Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has released Ethiopian Air Force chief Yilma Merdasa’s brothers. OLA has been fighting the Ethiopian security forces for years in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. In the second week of April this year, Oromo Liberation Army conducted an operation in Amaya district South West Shewa Oromia. The operation targeted air force…
Both rebel groups and security forces are involved in grave human rights abuses in the Amhara and Oromia region of Ethiopia, says a new report. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has urged the Ethiopian warring parties to start negotiations to end the deadly armed conflicts in the country. “I urge the parties to the…
Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters entered the Amhara region of Ethiopia on Friday. OLA is mainly based in the neighboring Oromia region. Oromo Liberation Army, an armed group, has been fighting the Ethiopian security forces for decades in the Oromia region. They are operating in western, southern, eastern and central zones of the Oromia region….
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…