Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has criticized the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), accusing the state-appointed but legally autonomous body of presenting unbalanced facts and perspectives. In an interview with Ethiopian Television, Abiy remarked that over the past three or four…
Ethiopia’s former State Minister for Peace, Taye Dendea, has been arrested, his wife has told the BBC.She said more than ten police officers came to their home on Monday and took him away, saying he was wanted by the federal…
(The Witness)-South African police said Thursday they had rescued 44 Ethiopian nationals, 17 of them minors, who were being held against their will in an upscale neighbourhood of Johannesburg. The incident is the latest in a string of human-trafficking cases…
Over the past two weeks, young people—including minors—have been rounded up for mandatory military service in the Oromia region. In Adama, residents report that youths are being detained and held in warehouses, causing widespread concern, BBC Amharic reported. A BBC…
(BBC)-At least 68 African migrants have been killed in a US air strike on a detention centre in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, the armed group’s TV channel says. Al Masirah reported that another 47 migrants were injured, most of them critically,…
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa, who shattered the mixed world record in 2023 with a time of 2:11:53 in Berlin and finished runner-up at the Paris 2024 Olympics, won the women’s race at the 2025 London Marathon, further cementing her status as…
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa and the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan, who were involved in a dramatic moment during the Women’s Marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympics, are set to meet again -this time at the iconic London Marathon tomorrow. Their unexpected collision…
More than 100 people were killed in a drone strike near a school in the East Gojjam Zone of the Amhara region on Thursday, 17 April, eyewitnesses and residents have told the BBC. In the rural town of Gedeb, civilians…
Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw finished third in the elite women’s race at the 2025 Boston Marathon on Monday, clocking a time of 2:18:06. Yalemzerf pushed the pace for 70% of the race—a remarkable comeback after battling injuries over the past few…
የሮማ ካቶሊካዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን ርዕሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንሲስ በ88 ዓመታቸው ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት መለየታቸውን ቫቲካን አስታውቋል። “ዛሬ ጠዋት 1:35 ላይ የሮማው ርዕሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንሲስ ወደ አባታቸው ቤት ተመልሰዎል።መላ ህይወታቸውን ለጌታ እና ለቤተክርስቲያን አገልግሎት የሰዉ ነበሩ።” በማለት ካርዲናል ኬቨን ፌሬል፣…