A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Addis Ababa and surrounding areas on Monday night. The Ethiopian capital and nearby areas have felt several tremors of earthquake in the last 48 hours. The 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Awash Afar. The tremor was recorded on Monday night, December 30th, 2024, at 11:27 pm local time. It…
71 people including a groom lost their lives in a deadly traffic accident on Sunday. According to Regional Police, 71 people died after an Isuzu truck carrying 74 people fell off a bridge and plunged into the river in the area known as Galana River in the Bona Zura Woreda of the Eastern Sidama Zone…
Burundi this week threatened to withdraw its peacekeeping soldiers from Somalia. The new peacekeeping mission in Somalia called African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) will take over on January 1, 2025. The names of troops contributing countries for the new mission have not been announced yet. This mission will be deployed for…
Open distribution of Jawar Mohammed’s book has been banned in Ethiopia. It was disclosed by Jawar himself on Sunday. Jawar is one the of most prominent opposition politicians in Ethiopia. He seems to be living in self exile. He launched his new book titled “Hin Gaabbu” last week in Nuremberg Germany. Earlier he tried to…
Three Tigray TV journalists have been kidnapped while investigating illegal gold mining in Tigray. The three journalists named Tesfazsgi Asbey, Esayas Beyene and Atakalti Nigus were abducted on Sunday morning. According to Tigray TV, the three journalists were conducting interview in Tsimbila, Asgede district. Asgede district is situated in the northwestern zone of Tigray. The…
Infighting is being reported between rival Gojjam Fano groups in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Since last year, Fano groups have been trying to create zonal and regional level command strctures. Askale Demle, a female Fano fighter, this week accused Zemene Kassie Gojjam Fano chief of nepotism and taking bribe to release Colonel Yared Kirso….
Oromo Liberation Army Fighters today claimed to have disrupted vital rail link and highway between Ethiopia and Djibouti. Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) today issued a statement, sharing details of its offensive operations against the Ethiopian security forces in different parts of the Oromia region. OLA, an armed group based in the Oromia region of Ethiopia,…
In the Oromia region of Ethiopia, civilians have been killed by kidnappers related to kidnapping for ransom. The incident happened in Adea woreda, East Shewa zone. Reportedly 6 civilians were killed on December 26, 2024. Abduction for ransom is a serious issue in Oromia. The abductors are doing this freely. The armed groups are kidnapping…
Somalia, on Friday, opposed the inclusion of Ethiopia in AUSSOM, the new peacekeeping mission. The United Nations Security Council yesterday endorsed the new African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). AUSSOM is set to takeover from existing African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Jan 1, 2025. The new mission has been…
Two Ethiopian military officers have joined Amhara Fano militia. Fano militias have been fighting the Ethiopian security forces in the Amhara region of Ethiopia since last year. Major Mulat Sisay and Lientenant Getnet Nigusie joined Fano. Their pictures are in circulation showing them with Zemene Kassie, head of Fano militias operating in the Gojjam zone…