Fano Commander Asegid Mekonnen was arrested by the Ethiopian security forces in an operation launched today. Aseged Mekonnen is one of the three main Fano militia commanders in the North Shewa zone of the Amhara region. Mekataw and Aseged are two leading Fano commanders in Shewa. Eskinder Nega, politician-turned-Fano commander, is the third one. The…
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is intervening in Sudan to put an end to the bloody war which broke out more than a year ago in Sudan. The Prime Minister last week visited Port Sudan and met with Abdul Fattah Al Burhan, the Head of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council and Chief of SAF (Sudanese Armed Forces). Al…
Somali & Afar regions have reached an agreement to solve their territorial dispute. Afar regional president Awol Arba and Somali regional president Mustefe Omar gave a press release today. Somali and Afar regions have been involved in a dispute over three kebeles. Three kebeles Undufu, Adaytu and Garbaisse are disputed between the two regional states….
Eskinder Nega has been chosen to lead the armed resistance movement in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Since last year, a military operation has been underway in the Amhara region to crush Fano militias. The conflict began in the region when government decided to disarm and disband irregular armed militias called Fano. The militias supported…
Senior TPLF leaders have leveled serious allegations against each other at an ongoing party meeting. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) seems to be experiencing the worst internal conflict in recent years. Getachew Read, the interim President of Tigray and Alem Gebrewahid, Secretaty General of the party fiercely criticized each other during an going party meeting….
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday submitted a peace proposal to end the deadly civil war in Sudan. The Prime Minister met with Abdul Fattah al Burhan, the Sudanese military chief, in Port Sudan. PM Abiy Ahmed on his arrival in Port Sudan was warmly welcomed by General Burhan, de facto leader of the country….
New management of Purpose Black Ethiopia company is starting to take measures to dismiss employees. Purpose Black Ethiopia was launched in May 2020. Company’s accounts have been frozen by the Ethiopian government. Purpose Black Ethiopia joined the agriculture industry about three years ago by saying that it will reduce the cost of living. It has…
Oromia Special Zone Administrator has been shot dead. Ahmed Ali Ibree, the administrator was shot dead on Friday. Ahmed Ali Ibree, a central committee member of the Prosperity Party and the administrator of the Oromo Special Zone in the Amhara region was killed while leaving a mosque. He offered Friday prayers at the mosque. When…
Several protesters were killed injured and killed on Wednesday in Adama city. Adama city (formerly called Nazreth) is situated in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The regional police reportedly fired live bullets at protesters in Adama – about 100 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa. One of the victims is said to be a pregnant woman,…