Daniel Bekele has stepped down from his position as head of the state-appointed but legally-autonomous Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, or EHRC. Tagesse Chafo, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, bade farewell to Daniel Bekele as he completed his five-year…
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,…
A small, frail figure with a piercing gaze, Emperor Haile Selassie stood firm against the advance of Mussolini’s Fascist troops. As Italy invaded Ethiopia, the only independent black state to survive the scramble for Africa, the emperor rallied support for…
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…
The Raya Alamata woreda administrator has accused Tigrayan forces of launching an attack and seizing control of the majority of the woreda’s territory. Administrator Mola Derbew stated that the Tigray regional forces, commonly referred to as the TPLF, orchestrated the…
A political officer of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Bate Urgessa, has been shot dead and his body was found lying at the side of a road in his hometown, Meki, a town in the east Showa zone of the…
Tigray region police attacked students from Mekele University as they protested to express their discontent regarding graduation timing and related issues. The students, aiming for timely graduation by requesting additional semesters to make up for lost academic time during the…