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…
“An Early Morning Call“ It was Friday April 19, 2024 in Ethiopia. I was in a deep sleep when an early morning phone call from my sister woke me up. I knew that a call at such an unusual time was not normal, and my guess was correct. She informed me that our cousin, a…
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…
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…
“Ethiopia cannot and will not be our ally,” says Hussain Sheikh. Hussain Sheikh is the National security advisor of Somalia. He spoke about Ethiopia Somalia relations a few hours ago. In January 2024, an MoU was signed between two parties, Ethiopia and Somaliland. This MoU stated that Somaliland will let Ethiopia use its ports as…