Wollega Massacre Death Toll Reaches 1600

More than 1,600 people have been killed by Shene, a self-proclaimed Oromo Liberation Army in Tole Kebele, West Welega Gimbi Woreda of Oromia State, according to eyewitnesses. Eyewitnesses, who did not want to be named for security reasons, told Addis Maleda that more than 1,600 people had been killed in the attack and that 900

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Ethiopian authorities to hold impartial investigations

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Ethiopian authorities to hold prompt, impartial and thorough investigations into attacks that led to the killing of hundreds of people in the West Wollega zone, western Ethiopia, last weekend. The UN Human Rights Office has spoken to witnesses who report that at around 9am

His Holiness Abune Matias I, Patriarch of Ethiopia, Condolences on the tragic killings of people in Welega and Gambella.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy One, Amen! ወተዘርወ ዕንቊ ቅዱስ ውስተ ኩሉ ፍኖት “የመቅደሱ ድንጋዮች በጐዳና ሁሉ ራስ ተበተኑ። ሰቆቃ.ኤር. 4፡1 Dear  Ethiopians, Our children on the frontiers of the Holy Spirit to protect the dignity of the country at home and abroad; We salute you in the name

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dina Mufti has been appointed Director General of Public Diplomacy.

Ambassador Meles Alem has been appointed Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director General of Emergency Management Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dina Mufti has been appointed Director General of Public Diplomacy. He was replaced by Meles Alem, who has served as Ethiopia’s ambassador to Kenya for three years. “We have heard from

Amhara National Movement (NAMA) House of Representatives candidates have walked out of the House of Peoples’ Representatives

Amhara National Movement (NAMA) House of Representatives candidates have walked out of the House of Peoples’ Representatives today. The party’s representative, Desalegn Chane, said the council had asked the speaker to first discuss the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Amhara people in Oromia and other parts of the country. However, the Speaker of

Ethiopia the modern day Rwanda

OLF targetted several civilians in a latest attack in Western Wollega

Reports from Tole Kebele, Gimbi Woreda, West Welega Zone, Oromia State, indicate that a number of civilians have been killed by militants. The militant group, which is said to be active in various parts of western Oromia, on Saturday, June 19, 2022. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) stated that “attacks on civilians have resulted

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission report on recent extrajudicial killing

A video of a mass murder of a mob on social media The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has investigated a video on social media of a massacre of several people who were brought on a track. The  extra-judicial killings shown in the video were reported by EHRC on March 11, 2022. The commission further

UK issued travel warning to Ethiopia

Changes to FCDO advice against travel. Advice against all travel to Gambella region and against all travel to the Konso Special Woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR). Changes to advice for Afar, and Somali Regional State (SRS) – (See ‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ for detail). Download map (PDF) The Foreign,

Ethiopian Wins The APEX Passenger Choice Awards 2022

Addis Ababa, 14 June 2022, Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading aviation group, is pleased to announce that it has won the 2022 APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards for ‘Best Entertainment’ and ‘Best Cabin Service’ in Africa. The award was held in Dublin, Ireland to celebrate airlines being honored with the 2022 APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards.