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…
Clashes erupted between Afar and Somali fighters on Saturday. This is the 4th time this year that fighting broke out between the two sides. Afar and Somali region are two Ethiopian regional states. Afar and Somali communities have been locked into a dispute over disputed border territories for around a decade. Garbaisse, Adaytu and Undufu…
On Saturday, Ethiopian formally launched National Dialogue. In December 2021, National Dialogue Commission was formed by the Ethiopian Parliament. Several major political and armed players rejected the commission. Representatives of the general public, political parties, the three organs of the government (executive, legislative, and judicial), institutions and societies attended the launching ceremony that took place…
A woreda administrator has been shot dead in the Amhara region. The incident happened in the North Shewa zone of the region. Albis Adefrash, the General Administrator of Efratana Gedim Woreda in Amhara region North Shewa zone has been killed. The woreda Communication office confirmed the incident. He was killed on Saturday night. Unknown attackers…
Jawar Mohammed, an Ethiopian politician from Oromia region, published a social media message to criticize the government yesterday. He demanded action by government on two issues. Jawar Mohammed is Deputy Chairman of a political party named OFC (Oromo Federalist Congress). He was arrested on the 30th June, 2020. He was arrested after Oromo singer Hacalu’s…
Amhara Fano militia today announced a complete transport ban in Gondar. The ban on vehicle movement will be implemented from Saturday June 1. Since last year, Amhara Fano militias have been fighting the Ethiopian security forces across the Amhara region. The armed resistance movement in the Amhara region emerged when the Ethiopian security forces tried…
The Ethiopian Council of Ministers is paving the way for the restoration of the political status of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). After war broke out between TPLF and the Federal government in November 2020, TPLF and Oromo Liberation Army OLA were declared, through a parliament vote, terrorist entities in 2021. The terrorist designation…