Category: Politics
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…
Tigrayan forces and Amhara local militias engaged in armed conflict in Raya Alamata woreda, an area disputed between the Amhara and Tigray regions. The Raya Alamata woreda administrator, Mola Derbew said that four Amhara region militias were killed in clashes…
Two Orthodox Church priests and their families were killed by gunmen in the West Arsi and East Arsi zones of the Oromia region. According to the church sources, the incident occurred on Monday, March 25, when two priests from the…
Sudanese refugees in a camp in Ethiopia share how they were forced to take up arms for government forces or paramilitaries, writes Augustine Passilly, a French journalist based in Addis Ababa. Her eyes became moist, her voice started to crack.…
The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force has announced the arrest of at least 50 people whom it alleged attempted to create chaos in Addis Ababa and and its surrounding areas. The suspects were found in possession of weapons,…
Five employees of the Wonji Sugar Factory, who were abducted by gunmen two weeks ago, were killed, an official from the factory said Friday. The official, who preferred not to be named, told the BBC Amharic that the remains of…
The former president of Somalia region, Abdi Mohamoud Omar, commonly known as ‘Abdi Iley’, was released from prison, his lawyer said. Abdi Iley was arrested in August 2018 in Addis Ababa, shortly after stepping down as the region’s president, and…
Heavy fighting has broken out in several areas in the capital of the Amhara region, Bahir Dar between Fano rebels and federal troops, reports say. Large-scale fighting erupted in three kebeles of the city early Friday morning, the BBC reported,…