Ethiopia: Amnesty International Urges Action Over 'Mass Arbitrary Detention' in Amhara, Marks Four Months Since Arrests

Addis Abeba- Amnesty International called for urgent international action to address what it described as "a state-led campaign of mass arbitrary detention" of thousands in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Human Rights Under Siege: How Security Forces in Oromia Fuel Terror, Fear to Control Residents Through Lawlessness

In mid-January 2025, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published its overview of the human rights situation in Ethiopia for 2024. The report stated that human rights continue to be… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Red Cross Opens Nation's First Humanitarian School

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society inaugurated the country's first humanitarian school on 27 January, 2025, in a ceremony held at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in Addis Abeba. Read more »

Ethiopia: Twenty Karrayyu Gadaa Leaders, Community Elders Released After Three Weeks of Detention

Twenty Karrayyu Gadaa leaders and community elders, who had been detained and missing for 21 days, were released on Sunday, 26 January, 2025, and reunited with their families,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Axum District Court Orders Detention of School Officials for Defying Ruling Suspending Hijab Ban

The Axum District Court has instructed the town's police to detain and present school officials who allegedly defied its earlier ruling suspending a directive that prohibited… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amhara Education Bureau Extends Student Registration to March 9, Cites 'Security Concerns,' Low Enrollment

The Amhara Regional State Education Bureau has announced that the deadline for student registration for the current academic year has been extended to 09 March, 2025, citing… Read more »

Ethiopia: Weaponized Rape in Tigray - Call for Global Justice Against War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Atrocities

The ongoing suffering in Tigray, not stopped even after the ceasefire in forcefully and unconstitutionally occupied areas by Amhara and Eritrea forces, has been marked by… Read more »

Ethiopia: Quake Assessment Declares Humanitarian Needs in Oromia's Fentale District 'Severe'

A recent seismic earthquake impact assessment conducted in the Fentale district of the East Shewa Zone, Oromia region, revealed that humanitarian needs in the area remain "severe"… Read more »

Ethiopia: Protesters in Tigray's Wukro Town Accuse Security Forces of Violent Crackdown Over Opposition to Interim Admin Dissolution, Restructuring

Protesters in Wukro town, Tigray Regional State, have accused local security forces of violently suppressing demonstrations against a decision by senior members of the Tigray… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Military Forces - Partial Arbitrator of Conflict?

It's difficult to overstate the opportunism and ineptitude that serves as a unifying feature of Tigray's fractured leadership. Tigrayan politics is now composed exclusively of… Read more »

Ethiopia: 11 Killed in Alleged Attack By 'Govt Security Forces' in Gojjam's Quarit District, Amhara Region

At least 11 people, including a local priest and children, were reportedly killed in Sheba kebele, Quarit district, West Gojam zone, during an alleged attack by "government… Read more »

Ethiopia: 25 Dead and Dozens Injured in Deadly Bus Crash in North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region

A public transport bus accident in Kurba town, Dawunt district, North Wollo zone of Amhara region, on the morning of 23 January, 2025, claimed the lives of 25 people and left… Read more »

Ethiopia: Families, Residents Voice Concerns As 20 Karrayyu Gadaa Leaders, Community Elders Remain Missing for 18 Days

Families and residents of Fentale district in the East Shewa Zone of Oromia Region have raised concerns about the whereabouts of 20 members of the Karrayyu Gadaa leaders and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin Accuses Tigray Forces' Leaders of 'Coup Attempt,' Warns of Threat to Pretoria Agreement

The Tigray Interim Administration has labeled the statement issued yesterday by senior leaders of the Tigray forces, calling for the dissolution and restructuring of the interim… Read more »

Ethiopia: Recent Earthquakes Displace 10,000 in Amhara's North Shewa Zone

A series of earthquakes with their epicenter in the Awash Fentale area have displaced close to 10,000 residents in the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara region, which borders the Afar… Read more »

Ethiopia: Senior Leaders of Tigray Forces Call for Dissolution of Interim Admin, Alleging 'Weaknesses' and 'External Influence'

Senior leaders of the Tigray Forces have announced their decision to dissolve and restructure the region's interim administration, describing it as "weakened" and "failing to meet… Read more »

Ethiopia: IDPs in Tigray Rally Across Multiple Towns Demanding Pretoria Agreement Implementation, Right to Return Home

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Tigray organized mass rallies on Thursday across multiple cities and towns, demanding the full implementation of the Pretoria Agreement and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Traditionalism Vs Innovation - Opposing Forces Shaping Ethiopia's Constitutional Path

Throughout political and modern history, there have always been, at large and to some varying degree, two specific forces that have constantly been at odds with one another. Two… Read more »

Ethiopia: Parliamentary Team Finds Earthquake Response in Afar 'Insufficient', Urges Regional Leadership to Address Gaps

A parliamentary oversight team has found that efforts to support citizens affected by earthquakes in Ethiopia's Afar region are insufficient, the House of People's Representatives… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Tamrit Initiative Revives 625 Industries, Boosts Capacity Utilization to 61% - Ministry of Industry

Since the launch of the national "Ethiopia Tamrit" campaign two years ago, more than 625 industries that had ceased operations for various reasons have resumed production,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray and the Pain That Has Lost the Memory of Hope

I thought leaving Tigray would help me breathe. As a graduate student in America, surrounded by intellectuals and immersed in a world so vastly different, I expected some relief… Read more »

Ethiopia: Thousands Protest in Mekelle Against Hijab Ban in Axum Schools, Demand Enforcement of Court Ruling

Thousands of Muslims gathered in Mekelle today, 21 January , 2025, to protest against the failure of schools in Axum to comply with court rulings and directives from the Tigray… Read more »

Ethiopia: WFP Deputy Executive Director Asserts 'Large-Scale, Systematic' Food Aid Diversion Occurs 'After Distribution,' Signals Shift to Cash-Based Aid Modality

Ethiopia is grappling with multiple, often overlapping crises, including severe droughts, recurring conflicts, widespread displacement, and the spread of diseases such as malaria.… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Total Public Debt Soars By Quarter in Five Years, Reaches $68.9 Billion By End of 2024

Ethiopia's total public external and domestic debt stock, including both publicly guaranteed and non-guaranteed debt, increased by 25.3% over the past five years, reaching $68.9… Read more »

Ethiopia: EOTC Patriarch Warns of 'Growing Divisions' Within TPLF Leadership, States It Undermines 'Glimmer of Peace'

His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), has expressed concern over growing divisions among senior leaders of the Tigray People's… Read more »