Ethiopian army will leave Somalia by the end of this year. The announcement came on Friday by Somalia’s national security advisor. Hussein Sheikh, Somalia’s National Security Advisory, said yesterday that by December 2024, all Ethiopian troops would withdraw from Somalia. Thousands of Ethiopian troops are operating in Somalia. The troops are part of ATMIS (…
Jawar Mohammed, an Ethiopian politician from Oromia region, published a social media message to criticize the government yesterday. He demanded action by government on two issues. Jawar Mohammed is Deputy Chairman of a political party named OFC (Oromo Federalist Congress). He was arrested on the 30th June, 2020. He was arrested after Oromo singer Hacalu’s…
Amhara Fano militia today announced a complete transport ban in Gondar. The ban on vehicle movement will be implemented from Saturday June 1. Since last year, Amhara Fano militias have been fighting the Ethiopian security forces across the Amhara region. The armed resistance movement in the Amhara region emerged when the Ethiopian security forces tried…
According to an NGO, Evangelical Christians have been arrested in Eritrea. It is said that the security authorities of the Eritrean government are taking evangelicals from their homes and arresting them. Eritrea formally became independent in 1993. Since then Isaias Afwerki has been the president of Eritrea, It has been more then three decades since…
The Ethiopian Council of Ministers is paving the way for the restoration of the political status of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). After war broke out between TPLF and the Federal government in November 2020, TPLF and Oromo Liberation Army OLA were declared, through a parliament vote, terrorist entities in 2021. The terrorist designation…
Ethiopian Immigration Director will be given immense powers if a draft amendment is approved by the Ethiopian parliament. The draft amendment is being introduced to make changes to the law governing restrictions on individuals about leaving the country. Current law about banning people from leaving the country states, “Anyone can be banned from leaving Ethiopia…
Eritrean opposition group, Brigade Nhamedu, held another conference in Ethiopia on Tuesday. This is the second time this month that Ethiopia allowed the Eritrean opposition group to conduct organizational activity on its soil. They held their first convention in Addis Ababa around 2 weeks ago. Eritrean singers Kiros Asfaha and Temesgen Tewlede participated in the…
An aid worker was shot dead in the Amhara region of Ethiopia last week. Medical Teams International, a humanitarian organization, shared details of the incident today. In the Amhara region, fighting has been on going since last year between Fano fighters and Ethiopian military and aid organizations have been providing aid to people in Amhara…
A key meeting of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) synod opened on Wednesday. Abune Mathias, the Patriarch, in his inaugural speech warned about internal challenges faced by the church. “Love for appointment and materialism has reigned,” said Abune Mathias. In this speech delivered at this bi-annual Holy Synod Plenary Session, the Patriarch admitted “love…
Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), an Ethiopian armed group operating in the Oromia region, announced on Wednesday to launch a new offensive against government forces. For years, OLA has been fighting against the Ethiopian security forces. The groups claims to be fighting for the protection of the interests of Oromo people. “As part of our general…