Ethiopian Military today claimed that two Fano commanders had been killed. The commanders were killed in the operation conducted by the Airborne Division of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). “Two extremists were destroyed in North Shewa zone, ” the ENDF posted on its social media page today. Yitagesu Adamu and Birhanu Gule were killed…
Tigray Muslims today gave a 3-day ultimatum to government. The Tigray Islamic Affairs Supreme Council held a press briefing in Mekelle. It asked government to solve ongoing Hijjab issue within the next three days. The Council issued a statement in Mekelle on January 3,2025, regarding the ban on female Muslim students from wearing hijab in…
Somalia today asked Ethiopia to withdraw its troops from certain towns. Delegations from the two countries met in Mogadishu on Thursday. A senior Ethiopian delegation led by Aisha Mohammed, the Defense Minister, and Misganu Arega, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived in Mogadishu today. Military and intelligence officials were also part of the delegation. Abdul…
Hundreds of Fano fighters surrendered to government at Seraba Reform Training Center this week. The training center is situated in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. In Amhara region, Fano fighters have been fighting the security forces since last year. They want to remove the government of PM Abiy Ahmed. They have been trying to establish…
Jawar Mohammed, the Ethiopian opposition politician, today accused the Ethiopian government of leaking and illegally distributing his book online. Jawar last week published his book titled “Hin Gaabbu” in Nuremberg Germany. He tried to launch the book from Kenya, but book launch program was cancelled in Nairobi. He had to go to Europe to launch…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Ethiopia has announced that the inflation in Ethiopia has reached the lowest in 5 years. The committee proposes financial policies to be adopted by the NBE Board. After its meeting on Tuesday, MPC issued a statement claiming that current inflation in Ethiopia is 16.9%. Food…
TPLF Getachew Reda supporters protested today in front of mayor Office in Mekelle city of Tigray. The youths protests in connection with the dispute regarding appointment of Mekelle mayor. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Tigray’s largest and ruling party, has split in two factions. Both factions have appointed their mayors to administer the regional capital….
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has urged the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to hold its general assembly till February 10, 2025. NEBE, in a letter written to Tigray’s largest political party, recalled that TPLF was registered under special circumstances in accordance with the Proclamation No. 111 issued to amend the Registration of…
An Ethiopian millionaire has been shot dead in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Biresaw Minalu was killed on Monday. Biresaw was originally from the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Born in Bichena East Gojjam, he was residing in Lemi Kura Addis Ababa. The millionaire was the founder of Berenta Cement. He had investments in…
Ethiopian Airline will operate additional flights to Gondar and Lalibela cities where Christmas and Epiphany gatherings will be held in January. While the airline is planning to conduct additional flights, Fano fighters last week warned the Ethiopian airline against flying to Lalibela on Christmas. Christmas in Ethiopia will be celebrated on January 7 and Epiphany…