Fano fighters have assassinated another government official in the Amhara region. Mrs. Milishu Bekele has been killed. Mrs. Milishu was working as the head of Kewet district administration. Kewet is situated in North Shewa zone of the Amhara region. She was shot dead while being on the move in a vehicle in Bekele town. Attackers…
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church today issued a statement in which it expressed disappointment about its exclusion from National Dialogue. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church held a meeting in which all the synod members participated and Patriarch Abune Matias also participated. The meeting went on for around a week, and after EOTC issued a statement…
10-month long state of emergency (SoE) expired in Ethiopia today. The State of Emergency was imposed last year in August to control the law and order situation in the Amhara region. At the time of imposition of the SoE, Amhara Fano militias had taken control of major cities like Gondar, Lalibela, Debre Markos, Shewa Robit…
Nineteen prisoners were released from Awash Arba military camp on Saturday. The prisoner release came at a time when Ethiopia has formally launched national dialogue. The released prisoners include members of political parties, activists, journalists etc. Authorities say that they were released after receiving “reformation training”. 20 other prisoners were transferred from Awash Arba to…
Ethiopia today reiterated its position about gaining access to sea through Somaliland. Ethiopian Minister of Transport Alamu Sime spoked about that submitting his ministry’s nine-month performance report to the Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives today. He said that Ethiopia will realize the dream of gaining access to sea through the MoU which it signed with…
Full Gospel Church worshippers and priests were beaten up by the local police in Ethiopia. This incident happened on Sunday in Metu town Iluababora zone Oromia region. Believers of the Full Gospel Church went out for a religious sermon and were attacked by the local police. According to the priests and worshipers, more than 20…
Two Fano Amhara militia fighters, killed in Addis Ababa the Ethiopian capital in April, were buried this week in Amhara region. The burial ceremonies were held amid tight security and protest by the families of the deceased. Nausenahi Andarge and Abenezer Gashau were killed on April 12 in Addis Ababa in a shootout with Addis…
An Ethiopian military officer has been killed fighting an armed group. The military did not issue any statement in this regard. However the woreda office, to which the officer belonged, confirmed the death in a statement. Major Agdew Adiyo has been killed reportedly. Dita woreda communication office in a message of condolence confirmed Major’s death….
Tensions are being reported between the Ethiopian government and representatives of Ethiopian Religions Representatives. Government has proposed a new law which, if implemented, would make it impossible for Religious Institutions to hide anything from the government. Discussions are on going between the government and the religious institutions. The main and strongest religious institutions in Ethiopia…