Ethiopia’s cabinet on Wednesday announced the lifting of a six-month state of emergency ahead of its expiration in light of changing security conditions in the country. Ethiopia decalred the state of emergency in November after the Tigray forces said they… Read more ›
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces stormed Abaala, a border town in Afar regional state after a two-day fierce fighting in battlefields. Armed with heavy weapons, the Tigrayan forces also captured Megalle town and surrounding areas of the Afar… Read more ›
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) launched another attack and captured some areas in Ethiopia’s Afar and Amhara regional states. The fresh attack came nearly a month after the federal forces suspended fighting upon the order of Prime Minister Abiy… Read more ›
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday dismissed rumors that his government has betrayed the trust of the Amhara people. He made the rebuff while imparting information to representatives of the Diaspora on the release of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front… Read more ›
At least three worshipers have been killed in violence at a religious ceremony marking Epiphany in the outskirt of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Many more were injured amidst the violence as thousands of worshipers escorted Arc of Covenant to… Read more ›
Afar Regional Special Forces and militia have repelled a fierce assault by Tigrayan fighters seeking to control Kalbertiresu, Abaala and Megalle areas, witnesses have said. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) troops sought to push the Afar forces by firing… Read more ›
Orthodox Christians across Ethiopia Wednesday celebrated Epiphany, the baptism of Jesus Christ, with ever unique and colorful religious and cultural activities. Clad in all-white Ethiopian dress, hundreds thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians commemorated Epiphany-locally called ‘Timket’ without any reported security… Read more ›
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dismissed speculations that the government was compelled by foreign super powers especially by the United States to release political prisoners including Sebehat Nega, founder of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). In a special event organized… Read more ›
The Afar special force and militia have dislodged Tigrayan troops from Abaala, a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Artillery shooters of the Tigrayan force who have been firing heavy weapons on civilians in the town have been routed in airstrikes, witnesses told… Read more ›
The United States has proposed that the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) must disengage its troops as a precondition to end the long running conflict in northern Ethiopia, according to unconfirmed information. The proposal came after US President Joe Biden… Read more ›
The Amhara regional government dismissed rumor that it is conspiring with the federal government to disarm Amhara Fano fighters. The rumor had been circulating on social media that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is ordering Amhara authorities to begin the disarmament… Read more ›
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said its aid workers “were murdered not in crossfire injuries but was in an intentional killing”. More than six months after the murder of its three colleagues namely María, Tedros and Yohannes in Tigray region, the full circumstances of, and… Read more ›
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) troops engage in a targeted brutal massacre against all boys as young as five year old in Raya- Alamata, Waja, Timuga and surrounding areas, witnesses told Zegabi.com. The troops also discriminately raped ethnic Amhara… Read more ›
Ethnic Tigrayan residents who had been resettled in Wolkait zone in 1991 but left for Tigray region and neighboring Sudan during the 14-month conflict are to return to Wolkait. Information reaching Zegabi.com said the resettlement will be made based on… Read more ›
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has deployed well armed troops near Raya -Kobo for another attack against the Amhara region. Information reaching Zegabi.com said the Tigray force in the Raya front is estimated to have a strength of 20,000… Read more ›
Tigrayan forces have recaptured more areas in Raya Alamata district where the Ethiopian army has stopped fighting since late last week. Thousands of residents, largely ethnic Amhara people have fled the district and left to Kobo and Woldia towns, fleeing… Read more ›
The government of Ethiopia has issued an ultimatum for the Amhara regional state of Ethiopia, saying that it has to withdraw forces from the Wolkait area. Wolkait and Raya areas of Ethiopia were annexed into the Tigray region by force… Read more ›
In a surprise move, the government of Ethiopia has released some leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) including the front’s ringleader Sebehat Nega from prison. The government’s decision to release TPLF leaders has been met with opposition by… Read more ›
