Prominent activist and opposition figure Jawar Mohammed has said that he and other opposition party figures are being locked up by the government in an attempt to prevent them from running for the upcoming election. “I am proud to be…
Sultan Hanfareh Ali Mirah, who was enthroned as the spiritual chief of the Afar people on November 2011, died at the age of 74. The Sultan was a member of the most powerful family group in Afar, and the son…
Opposition figures, Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, Hamza Adnan, and 21 others were charged with terrorism-related offenses and other crimes, the attorney general’s office said Saturday. The attorney general stated that the suspects have also been charged under telecom fraud and…
Health minister tells lawmakers country can hold election provided all necessary precautions are taken Ethiopian Health Minister Lia Tadesse told an emergency session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives on Friday that the country could hold the sixth round of…
A prominent journalist and politician, Eskinder Nega has been transferred to Kaliti Prison, on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, where he was previously detained, his attorney Henok Aklilu told BBC Amharic. Eskinder Nega, who is now the Chairman of the…
Tigray’s opposition party, Salsay Woyane Tigray, complained of intimidation and pressure against its candidates and observers during the regional election. Party representatives announced the press conference Monday morning in Mekele town that serious irregularities were observed prior to election day…
Eskinder Yousuf Omar was born and grew up in around Haramaya Lake. He remembers the lake in its former glory. He used to take a boat for a ride and fishing. “When the lake dried up, we felt as if…
Tigray’s ruling party had a landslide victory in the supposedly democratic elections held on Wednesday, winning over 98.2 percent of votes in the regional assembly. According to the official election results, 152 out of 190 seats declared have been awarded…
The South Sudan government is “concerned” about a rise in coronavirus infections in neighboring Ethiopia, an official said. Ethiopia is among the four nations worst hit in Africa by Covid-19, following behind South Africa, Egypt, and Morocco. From mid-March to…
Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament unanimously declared the upcoming Tigray’s election as unconstitutional, and therefore null and void. In an emergency meeting on Saturday, the House of Federation has held a discussion on resolutions presented by constitutional interpretations and the…