Fano Commander, Eskinder Nega, today talked about negotiation with government. Eskinder took up arms against government forces in 2023. He founded Balderas for Democracy political party but disgruntled with the government, he decided to start armed movement against the Ethiopian government. Last year he founded Amhara Popular Front (APF) in Gojjam zone to launch this…
Djibouti President, Ismail Omar Guelleh, sent a special message to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday. The contents of the message have not been made public. Interestingly, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, earlier this week, sent a special message to the Amir of Qatar. The letter containing special message from Djibouti President was handed over…
Thousands of students in the Amhara region of Ethiopia are unable to take grade 6, 8 and 12 exams. An ongoing armed conflict in the region between Fano militia fighters and the government forces has affected all sectors especially education. Yesterday, the North Shewa of Amhara region zone announced that 8th grade students in 9…
81 percent of the youths in Tigray are unemployed, states a new study. The war, which broke out in Tigray in November 2020 and went on for 2 years, has destroyed the region. In this war half a million people were killed and many were left homeless. The war between Tigray People’s Liberation Front and…
Ethiopia today announced an increase in defense budget for the next fiscal year starting from July. Ahmed Shide, the Ethiopian Finance Minister, presented budget at the House of People’s Representatives. The defense budget has been increased to 65.7 billion birr, 23% increase from last year. Last year the military budget was around 50 billion birr….
A boat carrying Ethiopian and other migrants has capsized near the coast of Yemen. In this incident 38 people died and majority of them is Ethiopian. Around 100 are missing. Search and rescue operation is on going. More than 200 people were onboard. The incident occurred due to strong winds reportedly. Rescue workers are currently…
The Ethiopian PM has sent a special message to the Emir of Qatar. The Ethiopian state media today reported about this special message. Ahmed Shide, the Ethiopian Finance Minister, delivered this special message from the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Tamim Ibn Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar on Monday. The Ethiopian and…
Protest rallies were taken out on Saturday and Sunday in Alamata Ethiopia. The rallies were taken out by Amhara ethnic groups residents of the city. Alamata city is situated in Southern Zone which is disputed between the Tigray and Amhara regions. Both have their claims to the zone. Before the start of war in Northern…
Tigray Fighters on Friday night crossed Tekeze river to move towards Welkait and Tselemti. Locals of the area confirmed large scale movement of Tigray fighters along Tekeze river. Welkait Humera Tsegede and Tselemti and contested by the Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. Before the start of war in northern Ethiopia in November 2020, Western…