3 years agoEthiopia war: Evidence of mass killing being burned - witnesses
3 years ago 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
3 years agoEthiopia: Gunshots, teargas marred Idd prayers in Addis Ababa
3 years 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
3 years 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
3 years ago At 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
3 years agoAt least 20 killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region after unidentified armed men attacked Muslim worshippers – Islamic Affairs' High Council
3 years 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
3 years agoThe 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
3 years agoTigray: 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".
3 years ago Hangasa Ibrahim, an MP from Oromia, recently admitted that OLA controls some "396-98" local districts in Oromia therefore state of emergency should stay on
3 years agoUS "reiterates its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed by Amhara authorities" in western Tigray, Ethiopia, says @StateDeptSpox
3 years agoAccording 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
3 years ago 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
3 years agoEthiopia releases former Tigray government officials - lawyer
3 years ago Tigrayan fighters agree to 'cessation of hostilities'
3 years 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
3 years ago 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
3 years ago 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
3 years ago Statement by the Government of Tigray on Cessation of Hostilities. March 24, 2022
3 years ago Federal government declares humanitarian truce in Tigray effective today; says move paves way for resolution of conflict The statement concluded by calling on Tigrayan forces to withdraw from areas they have occupied in neighboring regions
3 years ago Senator Menendez called on Pre Biden to assess whether parties to the conflict in Ethiopia are guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide. Citing evidence and reports of extra-judicial killings, massacres, sexual and gender-based violence
3 years ago MSF: We urge the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) to respond to the @nytimes investigation published on 17 March. The memory of MarÃa, Tedros and Yohannes, the pain of their close relatives, friends and colleagues need solace and closure
3 years ago UN rights chief says air strikes have killed hundreds since Nov. in Ethiopia Bachelet told the UN HR Council her staff had recorded 304 deaths & injuries to 373 people in air attacks "apparently carried out by the Ethiopian Air Force" in Tigray & Afar
3 years agoOn the Afar front, captured & killed Eritrean soldiers are found carrying two identity cards: Eritrean and local Afar identity cards. The Eritrean government, encouraged by the success of pitting Tigray and Amhara, has started to do the same with Tigray-Afar
3 years ago Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurates as the GERD Nile dam starts generating electric power, local media. More than 60 percent of the Ethiopian population does not have access to electricity - FANA
3 years ago Attack on refugee camp in Ethiopia kills 5, displaces thousands: UN
3 years agoNew footage from @BBC out of Ethiopia shows remnants of Turkish Rocketsan MAM-L missiles fired by Bayraktar TB-2 armed drones at TPLF militants in the Gashena region, dated late October 2021
3 years ago State Department says the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia is a step toward paving the way for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict. It called for the release of all those who were arrested or detained without charge under the emergency order
3 years ago Unidentified armed group in Amhara region loot weapons, break inmates out of prison Regional police commission & prison commission said that an organized group operating in the guise of Fano is behind it
