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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…
በአሜሪካ፣ ሜክሲኮ እና ካናዳ በጣምራ አስተናጋጅነት በሚካሄደው የ2026 ዓለም ዋንጫ ሊጀመር ሰዓታት ቀን ብቻ የቀረው ሲሆን እንደ አሜሪካው ፕሬዝዳንት ዶናልድ ትራምፕ የጫዎታውን መጀመር በጒጒት የሚጠባበቅ ሌላ ሰው የለም።የፊፋው ፕሬዝዳንት ጂያኒ ኢንፋንቲኖ አዲሱን የፊፋ የሰላም ሽልማት ለትራምፕ ማበርከታቸው፤ የዚህን የአለም ዋንጫ…
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…
Around 40 million Ethiopians cast ballots in the country’s seventh general election on Monday, National Election Board Chairperson Melatwork Hailu said, adding that the figure had been reached by 8 p.m. local time. She said there were some areas where…
Voting in parts of the Amhara and Oromia regions was suspended during Monday’s general election due to security concerns, the National Election Board of Ethiopia said. While more than 50,000 polling stations were operating nationwide, 143 did not open because…