Ethiopian authorities have released about 2,000 individuals who were detained after a state of emergency was declared in the country earlier this month in response…
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Ethiopian Government Looking to Hold National Elections in 2020, Says Unrest Will not Force Early Voting
Source: Voice of America News
The Ethiopian government has ruled out holding new nationwide elections to address the grievances behind nearly a year of deadly…
Ethiopia Denies Withdrawing its Troops From Somalia Over Amhara and Oromo Protests
Islamic insurgency group al-Shabab has taken over a strategic town in war-torn Somalia on Wednesday after Ethiopian troops withdrew from their positions on Wednesday.
Ethiopia,…
Ethiopian Government Woos Tourists Amid State of Emergency and US Travel Ban
Ethiopian authorities have said that tourists are excluded from the country’s state of emergency which require foreign diplomats to seek permission before taking long trips…
Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry Accuses HRW of Inciting Violent Protests with False Reportage
Source: Africa News
Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has slammed Human Rights Watch (HRW) for its reportage of the ongoing unrest…
U.S. Issues Another Travel Advisory for Ethiopia Amid State of Emergency, Violent Anti-Government Protests
The U.S. government has issued a travel alert for Ethiopia amid widespread anti-government protests which have led to the death of hundreds and the incarceration…
Eritrean Traffickers in Calais Camp Lynch Sudanese Immigrant for Attempting to Travel Alone
Source: Daily Mail UK
An asylum seeker has been stabbed to death by a lynch mob of people traffickers near Calais after he tried to…
Ethiopia’s State of Emergency: Government Retrieves Over 700 Looted Arms, Arrests 1,600 People
Ethiopian authorities have recovered more than 700 arms and arrested about 1,600 people since October 9 when the government declared a state of emergency in…
US Demands the Release of Ethiopian High-Profile Female Prisoner Blen Mesfin
The United States has called on the Ethiopian government to release a high-profile female prisoner and to stop its crackdown on peaceful opposition.
On Monday,…
Ethiopian Government Accuses 7 People of Planning Terror Attacks and Joining an Opposition Group
The Ethiopian government has accused seven people of joining a banned opposition group and planning to conduct terror attacks in the country.
The seven defendants,…
Ethiopia Arrests 1,000 People for Recent Anti-Government Violence in Oromia
About 1,000 Ethiopians suspected of attacking and destroying the properties of foreign companies in the Oromia region have been arrested.
The suspects were detained on…
Ethiopian State of Emergency Restricts Movement, Bans Opposition News Site and Public Gatherings
Ethiopian authorities have announced a set of rules as part of the ongoing state of emergency in the country, which was declared last week in…
Ethiopian Anti-Government Protesters Cause Spike in Price of Beans and Vegetables in Netherlands
Source:Fruitnet.com
Dutch suppliers have halted imports and production at their Ethiopian operations after anti-government protesters damaged their facilities.
Prices have spiked in the Netherlands for…
Danish Ambassador Says Ethiopia’s Internet Shutdown is Indefinite
Source: Africanews.com
The Danish ambassador to Ethiopia, Mette Thygesen, has revealed that the Ethiopian government has failed to give concrete promises on when mobile internet…
US Warns Ethiopian Government not to Silence Critics With State of Emergency
The U.S. has warned Ethiopian authorities not to use the newly imposed state of emergency to silence opposition voices.
On Tuesday, US State Department spokesman…
Egypt Denies Funding Groups Responsible for Ethiopia’s Violent Anti-Government Protests
Egypt has dismissed allegations that it funds and trains members of Ethiopian opposition groups responsible for the ongoing violent anti-government protests in the East African…
Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency Over Raging Anti-Government Protests
The Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency over widespread anti-government protests raging in the country’s Amhara and Oromia region.
The protests, which started…
Ethiopian Jew Waiting to be Transported to Israel Killed Amid Amhara Protests
An Ethiopian Jew has been killed during unrest in Gondar, a city in Ethiopia’s Amhara region hosting thousands of Jews waiting to be transported to…
Ethiopian Protesters Kill US Researcher With Stones After Attacking Her Vehicle
Source: Inquisitr.com
A UC Davis postdoctoral researcher has been murdered near Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa after anti-protesters attacked the vehicle she was riding in with…
Oromo Anti-Government Protesters Attack and Destroy Aliko Dangote’s Cement Factory in Ethiopia
Anti-government protesters in Ethiopia’s Oromia region have attacked a cement factory belonging to Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa.
The demonstrators were protesting…
Ethiopia Sets Three-Day Mourning Period for Oromo Stampede Victims, Blames Troublemakers for Violence
Ethiopian authorities have announced a three-day national mourning period for scores of people who died on Sunday from a stampede which ensued after police clashed…