October 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Ayder Referral Hospital in Tigray Calls for Urgent Life-Saving Diabetes Health Care Supply
The largest hospital in the Tigray region, Ayder referral hospital, is calling for an urgent lifesaving diabetes health care supply. Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt-Affiliated "Fact-Check" Team Warns Using Certain Terms About Tigray Ahead of AU-Led Peace Talks
Ahead of the anticipated AU-led Ethiopia "peace talks", a government-affiliated "Fact-check" team known as "Ethiopia Current Issues Fact Check" has issued a list containing terms… Read more »
Ethiopia: ONLF Calls for Urgent Action On Establishment of 'Emergency Drought Task Force' in Somali Region
- The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a leading opposition party in Ethiopia's Somali regional state, says urgent action by federal and state governments is needed to… Read more »
East Africa: William Ruto Meets U.S. Envoy for the Horn, Assures Support for Peace
The office of Kenya's President William Ruto said the President has today received Ambassador Mike Hammer, the US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and reassured the envoy of… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Germany, France Offer Support to Transport, Distribute 50,000 Tons of Wheat Donated By Ukraine for Ethiopia, Somalia
Germany and France offered their support to transport and distribute 50,000 tons of wheat donated by Ukraine for Ethiopia and Somalia, two of the countries in the Horn of Africa… Read more »
Ethiopia: EU to Present Resolution Extending Mandate of UN Rights Experts On Ethiopia
Josep Borrell, High Representative and Vice-President of the European Union, told EU parliament members that the block "will present a resolution at the Human Rights Council… Read more »
Ethiopia: President William Ruto Arrives in Addis Abeba
President William Ruto has arrived in Addis Abeba this morning for an official visit. He was welcomed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. During his stay in Ethiopia, the President is… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Regional Govt Accepts AU Invitation To Peace Talks - But Requests Clarification
In a statement issued this evening, the government of Tigray regional state said it had accepted an invitation for peace talks extended by the African Union, but it requests… Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Says It Accepts Peace Talks Invitation By AU
The Government of Ethiopia says it has accepted a peace talks invitation issued by the African Union to resolve the 21 months war in Ethiopia. Read more »
Ethiopia: UN Experts Warn Women and Girls Fleeing War in Tigray, Amhara, Afar At Heightened Risk of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
UN experts warn women and girls in the war affected regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara, in Northern Ethiopia are increasingly vulnerable to abduction and trafficking for sexual… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Sudan: Monkeypox Cases in Sudan Refugee Camps Spike to 120: UNHCR
Total number of suspected and confirmed cases of Monkeypox in two of Sudanese refugee camps has reached 120 people as of September 28, the UN refugee agency says. Read more »
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 »