The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church today issued a statement in which it expressed disappointment about its exclusion from National Dialogue. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church held a meeting in which all the synod members participated and Patriarch Abune Matias also participated. The meeting went on for around a week, and after EOTC issued a statement…
The Horn of Africa is located at the gate of Bab al-Mandab which connects the gulf of Aden to the Red Sea. The Red Sea is a vital route connects the Mediterranean sea to the Indian ocean. This makes it one of the most important and busiest routes in the world. The Red Sea was…
10-month long state of emergency (SoE) expired in Ethiopia today. The State of Emergency was imposed last year in August to control the law and order situation in the Amhara region. At the time of imposition of the SoE, Amhara Fano militias had taken control of major cities like Gondar, Lalibela, Debre Markos, Shewa Robit…
Jubaland and Southwest states of Somalia have announced support for the presence of Ethiopian troops in Somalia. Somalia’s states are not agreeing with federal government’s decision of expulsion of Ethiopian troops. Two regional states issued a statement in this regard within the last 48 hours. Two days ago, the Security advisor of Somalia named Hussain…
Nineteen prisoners were released from Awash Arba military camp on Saturday. The prisoner release came at a time when Ethiopia has formally launched national dialogue. The released prisoners include members of political parties, activists, journalists etc. Authorities say that they were released after receiving “reformation training”. 20 other prisoners were transferred from Awash Arba to…
Ethiopia today reiterated its position about gaining access to sea through Somaliland. Ethiopian Minister of Transport Alamu Sime spoked about that submitting his ministry’s nine-month performance report to the Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives today. He said that Ethiopia will realize the dream of gaining access to sea through the MoU which it signed with…
“An Early Morning Call“ It was Friday April 19, 2024 in Ethiopia. I was in a deep sleep when an early morning phone call from my sister woke me up. I knew that a call at such an unusual time was not normal, and my guess was correct. She informed me that our cousin, a…
Full Gospel Church worshippers and priests were beaten up by the local police in Ethiopia. This incident happened on Sunday in Metu town Iluababora zone Oromia region. Believers of the Full Gospel Church went out for a religious sermon and were attacked by the local police. According to the priests and worshipers, more than 20…
Two Fano Amhara militia fighters, killed in Addis Ababa the Ethiopian capital in April, were buried this week in Amhara region. The burial ceremonies were held amid tight security and protest by the families of the deceased. Nausenahi Andarge and Abenezer Gashau were killed on April 12 in Addis Ababa in a shootout with Addis…
An Ethiopian military officer has been killed fighting an armed group. The military did not issue any statement in this regard. However the woreda office, to which the officer belonged, confirmed the death in a statement. Major Agdew Adiyo has been killed reportedly. Dita woreda communication office in a message of condolence confirmed Major’s death….