A military helicopter owned and operated by the Ethiopian air force crashed at Bahir Dar Airport, Northern Ethiopia on Saturday. Passenger flights remained suspended for several hours. It remains unclear whether the aircraft was carrying military commanders or government officials. The crash occurred around noon at Belay Zeleke International Airport in Bahir Dar, the administrative…
Ethiopia summoned Sudanese ambassador to Addis Ababa on Thursday over controversial remarks made by the acting foreign minister of Sudan. Ali Yusuf, the acting foreign minister of Sudan, in an interview this week said Sudan will protect its water rights and all options including war are open. The Sudanese minister urged Ethiopia to sign an…
Ethiopian government is refusing to talk to the armed group operating in the Oromia region. Jawar Mohammed, prominent politician from Oromia, disclosed that today. Jawar said that WBO (OLA) is ready to join the 3rd round of talks with the government but the government is refusing. Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has been operating in the…
Ethiopia: Jawar Mohammed, a prominent opposition politician, today accused the Ethiopian government forces of conscription and kidnapping for ransom. Jawar Mohammed, after his release from prison in January 2022, has been staying abroad. He is Deputy Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). OFC is one of the main political parties in Oromia. “Over the…
A group by the name of “Tintag Waledo Tigray” has been established in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. It claims to be a political movement to challenge the “hegemony” imposed by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Tigray. TPLF has been dominating Tigray’s politics for around 3 decades but it is faced with the…
Thousands of people have been arbitrarily arrested in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, reports the Amnesty International. The human rights organization is calling for an immediate end to the ongoing mass arrest campaign in the region. According to the report published today by the Amnesty International, the Ethiopian law enforcement agencies, in late September, started…
General Tsadkan Gebretensae rules out the possibility of one party rule in Tigray. He was speaking in Mekelle, Tigray’s regional capital. General Tsadkan Gebretensae is one of the most seasoned military Generals in Tigray. He worked as the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian military too. During the Eritrea–Ethiopia 1998 war, he insisted on pushing the…
A district administrator has been shot dead along with dozens of other security officials in North Shewa Oromia. The incident happened on Friday November 1, 2024. Reportedly, Niguse Koru, the administrator of Wuchale district of North Shewa zone, was shot dead. Reportedly, around 40 security officials were also killed in this attack. The people who…
Tigray Orthodox Church is mediating between rival factions of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). On Friday, the Orthodox elders held a press briefing in the presence of leaders of the two TPLF groups. Aba Sereke Berhan, a prominent Orthodox elder, who is based in Australia, has been active in mediating the intra TPLF political…