Category: Politics
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says at least 600 civilians have been killed in a massacre in the town of Maikadra, a small town located in the western Tigray region, confirming killings first reported by human rights group Amnesty…
TPLF troops had destroyed Axum’s airport-Ethiopian gov’t Three rockets exploded around Bahir Dar city, the capital of Amhara region, residents said, in the third such attack since the start of the conflict between Ethiopia’s military and forces backing the leadership…
A rocket fell around Bahir Dar city in the Amhara region on Friday, residents and the regional administration said. Several residents of the city said a rocket blast was heard in the city at around 1:40 a.m. The regional media,…
The Ethiopian government said on Thursday that its army was marching to Tigray’s capital, Mekelle. “Our defense forces are moving forward and closing in on Mekele,” Redwan Hussein, Ethiopia’s state minister of foreign affairs told reporters in Addis Ababa. “There…
A helicopter Monday carried out airstrikes in the town of Mekele, capital of Tigray regional state, killing 2 civilians, residents said. The region’s television station confirmed that Endagiorgis area of Kedamy Woyene sub city was targetted at around 10:45 AM.…
The Ethiopian military has seized the town of Alamata, in the southern Tigray region, the state-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Sunday, amid a 12 days conflict in the Tigray region. “The Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Amhara Special…
The Ethiopian government said rockets fell in the vicinity of Bahir Dar airport and in Azezo parts of Gondar last night. A new Facebook page managed by the Prime Minister’s Office disclosed that the rockets attack caused minor damage near…
Tigray special forces killed several civilians in the northwestern town of Maikadra before the federal forces secured the town, two Amhara region political parties said on Wednesday. Maikadra, located near Humera town, along the borders with Sudan and Ethiopia, has…
House decides to establish an interim administration in Tigray Kirakir, a village town in Tsegedie Woreda of Central Gondar Zone of Amhara region, where fighting took place on Wednesday, appeared calm on Friday morning, residents told Deutsche Welle Amharic. On…
Debretsion Gebremichael, Tigray’s regional president, said there are clashes on the southwestern part of Tigray along with the Amhara region border. Speaking on Tigray region’s television Thursday morning two days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered military operations there in…