Category: Politics
The Ethiopian government has distanced itself from an opinion piece penned by the country’s former president Mulatu Teshome, which provoked a strongly worded response from Asmara. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nebiat Getachew, said during a press…
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki denied allegations that the recent trilateral meeting between Eritrea, Egypt, and Somalia was part of an “axis” designed to undermine Ethiopia. During a national television interview on Saturday evening, Afwerki addressed growing speculation about the October…
Fifty people, including children and pregnant women, have been killed and dozens more injured in a series of drone attacks on Achefer Woreda in North Gojam Zone, Amhara region. Witnesses told the BBC that the strikes hit Arge (Zebst), a…
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party has been accused of misappropriating state funds for the training of its cadres and leaders. The opposition party, Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EZEMA), alleges that the ruling party has diverted public resources for…
Four residents of the town of Alamata were taken hostage by “Tigray militants,” their families and a witness who was released after his arrest told the BBC. According to family members and an eyewitness, four young people from Alamata, a…
Over 100 university students traveling by bus from the Amhara region to the capital, Addis Ababa, were abducted by gunmen in the Oromia region, BBC reported. Most of the students, reportedly from Debark University, were abducted by gunmen in the…
At least 27 civilians were killed by Ethiopian troops this past week in the North Shoa and North Gojam zones of the Amhara region, BBC Amharic reported. The killings were carried out on Monday, June 25, and Wednesday, June 27,…
Clashes between government forces and Fano, a militia in the surrounding Amhara region, in Este Woreda of the South Gondar Zone of the Amhara region, have resulted in civilian casualties and property damage, families and eyewitnesses told BBC Amharic. Four…
Fighting over disputed areas along the borders of Tigray and Amhara regions has resulted in the displacement of nearly 29,000 people, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In the latest humanitarian update, OCHA reported…
The Amhara regional government has accused the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) of initiating a fourth round of offensives, which it contends violates the peace agreement signed in Pretoria. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the regional government declared, “The…