Ethiopian Parliament today elected Taye Atske Selassie as the new President. President Sahle Work Zewde’s term was due to expire this month. Sahle Work Zewde was elected as the President of Ethiopia on the 25th…
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has formed new govt in Tigray amid continuing internal political tensions. The TPLF central committee has published names of new cabinet members. Getachew Reda, the interim President, has been removed.…
A small earthquake hit Addis Ababa and other parts of Ethiopia today. At around 8:10 pm today, the earthquake shook buildings in several areas in Addis Ababa including Meskel Square, Kazanchis, Ayat Condominium Tafo, Tekleheman…
Ethiopian President Sahle Work Zewde is reportedly set to quit. The President, in a tweet a few hours ago, hinted at her likely departure. She tweeted that she had to remain silent in the last…
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde today published a tweet on her personal twitter account. Her tweet is stirring different speculations about what she is going through. She wrote in Amharic: “እነ ጥላሁን ገሠሠ: ቴዲ አፍሮ: አሊ…
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is set to intensify efforts to remove Getachew Reda from the position of Tigray interim president. Getachew Reda, once a key TPLF leader and member of TPLF’s central and executive…
Amhara Fano militias are blocking all main roads in the Amhara region starting from today. Three days ago, several Fano groups issued a joint statement announcing road closures starting from Thursday. Since last year, the…
Ethiopian military and Amhara regional government spokespersons today declared war on Fano groups in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. “The defense and the regional government are working together to enforce the law, ” Mengesha Fentaw…
Dozens of security officials have been arrested in the Amhara region of Ethiopia in a massive crackdown. The crackdown, launched last week, is aimed at uncovering and stopping the support Amhara Fano militias receive from…
A major commander of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has split with the main group led by Kumsa Dirriba, popularly known as Jal Marroo, Sanyi Negasa has announced that he has separated himself from Jal…