October 14, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Threatens to Cut Ties with Ireland for Alleged 'Attack Against Its Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity'
Ethiopian Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen wrote a letter to the Irish government threatening to cut diplomatic ties if the country does not refrain from… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Ethiopia: One Student Killed, More Than 12,000 Examinees Walk Out On National School-Leaving Exam
Yesterday, the Ministry of Education announced that one student was killed, and many examiners taking national school leaving exam and security forces were injured in a violence… Read more »
Ethiopia: Member of Oromo Liberation Front Shot Dead in Addis Abeba
Moibon Bekele, a member of the central committee of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and an author, has been shot dead near his residence in Addis Abeba on the night of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Eastern Oromia Residents Agonize From Fresh Mass Detention, Forced Conscription - Zonal Officials Deny Multiple Accounts
Residents of East Hararghe and West Hararghe in eastern Oromia who spoke with Addis Standard say communities are reeling from a fresh wave of conscription of the youth into the… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Ethiopia: Western Countries 'Profoundly Concerned' About War in Tigray
A group of western countries issued a new statement of concern at "the escalation of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia." Read more »
Ethiopia: Electoral Board to Hold Southern Region Referendum in February Next Year
Birtukan Mideksa, Chairwoman of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), announced Monday that the Board was preparing to hold a referendum in six zones and five special… Read more »
Sudan: Ethiopia Exports U.S.$13 Million Worth Electricity to Sudan, Djibouti in Two Months
The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) announced Monday that Ethiopia has earned more than US$13 million from exporting electricity to neighboring Sudan and Djibouti. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Ethiopia: Prominent Oromo Scholar Alemayehu Diro Under Police Custody for More Than Ten Days, Denied Right to Appear Before Court
Oromia regional state security forces have placed distinguished Oromo scholar Alemayehu Diro under custody as of 29 September 2022; he has since been denied of the right to appear… Read more »
October 10, 2022
East Africa: Ethiopia Condemns 'Barbaric and Cowardly' Attack On Djibouti Army
Ethiopia condemned "the barbaric and cowardly attack" on 06 October on the Tadjourah Regiment of the Djibouti army at Garabistan. Read more »
Djibouti: Seven Killed in Armed Attack On Army, IGAD Says Attack 'Criminal and Cowardly'
The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, condemned the attack by armed group on the Tadjourah Regiment of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: More Than Five Million People Need Gender Based Violence Response in Ethiopia - UN
Some 5.8 million people in Ethiopia are in need of a response to gender-based sexual violence due mainly to the escalation of militarized violence in the northern and other parts… Read more »
Ethiopia: Bridge Collapse Kills One, Injures Several Students in Hawassa University
A 12th grade student has died and several others were injured after a bridge linking two campuses of the Hawassa University in Sidama regional state collapsed on Monday. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Rights Commission Says Staff in Gambella Harassed, Intimidated After Report On Extrajudicial Killings
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said that its staff in Gambella regional state received threats and intimidation after it published a report highlighting rights… Read more »
Ethiopia: National Bank to Press Charges Against 391 Bank Account Holders Suspected of Illegal Money Transfer
National Bank of Ethiopia says it has closed 391 bank accounts and due to file charges against the account holders who are suspected of engaging in illegal money transfer… Read more »
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 »