Ethiopian government has imposed a ban on the activities of two human rights organizations. The Ethiopian authority which monitors civil society organizations imposed this ban. The banned organizations are the Center for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) and the Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE). In separate letters sent to the companies…
A disturbing video in circulation in social media shows unknown number of people slaughtered with knives in Dera woreda of the Oromia region. According to informed sources, the video is from the Dera woreda situated in the north Shewa zone of the Oromia region. Dera woreda has been plagued with ethnic Oromo-Amhara violence for years….
TPLF Chairman has proposed General Tadesse Werede’s name to head the Tigray Interim Administration, according to informed sources. TPLF Chairman Debretsion Gebremichael and Deputy Chairman Ammanuel Assefa held meetings with Federal Government officials this week in Addis Ababa. The chairman reportedly proposed the name of General Tadesse Werede, head of Tigray Security Forces, to replace…
Central Tigray Zone Administrator, on Sunday, survived as assassination attempt reportedly. Solomon Measho, the administrator, was on his way to the Tigray regional capital when he came under attack. Two rival TPLF groups led by Tigray President Getachew Reda and Debretsion Gebremichael are fighting for administrative control of Tigray. They are appointing their men to…
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…