Over 20 have been killed in clashes between residents of border areas on Ethiopia Kenya border. Kenyan Turkana country shares border with Ethiopian Dasanech district. Dasanech is situated in Southern Ethiopia region. Todonyang border crossing connects the two countries. Ethiopian Dasanech residents freely cross the border to access Lake Turkana. Kenyan residents enter Ethiopian territories…
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital on Sunday night. The capital has been witnessing a series of earthquakes in recent weeks. At 02:44 local time on Sunday night February 24, Addis Ababa residents suddenly felt strong tremors of the earthquake in different parts of the capital. Centered around 60 km to…
Two major Ethiopian opposition political parties OFC and OLF concluded a key meeting on Saturday. The meeting continued from February 19 to 22, 2025. Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) are based in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Both boycotted 2021 General Election. Next General Election is around a year away. The…
Former OLA commander Sagni Nagasa has been appointed as Advisor on Peace and Security to the Oromia Regional President. Sagni Nagasa, a major commander of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), split with OLA and signed peace deal with Oromia government last year. Oromia Rebuma has been appointed as Deputy Attorney General Oromia while Tolera Regasa…
Prosperity Party leaders came under attack on Wednesday in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The attack was carried out in North Shewa Oromia. The head of the health department of Grar Jarso Woreda, Tadesse Teferi, was killed in this ambush by unidentified gunmen on Wednesday. Grar Jarso is located in the North Shewa zone of…
Several resident of Gera district in Jimma zone of Oromia have been killed in ethnic violence that erupted on weekend. Ethnicity based attacks against Amhara residents of the Gera district began after an Oromo investor was killed last week. Zakir Aba Oli, the coffee investor, and his security guard were killed after an armed group…
Kidnapping for ransom in Gondar city of the Amhara region has reached alarming levels. The surge in the frequency of these attacks points towards worsening lawlessness in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. On Friday night, 55 year old Amenu was kidnapped from Azezo Gondar. The abductors broke into his house at 10:45 PM local time…
Rival TPLF factions led by Getachew Reda & Debretsion Gebremichael today signed an agreement which is a code of conduct for future negotiations between the two sides. The two TPLF groups have been at odds for months. Almost a week ago, Tigray’s religious elders launched an initiative to mediate between the two TPLF groups. Today…
National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has imposed a ban on political activities of Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). TPLF, Tigray’s largest political party, was founded in February 1975. It launched armed struggle against Dergs. After the removal of Mengistue Hailemariam, TPLF formed Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) which ruled Ethiopia for over two…