A 5.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital on Sunday night. The capital has been witnessing a series of earthquakes in recent weeks. At 02:44 local time on Sunday night February 24, Addis Ababa residents suddenly felt strong tremors of the earthquake in different parts of the capital. Centered around 60 km to…
Two major Ethiopian opposition political parties OFC and OLF concluded a key meeting on Saturday. The meeting continued from February 19 to 22, 2025. Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) are based in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Both boycotted 2021 General Election. Next General Election is around a year away. The…
Former OLA commander Sagni Nagasa has been appointed as Advisor on Peace and Security to the Oromia Regional President. Sagni Nagasa, a major commander of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), split with OLA and signed peace deal with Oromia government last year. Oromia Rebuma has been appointed as Deputy Attorney General Oromia while Tolera Regasa…
Eritrea is reportedly closing its embassy in Ethiopia amid tensions between the Horn of Africa neighbors. According to diplomatic sources, Eritrea government has started shutting down its embassy in Addis Ababa. Only Eritrean representative for African Union will continue being based in Ethiopia. African Union Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Ethiopia Eritrea diplomatic…
Prosperity Party leaders came under attack on Wednesday in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The attack was carried out in North Shewa Oromia. The head of the health department of Grar Jarso Woreda, Tadesse Teferi, was killed in this ambush by unidentified gunmen on Wednesday. Grar Jarso is located in the North Shewa zone of…
Eritrean government has ordered general mobilization amid ongoing heightened tensions between Eritrea and Ethiopia. According to Eritrean sources, a letter has been sent to regional governments asking them to compile and verify data of veterans and retired soldiers. Demobilized or retired soldiers of the Eritrean Defense Force (EDF) are being recalled. They have been told…
Eritrea today accused Ethiopia of externalizing internal Ethiopian conflict. Eritrean Ministry of Information issued a statement in this regard responding to an article on Aljazeera written by Mulatu Teshome, former President of Ethiopia. The President’s article published by Aljazeera on Monday contains serious allegations against Eritrea. Mulatu accused Eritrea of stoking another war in Ethiopia…
Several resident of Gera district in Jimma zone of Oromia have been killed in ethnic violence that erupted on weekend. Ethnicity based attacks against Amhara residents of the Gera district began after an Oromo investor was killed last week. Zakir Aba Oli, the coffee investor, and his security guard were killed after an armed group…
Kidnapping for ransom in Gondar city of the Amhara region has reached alarming levels. The surge in the frequency of these attacks points towards worsening lawlessness in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. On Friday night, 55 year old Amenu was kidnapped from Azezo Gondar. The abductors broke into his house at 10:45 PM local time…
Rival TPLF factions led by Getachew Reda & Debretsion Gebremichael today signed an agreement which is a code of conduct for future negotiations between the two sides. The two TPLF groups have been at odds for months. Almost a week ago, Tigray’s religious elders launched an initiative to mediate between the two TPLF groups. Today…