A renowned surgeon has been shot dead in Bahir Dar Amhara. Dr. Andualem Dagne was killed on Saturday. Dr. Andualem Dagen, a highly specialized General Surgeon, lecturer, director of the surgical service department at the Tbebe Gion Specialized Hospital of Bahir Dar University was shot dead on Saturday. He was murdered while returning home from…
A controversial body called Tigray advisory council has been established in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Interim President Getachew Reda formally founded the body today. Advisory Council is the brainchild of General Tsadkan Gebretenasi who is President Getachew Reda’s key supporter and a staunch critic of TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group. The council will have members…
President Getachew Reda has signed a regulation paving the way for the likely deployment of federal forces in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Since last week, Tigray Interim Administration (TIRA) led by President Getachew Reda and Tigray senior military command have been in dispute. On January 24, Tigray military issued a statement calling for need…
Tigray Opposition Parties have announced a boycott of the Ethiopian national dialogue. The 3 opposition political parties say that they will not participate in the national dialogue commission’s agenda collection process. Salsay Weyane, Baitona and Arena are the three opposition parties which have decided not to participate in the process. The parties are of the…
Djibouti has reportedly conducted a drone strike on the Afar region of Ethiopia. According to local sources, the strike was carried out on Thursday night. No official statement has been issued by Djibouti or Ethiopia so far. Reportedly Afar community living in Elidad district of Ethiopia was targeted. Afars living in Siyaru kebele of Elidad…
Berhanu Adelo has been appointed as head of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. Berhanu’s controversial past has led to speculations if he will be able to independently lead the human rights institution or not. Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) today approved the appointment of Human Rights Commission Chief. The law, which governs the working…
Brigade Nhamedu, an Eritrean opposition group, has announced to launch armed struggle against Eritrean government. Since its independence in 1993, Eritrea has been under the rule of People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) led by President Isaias Afwerki. PFDJ is the only political party in Eritrea. No General Election has been held in Eritrea…
Attacks have intensified on Ethiopians living in Puntland regional state of Somalia. The attacks began on January 26, 2025. The ongoing attacks are linked to suspicions about Ethiopians being involved in supporting ISIS extremists. Since earlier this month, Puntland regional forces have been conducting an operation in Al Miskat mountain range to eradicate ISIS fighters…
TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group today issued a 17-point statement asking therein Tigray interim government to step down. The party, on Saturday, held a meeting in Mekelle attended by over 1000 party leaders. TPLF, in today’s statement, announced that it won’t tolerate dissolution of district councils and establishment of advisory council. Tigray interim government has been…
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has warned about a dangerous application which is in circulation on social media. According to a statement issued by CBE, the app deducts money from the bank account of a customer without the customer’s permission. The bank warned its customers not to download the application called Pharma+/CBE Vacancy application. Download…