The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), an armed group classified as a terrorist organisation by the Ethiopian government, is said to have taken control of some territory in the West Wollega zone of the Oromia Region and kidnapped some government officials,…
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that his government is committed to the implementation of the “monumental” peace agreement signed between his administration and the Tigray rebel forces. Just minutes after the signing of the agreement brokered by the African Union…
Several people were killed in a drone strike at an Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) graduation ceremony in the West Shewa Zone of Oromia region, the BBC Amharic reported. The drone strike targetted a graduation ceremony organized by the group calling…
The African Union has announced that the United States, the United Nations, and the Intergovernmental Authority (IGAD) are participating as observers in the ongoing peace talks between the federal government and Tigrayan forces in Pretoria, South Africa. The African Union…
(Following is a translation of a report by the BBC Amharic about the attacks in the Amhara region carried out by the TPLF last month, published on the news website on October 13, 2022. The text was translated from the…
Rebel forces in the embattled Tigray region on Sunday summoned all the public of the region to war, urging them to join to crush the enemy’s forces. In a statement read on the regional broadcaster Dimtsi Woyane last night, the…
Ethiopia has given the green light to carry out observation field trials for genetically modified potatoes that are said to be resistant to blight, a move seen as a further sign of the country’s growing embrace of the controversial genetic…
Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will be heading to South Africa to join Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday as mediators for African Union-brokered peace talks between the Federal government and the forces of Tigray, according to Radio-France International (RFI)…
Captain Afework Yohannes (1927-1980) was an Ethiopian journalist, radio presenter, and lyric writer known for his short stories, plays, and reporting on scientific topics. He was particularly known for his lyrical poems and songs of love, which found a larger…
Nearly 12,000 newly displaced people, mainly women and children, taking refuge in schools in Mersa town The Tigrayan fighters killed several civilians over two days in Kobo and Aradom towns, two towns they are controlling in the North Wollo zone…