2 year agoEthiopian journalist Yayesew Shimeles has been abducted from his home by security forces in unmarked vehicles. Since the start of the Tigray war, at least 44 Ethiopian journalists have been arrested or detained
The Sudanese army: We will respond to Ethiopia, but the timing and style are up to the leadership
Sudanese Foreign Ministry: We condemn in the strongest terms the Ethiopian army's killing of 7 prisoners of Sudanese soldiers and a civilian after they were kidnapped from inside Sudanese territory
Sudanese Foreign Ministry: Sudan will summon its ambassador to Ethiopia immediately for consultations after the killing of seven Sudanese soldiers
Sudanese army spokesman CLAIMS that "the Ethiopian army executed 7 Sudanese soldiers & a citizen who were prisoners of war, and then displayed them to their citizens with all contempt", adding that this criminal act shall not pass without retaliation
2 year agoHundreds of residents in Ethiopia's Somali region of Jigjiga town hold colourful celebrations to welcome the decision by Somali President @HassanSMohamud to appoint Hamza Abdi Barre as the new Prime Minister
2 year agoEthiopia: Over 200 civilians reportedly killed in fighting in Tole Kebele and Gimbi Woreda (West Wollega), Oromia State, in what the EHRC said was linked to clashes between government security forces and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA)
Ethiopian ex-peacekeepers from Tigray arrive in Sudan for asylum
2 year agoSenior politicians in Khartoum are now accusing Hemedti @GeneralDagllo of providing Addis Ababa with Darfur former rebels to fight Tigrayans
Tigray Calls for Independent Investigation Into the Death of Wedi Necho A Tigrayan general, a former commander in the @AmisomSomalia, died in custody. He had been arrested by Ethiopia along with other senior officers in the early days of the Tigray war
Ethiopia war: Evidence of mass killing being burned - witnesses
Ethiopia: Civilians target of summary executions, aerial strikes in Oromia as gov't intensifies military operations "Families who tried to collect the bodies of loved ones were arrested. The bodies lie in a ditch until now" an eyewitness told @Siyaanne
Ethiopia: Gunshots, teargas marred Idd prayers in Addis Ababa
2 year agoFano Militias Open Fire on Civilians In Oromia @Henry_Wilkins: "VOA spoke to witnesses who got caught up in the fighting when militants from the Fano militia group, on the border of the Oromia zone, in Amhara, allegedly opened fire on civilians close to the town of Shewa Robit
2 year agoThousands of Muslims in Addis took to the streets demanding justice in front of the Anwar Mosque. The rally came after "Christian extremists" attacked mourners at a funeral of a prominent local Sheik in Gondar city
2 year agoAt least 21 Muslim worshippers killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region after being attacked by Fano militia in Gonder city yesterday. Mosques and Qurans were burned down, women raped and properties belonging to Muslims in the city were destroyed - Islamic Affairs' High Council says
At least 20 killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region after unidentified armed men attacked Muslim worshippers – Islamic Affairs' High Council
2 year agoLarge protests erupted in Addis Ababa Ethiopia against the Fano militants who killed 21 Muslims & torched 5 Mosques in the town of Gonder yesterday 4/26/2022. The Fano are also committing unspeakable crimes in Tigrai & Oromia
The Ethiopian security announces that it has thwarted an attempt to carry out a terrorist attack by Al-Shabab in the capital, Addis Ababa and other regions
Tigray: In a statement Thursday, the Ethiopian government said it "reaffirms its commitment to work closely with the international community and other stakeholders to ensure proper access to humanitarian aid".
2 year agoHangasa Ibrahim, an MP from Oromia, recently admitted that OLA controls some "396-98" local districts in Oromia therefore state of emergency should stay on
2 year agoUS "reiterates its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed by Amhara authorities" in western Tigray, Ethiopia, says @StateDeptSpox
According to Tigrai TV, @ICRCEthiopia in Tigray announced today that it is suspending ambulance service due to the blockade. Before the war, Red Cross was operating 257 ambulances. Following the war most of them have been either looted or destroyed
Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch said Ethiopia has committed Crimes Against Humanity in Western Tigray. The campaign of killings, rape, mass detentions, and forcible transfers amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity
Ethiopia releases former Tigray government officials - lawyer
Tigrayan fighters agree to 'cessation of hostilities'
2 year ago230 buses carrying Ethiopian soldiers went through Dessie in the direction of Kobo today from 8 am to 1:30pm local time with heavy military equipment still moving
Secretary Antony Blinken:We welcome the statement by the Tigray regional authority in response to the declaration by the Government of Ethiopia expressing Tigrayan commitment to immediate cessation of hostilities and to all necessary measures to assure unimpeded access for humanitarian assistance
In response to Ethiopia Govt declaration of humanitarian truce, Tigray vowed to implement a cessation of hostilities effective immediately if the people of Tigray receive humanitarian aid equivalent to their needs within a reasonable time frame - statement
2 year agoStatement by the Government of Tigray on Cessation of Hostilities. March 24, 2022
