abuse' Continues
University teachers have stressed that unless their demands for salary raises, promotions, housing, life insurance, credit mechanisms, and transfer rights for teaching staff are… Read more »
Ethiopia: SNNP Command Post Bans Public Gatherings
The military command post instated in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) regional state has held emergency meeting today and issued restrictions against holding… Read more »
Ethiopia: Analyst, Community Members Caution Against Treating Gurage People's Quest for Self Administration As Threat to National Security
As the Ethiopian House of Federation (HoF) prepares to pass a decision on the status of the Gurage people's request for a regional state status, an expert in political science and… Read more »
Ethiopia: On Tigrayans' Plight At Jarre Camp: Urgent Attention, End to Misleading Media Reports Needed
The Amharic version of the Reporter newspaper, which was published on 14 August 2022, stated that "more than 400 natives of Tigray are entering Raya Kobo city every day". Read more »
August 17, 2022
Ethiopia: USAID Announces U.S.$7.7 Million Investment in Amhara Region
The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Ethiopia Mission Director Sean Jones announced a new $7.7 million investment to train the next generation of 750… Read more »
Ethiopia: Peace Committee Wants 'Enabling Environment' After Ceasefire to Resume Basic Services in Tigray
The Main Peace Committee established by the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) briefed members of the diplomatic community including Ambassadors based in Addis Abeba today about "the… Read more »
Ethiopia: At Least Seven Casualties Reported in Bosat District, Residents Blame 'Fano Militants'
Residents and local administrators in Bosat district of East Shewa zone of the Oromia region told Addis Standard that several people were killed in an attack by "armed groups from… Read more »
Ethiopia: Faltering Dreams: the Fight for Inclusivity
Social media has been ripe with stories of medical students facing salient administrational challenges, owing to their disabilities. It was a recent phenomenon that Dr. Biniam, a… Read more »
Ethiopia: A Mother's Call to Rescue Future Generations
Sister Yirgedu Habtu, the founder and owner of New Life Addiction Rehabilitation Center, also known as 'Addis Hiwot' Addiction Rehabilitation Center, is the 2015 recipient of the… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Ethiopia: Thousands of Tigrayans Illegally Held in Afar Camps Begin Return to Ab'ala Town
Thousands of Tigrayans who were forcibly kept in detention camps in Semera, in Afar regional state, began returning to Ab'ala town. Read more »