May 24
Ethiopia: The Rise of Abiy and the State of Misinformation Against 'Oromummaa'
Ever since Abiy Ahmed became prime minister of Ethiopia in 2018, there have been attempts to depict his political beliefs, rules, program, and party as tools of Oromoness… Read more »
May 23
Ethiopia: IDPs Stage Massive Demonstrations in Major Tigray Cities Against Suspended Aid, Delay in Their Return Home
Hundreds of thousands of IDPs in the Tigray region have staged massive protests in major cities of the region, calling on NGOs and the government to facilitate resumption of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Caucus of Opposition Parties Say Govt Funded Paper On Constitutional Reform 'Highly Disturbing'
A group of ten opposition political parts known as "Caucus of Opposition Parties" (CoP) issued a anonymous statement denouncing a recent study by a government-funded policy think… Read more »
Ethiopia: Mahibere Kidusan' Disputes Decision By Media Authority to Temporarily Suspend Its TV Channel
Mahibere Kidusan, a religious association affiliated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), in an official response to the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) on the… Read more »
Ethiopia: More Than 160 Persons With Disabilities Submit Complaint to Rights Commission On Rights Violation, Demolition of Commercial Houses By Addis City
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said today that it has received the complaints of human rights violations filed by more than 160 persons with disabilities who appeared… Read more »
May 22
South Sudan: Fresh Cross Border Attack By South Sudan's Murle Militants Kill 10, Injure 12 in Gambella Region
A fresh attack by the Murle tribe militants from neighboring South Sudan in the Nuer zone of Ethiopia's Gambella region has killed 10 individuals, while 12 others sustained minor… Read more »
Ethiopia: State Owned Utility Suffers More Than 23 M Birr in Loss Due to Theft, Wanton Destruction of Electric Infrastructure
Part of the stolen electric wire in the Kombolcha - Desse transmission line theft in February this year. Photo: EEU Read more »
May 21
Ethiopia: Media Authority Temporarily Suspends License of Orthodox Church Affiliated TV
Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) logo. Read more »
May 17
Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin, TPLF Say Election Board Decision Unacceptably Legally, Politically
Tigray regional state interim administration and TPLF Read more »
May 16
Ethiopia: Flooding Kills 45 People in Somali Region, Causes 'Widespread Destruction' in Ethiopia: UN
The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that flood has caused a widespread destruction of properties and displacement of people in a significant… Read more »
Ethiopia: Civilians Suffer 'In Silence' Amidst Armed Conflict in Guji Zones, Oromia Region - Report
The Oromo Legacy Leadership and Advocacy Associations (OLLAA) said in a new report titled "Between a rock and a hard place", severe rights violations of civilians have been… Read more »
Ethiopia: Armed Attack On Police Station in Bishoftu City Kills Four Police Officers
An armed attack on a police station in the Chalalaka sub-city of Bishoftu City in East Shoa zone of Oromia region left four policemen dead, an official confirmed to Addis Standard. Read more »
Ethiopia: Law Makers Approve Bill On Extradition, Mutual Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters With Türkiye and UAE
The bills were "approved by majority vote with three objections and one abstention." Photo: HoPR Read more »
May 15
Ethiopia: Farmers' Market Sabotage, Inflation and Price Disorientation As Govt Wheat Export Story Hits News
For outside onlookers, when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially unveiled the country's plan to export wheat to neighboring countries from products in Bale zone, announcing the… Read more »
Somalia: Ending Recurrent Tragedies in Somalia's 'Flood Town' Qardho
Although floods are a universal tragedy that annually threatens the lives of many people and properties on earth, some nations pay their highest price and make the most effort to… Read more »
May 13
Ethiopia: Election Board Declines to Restore TPLF's Legal Registration as Political Party
On 18 February 2023, the TPLF celebrated the 48th anniversary of its foundation with various events held in Mekelle and other parts of the Tigray regional state. Photo: TPLF. Read more »
May 12
Ethiopia: Envisioning Post-War Tigray's Political Landscape and Prospects of Political Pluralism
Matias Samuel/Addis Standard Read more »
May 11
Ethiopia: U.S. Special Envoy Hammer to Meet Ethiopian Diaspora Communities to Discuss Current Affairs
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer is scheduled to meet members of Ethiopian Ethiopian diaspora community in Los Angeles, California where he… Read more »
Ethiopia: Rejoinder - Opposition to Gene-Edited Teff Unfounded, Misleading
Researchers [in Bishoftu] are working to develop new teff varieties with favorable characteristics. Here they compare the seeds of new lines at the Center's experimental field.… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Issues Mobile Money License to Safaricom M-Pesa
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has today issued a mobile money service license to Safaricom M-Pesa Mobile Financial Service Plc, making it the first foreign investor in the… Read more »
May 10
Ethiopia: 'Last Week Six People Died, Including Children' - Tigray Aid Suspension Continues
The suspension of humanitarian aid to Tigray region by major humanitarian partners continued despite reports both by regional officials and residents of hunger and hunger-related… Read more »
Ethiopia: Oromia Region Govt Says Talks With Oromo Liberation Army Will Continue
Oromia regional state government said on Tuesday that it is working to ensure the continuation of the talks between the federal government and representatives of Oromo Liberation… Read more »
Ethiopia: Orthodox Patriarch Cautions Challenges in Oromia, Tigray 'Going Beyond Church', Becoming People's
His Holiness Abuna Mathias, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), cautioned that the current challenges the ancient church is facing in Oromia and Tigray… Read more »
May 09
Ethiopia: Govt Opts for Solar Water Pumps, Ends Importing of Diesel Pumps #AfricaClimateCrisis
The Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands has announced that it has decided to end imports of water pumps that run on diesel and/or gasoline and instead focus on green energy… Read more »
May 08
Ethiopia: Prosperity Party Organizational Department Head of Haruka Woreda, Afar Region, Shot Dead En Route From Adama
Afar region prosperity party Read more »