Judges and prosecutors have gone on strike in the Mekelle city of Tigray. Court services have been suspended temporarily. The strike was announced after a security incident which happened last week. A courtroom was stormed last week by armed men during the trial of Zewdu Haftu’s murder. Zewdu Haftu, a 32 year old girl, was…
Six Oromia govt officials have lost their lives undertaking mandatory military training reportedly. The deaths happened at Awash Bishola Military Training Center. For years, the Oromia regional forces have been fighting an armed group called the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). Last month, the regional government directed all woreda and kebele level officials to undertake mandatory…
Several Eskinder Nega Amhara Fano commanders have surrendered to the Ethiopian government forces in the last 2 weeks. Eskinder Nega took up arms and joined Fano at the start of 2023. Before that he led a political party. Since 2023, he has been organizing his Fano group in the Amhara region. Zemene Kassie and some…
A suicide bomber targeted a military recruitment center in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, this morning. At least 11 people were killed and around 20 were injured after the suicide bomber detonated explosives. The attack occurred as dozens of youths lined up voluntarily to join the army in the Damaanyo barracks, southwest of Mogadishu. The military hospital…
Tigray Interim Govt and former Tigray President Getachew Reda exchanged strong statements on Saturday. Getachew Reda, who was removed from Tigray presidency over a month ago, has been accusing Tigray military officers of being involved in human trafficking, gold smuggling, robbing and stealing. In an interview over a week ago, he levelled serious allegations against…
Thousands of the residents marched in Southern Tigray today. The protesters condemned recent remarks by TPLF chairman Debretsion Gebremichael. The protests in southern Tigray started on Thursday. Residents of Maychew town took out protest rallies in Maychew town. Today demonstrations were held in Mehoni and other cities of southern Tigray. Haftu Kiros, Southern Tigray Zonal…
Several major hospitals have been closed across Ethiopia amid ongoing strike announced by the Ethiopian doctors. Gondar University Specialized Hospital and Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals are among the main hospitals which have suspended all medical services. Ethiopian health professionals working at public hospitals gave a deadline of 30 days last month to the government….
Eritrea has reportedly opened its border with Tigray. Two border crossings have been opened. Ethiopian and Eritrean governments have not been on good terms for almost a year. Bilateral relations deteriorated when landlocked Ethiopia tried to gain sea access through Eritrea, which Eritrea denied. Eritrean and Ethiopian governments were allies in the 2-year long deadly…
Fano militia commanders Menberu Getaye & Seyoum Zengaw Dinku have been killed in an operation conducted by the Ethiopian military in the Amhara region. The armed conflict between Fano militias and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has been ongoing for almost 2 years. Menberu Getaye was killed in East Gojjam zone of the Amhara…
Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has accused the Ethiopian government of forming a fake opposition party. It warned people in Oromia to be carful. OLA, in a statement issued on weekend, said that the Ethiopian regime is secretly forming a political party which will soon launch itself as an opposition party. Interestingly Ethiopia is almost year…