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The conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, now approaching its second year, has intensified over the past week, according to residents. Government forces and Fano militants have each claimed victories, with both sides reporting gains over the other. One of Ethiopia’s…
Bernard Biwott won the Paris Marathon on Sunday, setting a new personal best of 2 hours, 5 minutes, and 25 seconds. At nearly 23 years old, the runner was competing in only his second marathon, following his victory in Frankfurt…
Two members of the Ethiopian delegation did not return home after the Paris Olympics. They vanished from the team and are believed to be seeking asylum in Europe, Ethiopia Observer learned. Anteneh Gobezei, who had traveled to Paris as a…
The death toll from two landslides in the Gofa zone of southern Ethiopia on Monday has risen to 229, according to authorities. The landslides occurred on Sunday evening and Monday morning, after heavy rains in a mountainous area in Kencho…
Somalia has ordered Ethiopia’s ambassador to leave the country, and the closing of Ethiopia’s consulates in the breakaway region of Somaliland and the semiautonomous region of Puntland Following the decision of the Somali cabinet, Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
Tigrayan forces and Amhara local militias engaged in armed conflict in Raya Alamata woreda, an area disputed between the Amhara and Tigray regions. The Raya Alamata woreda administrator, Mola Derbew said that four Amhara region militias were killed in clashes…
The Addis Ababa-based private Abbay TV is under fire for controversy sparked by a comedian and presenter on one of its shows who said he had taken part in “rape” in the past. During an episode of the Ethiopian Christmas…
Six workers from the Aluto-Langano Geothermal Project were abducted by an armed group near the geothermal site in the Oromia region, located 216 km southeast of Addis Ababa, according to local media reports. The workers were kidnapped at gunpoint a…
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said several people have been shot by government security personnel for allegedly concealing weapons in some parts of the Amhara region. In a statement issued on September 15, 2023, the EHRC said that the…
Bekalu Alamirew, the founder and chief editor of Alpha TV, a YouTube-based news channel, was detained yesterday, Ethiopia Insider reported. The journalist was arrested just after returning home from assisting his graduation ceremony, Ethiopia Insider wrote, citing family sources. The…