Ethiopia: Renewed fighting and “mass” Amhara arrests
Ethiopia’s human rights watchdog expressed “serious concern” on Monday August 14 about the fighting in the northern Amhara region, as well as the “massive” arrests […]
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Ethiopia: Calm returns to major cities in Amhara
Calm had returned to the main towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region by Thursday, according to residents, after several days of unrest following the federal government’s […]
Tigray: Government Forces capture key town of Shire
Tigray is caught between a joint offensive by the Ethiopian and Eritrean armies in the north and Ethiopian troops in the south, assisted by regional […]
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 […]
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 […]