Berhanu Adelo has been appointed as head of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. Berhanu’s controversial past has led to speculations if he will be able to independently lead the human rights institution or not. Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) today approved the appointment of Human Rights Commission Chief. The law, which governs the working…
Brigade Nhamedu, an Eritrean opposition group, has announced to launch armed struggle against Eritrean government. Since its independence in 1993, Eritrea has been under the rule of People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) led by President Isaias Afwerki. PFDJ is the only political party in Eritrea. No General Election has been held in Eritrea…
Attacks have intensified on Ethiopians living in Puntland regional state of Somalia. The attacks began on January 26, 2025. The ongoing attacks are linked to suspicions about Ethiopians being involved in supporting ISIS extremists. Since earlier this month, Puntland regional forces have been conducting an operation in Al Miskat mountain range to eradicate ISIS fighters…
TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group today issued a 17-point statement asking therein Tigray interim government to step down. The party, on Saturday, held a meeting in Mekelle attended by over 1000 party leaders. TPLF, in today’s statement, announced that it won’t tolerate dissolution of district councils and establishment of advisory council. Tigray interim government has been…
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has warned about a dangerous application which is in circulation on social media. According to a statement issued by CBE, the app deducts money from the bank account of a customer without the customer’s permission. The bank warned its customers not to download the application called Pharma+/CBE Vacancy application. Download…
Eritrean opposition group called Brigade Nhamedu is due to hold a conference in Ethiopia on Monday January 27. The conference was expected to be held last week but it was rescheduled to January 27. Brigade Nhamedu is an anti Eritrean government political groups which came under spotlight in recent years. It wants to bring about…
Tigray military today issued a statement, lashing out at the Tigray Interim Administration led by President Getachew Reda. The statement has been issued amid ongoing hostility between two TPLF groups led by President Getachew Reda and TPLF Chairman Debretsion Gebremichael. The statement is being seen as an announcement by Tigray military to remove President Getachew…
A Fano militia commander in the Gojjam zone of the Amhara region has been killed. Since mid 2023 Fano militias have been fighting the Ethiopian security forces in the Amhara region. Yohannes Alemayehu was killed on Monday night. He was leading second division of Gojjam Fano. He was working as the Gojjam Fano’s spokesperson too….
Ethiopian Security Forces on Friday claimed to have killed over 100 Fano militia fighters in two zones of the Amhara region. Since 2023, Fano militias have been fighting the Ethiopian security forces in the Amhara region. The region is virtually under military control. One after the other several major military operations have been conducted in…
Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has announced that vehicle movement along the strategic Ethiopia Djibouti Road has been disrupted. OLA, an armed group based in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, has been fighting the Ethiopian security forces for years. “As of yesterday afternoon, the Ethiopia Djibouti highway has been effectively halted. Fighting between OLA and regime…