A rocket fell around Bahir Dar city in the Amhara region on Friday, residents and the regional administration said. Several residents of the city said a rocket blast was heard in the city at around 1:40 a.m. The regional media,…
The Ethiopian government said on Thursday that its army was marching to Tigray’s capital, Mekelle. “Our defense forces are moving forward and closing in on Mekele,” Redwan Hussein, Ethiopia’s state minister of foreign affairs told reporters in Addis Ababa. “There…
A helicopter Monday carried out airstrikes in the town of Mekele, capital of Tigray regional state, killing 2 civilians, residents said. The region’s television station confirmed that Endagiorgis area of Kedamy Woyene sub city was targetted at around 10:45 AM.…
The Ethiopian military has seized the town of Alamata, in the southern Tigray region, the state-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Sunday, amid a 12 days conflict in the Tigray region. “The Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Amhara Special…
16 private and state banks have reopened their branches in Tigray on Saturday, offering a financial lifeline to cash-starved residents and businesses 12-day after a conflict between Ethiopia’s government and forces in the country’s Tigray region started. Tigray Regional state…
By Steven Uanna Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a three-part memoir of an American who grew up in Addis Ababa from 1958-1961. The author recounts a series of events that occurred during his childhood, his experiences and…
The Ethiopian government said rockets fell in the vicinity of Bahir Dar airport and in Azezo parts of Gondar last night. A new Facebook page managed by the Prime Minister’s Office disclosed that the rockets attack caused minor damage near…
ወደ አንድ መንደር መጣ። ከፊት ለፊቱ የሚታየውን ቤት ሄዶ አንኳኳ። ደጋግሞ አንኳኳ፤ የሰውም የውሻም ድምጽ አልተሰማም። አልከፈቱለትም። አለፍ ብሎ ሌላ ደጅ አንኳኳ። ማ ልበል? አሉ። ማ ልበል? ብለው ወሬአቸውን ቀጠሉ እንጂ ተነሥተው አልከፈቱለትም። ወረድ ብሎ አንኳኳ። ሲከፍቱለት ተገትሮ ቆሟል። ቊመናውን…
Tigray special forces killed several civilians in the northwestern town of Maikadra before the federal forces secured the town, two Amhara region political parties said on Wednesday. Maikadra, located near Humera town, along the borders with Sudan and Ethiopia, has…
The Internal Ethiopian Armed Conflict, An Indestructible Ethiopia and the “Republic of Greater Tigray” The dysfunctionality of ethnic federalism in Ethiopia over the last three decades and its utter failure has been immensely disappointing. Yet, some still defend this disastrous…