Ethiopia: Nine members of media working in Amhara arrested
Nine people working in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region have been arrested by local authorities, their employers Nisir International Broadcasting Corporation and Ashara said. The media […]
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Tigray: Nearly 40% of the population in “extreme food shortage’’
Nearly 40 percent of the population is suffering from “extreme food shortages” in the war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) said […]
Ethiopia: Tigrayan forces announce withdrawal to their departure zone for humanitarian reasons
Ethiopian rebels from Tigray, who had advanced in recent months into the neighboring regions of Amhara and Afar, are retreating to their region in order […]
Ethiopia: An Oromo rebel leader promises a victory “very soon
A leader of the Oromo armed group OLA, which is fighting the Ethiopian government alongside Tigrayan rebels, said his fighters were near the capital and […]
Ethiopia: European Union and United States make demands
More than a week after the fall of the Tigray regional capital, Mekele, the military situation in the province is still uncertain. Fighting is still […]
In Ethiopia, Tigray rebels set conditions for a cease-fire
The rebel authorities in Tigray said on Sunday that they agreed to a “ceasefire in principle” in this region of northern Ethiopia, which they have […]
Ethiopia votes in a month in a special context
In a month’s time, on June 5, parliamentary elections crucial to the country’s future are to be held in Ethiopia. The EU has already indicated […]
Attorney General Dismisses Amnesty Report as Fundamentally Flawed
The Federal Attorney General dismissed the Amnesty International report issued in May 2020 under the title “Beyond Law Enforcement: Human Rights Violations by Ethiopian Security […]
Ethiopian army kills 9 civilians mistaken for terrorists
The Ethiopian army on Sunday killed nine civilians and injured 12 others after mistaking them for rebels, local media reports. The civilians were killed near […]
Ethiopia: parliament lifts state of emergency
Ethiopia’s parliament on Friday voted to lift the state of emergency imposed last October to help check anti-government protests, BBC reports. Ethiopia declared a state […]