An Ethiopian journalist, Salsawit Baynesagn, has been detained by authorities without charge, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said. Police arrested Salsawit at her home in Addis Ababa on June 8 after telling her she was wanted for questioning,…
Police arrested a former independent candidate in Dire Dawa weeks after he withdrew from the race, citing a loss of confidence in the electoral process, Meseret Media reported. Opposition critics described the arrest as part of alleged efforts under Prime…
The Vatican has announced that Abune Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie will become the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa, making him the head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. He succeeds Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, who has led the Archdiocese of Addis…
A hardline faction of the TPLF that assumed control of the Tigray regional administration after removing the interim administration is reportedly preparing plans to introduce mandatory military conscription. A draft proclamation that has been circulating on social media in recent…
French journalist Augustine Passilly has been expelled from Ethiopia after authorities revoked her press accreditation and residence permit, effectively preventing her from continuing her reporting in the country, she told Ethiopia Observer. Passilly, who reports for the French newspaper La…
An unspecified number soldiers were killed and injured in drone strikes in the northwestern Tigray region, according to Dimtsi Weyane, in what appears to be another sign of renewed tensions between regional and federal forces.The outlet did not say how…
Attacks carried out against civilians and religious institutions were part of a broader effort to create instability, undermine public security and disrupt Ethiopia’s democratic process, the Office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. The prime minister expressed his condolences to…
A group calling itself the Agew Democratic Coalition, which is reportedly backed by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has captured a border town in the Amhara region, in the Wag Hemra zone bordering Tigray, according to Deutsche Welle (DW).…
Former Tigray’s interim President Getachew Reda said he was not particularly angered by his removal from office, arguing that his mandate had already run its course, according to an interview out on Wednesday. “I am not particularly angry about my…
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) described Ethiopia’s seventh general election, held on June 1, as peaceful, participatory, democratic, and inclusive—a characterization that is likely to be questioned by critics and opposition groups. EHRC Chief Commissioner Berhanu Adelo, who visited…