Ethiopia activists trigger fuel blockade to protest emergency rule
Activists in Ethiopia are continuing their resistance to the current state of emergency with a fresh boycott call – the latest is a week long...
Category : Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Thirty eight people killed in a bus accident (state radio)
Thirty-eight people were killed in northern Ethiopia on Monday when the bus carrying them veered off the road, state radio Fana reported on Tuesday. “A...
Ethiopia military unit ‘mistakenly’ kills nine in Moyale, residents flee into Kenya
Ethiopian security forces have mistakenly killed nine civilians in the town of Moyale located on the country’s border with Kenya, a pro-government blogger says citing...
Ethiopia: Premier Replacement – Urgent, Constitutional, Democratic
The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, EPRDF, the country’s ruling coalition, is to choose a new chairperson by next week who would by default assume...
Ethiopia must probe and prosecute culprits of recent killings: U.N.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has expressed concern over the reinstatement of a state of emergency (SOE) in...
Ethiopia needs ‘greater freedom of people not less’ – Tillerson tells govt
The United States says much as it shares security concerns raised by the Ethiopian government, the answer lay with ‘greater freedom and not less.’ Secretary...
Ethiopia govt admits violent fightback to state of emergency regime
The Ethiopian government has admitted a violent pushback to a recently ratified state of emergency (SOE). A number of security of forces have reportedly been...
Ethiopia’s EPRDF sets March 11 date to elect new Prime Minister
Ethiopia People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), the country’s ruling coalition has finally set a date for its Executive Committee meeting which is expected to produce...
U.S. Embassy issues security alert in Ethiopia as Oromia strike bites
The United States Embassy in Ethiopia on Tuesday issued a security alert following reports of unrest and disruption of transport to and from the capital...
Ethiopia’s OFC slams state of emergency, advocates peaceful struggle
A main opposition party in Ethiopia has slammed the current political crisis in the country and called for continued and intensified peaceful protests. Oromo Federalist...