Ethiopian authorities Friday released the leader of the Balderas for Genuine Democracy Party Eskinder Nega, after they jailed him for another one and half year. According to information reaching Zegabi.com, the government will release leading opposition figures Jawar Mohammed, Bekele… Read more ›
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is to start producing 700 MegaWatts of electricity in the coming days, boosting the country’s installed power generating capacity by 14 percent. Information reaching Zegabi.com indicated that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other senior government… Read more ›
More than 100 troops of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) were killed in multiple airstrikes in Ethiopia’s Adi Arkay, Maitsebri, Mai Leham and Mai-Dagussa localities. Witnesses told Zegabi.com that TPLF fighters, however, have occupied more lands in the areas… Read more ›
Thousands of residents have fled Abaala town in Afar regional state as the Tigrayan forces continue hitting the town with heavy artillery over the past two weeks. Administrator of the town Mohammed Edris told local media that the Tigrayan forces… Read more ›
The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF -Shene) has demanded millions of birr as ransom to release 14 officials it kidnapped from the Dera district in Semien Shoa-Oromia regional state. The officials including Tesfa Tadesse, finance and economy head in the district were… Read more ›
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has launched war against the Ethiopian army in at least three fronts using the ‘human wave war strategy.’ Information reaching Zegabi.com said that the Front has deployed thousands of armed and unarmed people in an… Read more ›
Tigrayan force has recaptured Adi Arkay town after a two-day fierce fighting against the Ethiopian joint forces. Information reaching Zegabi.com said heavy fighting continued to the west of Adi Arkay as the Tigrayan forces were trying to gain more ground… Read more ›
At least 30 civilians have been killed in a fresh attack against ethnic Amhara people in Dera district, Semien Shoa zone in Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state. Armed men of the Oromo Liberation Front olso known as OLF-Shene committed the targeted attacks against the civilians… Read more ›
The case of journalist Tamrat Negera has been closed, police said, because his case has been transferred to the State of Emergency Committee. The police have refused to comply with the court order to bring him to court for trial.… Read more ›
The Federal High Court’s Lideta Division in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa has scheduled a hearing for January 25, 2014 (Eth. Cal.) to hear testimonies and decide whether Eskinder Nega and fellow Balderas Party leaders should defend themselves or be released.… Read more ›
The Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) has welcomed the establishment of the National Consultative Forum. OFC has also called for an end to the war in northern Ethiopia. Balderas Public Relations Officer Bekalu Atanafu and Tigray Democratic Party’s Muluberhan Haile also… Read more ›
The second special session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (the Ethiopian Parliament) has voted to approve the draft proclamation to establish a National Consultative Commission. Parliament Speaker Tagesse Chafo urged the commission,… Read more ›
Journalist Getiye Yalew has completed his sentence before three days ago, but according to Zegabi sources, he has not yet been released. Kality Prison officials have refused to let him go. Getiye was sentenced to two months in prison after… Read more ›
The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has launched a new offensive and taken control of several localities in the central part of Ethiopia. The OLF force had been fighting along with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) until it suffered devastating… Read more ›
Five selfless Afar youngsters performed extraordinary heroism involving in suicide bombing and killing artillery shooters who were firing at civilians in Abaala, a border town in Ethiopia’s Afar regional state. The five heroes were selected by Afar traditional leaders in… Read more ›
The Ethiopian army recaptured Adi Arkay town in its eastward push against Tigrayan forces. Witnesses told Zegabi.com that heavy sacrifices had been paid by the Ethiopian forces as they fought to take control of the town. The highest scarifies were… Read more ›
The Ethiopian army on Monday dislodged forces loyal to the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) from Chewber and Bermariam areas in the latest counter offensive. Heavy fighting between the two forces has continued in Maitsebri and Tselemt fronts since late last week as the Tigrayan forces have been… Read more ›
The Ethiopian army pushed back Tigrayan forces which had tried to gain ground on Wolkait areas after heavy fighting. Information reaching Zegabi.com said the fighting is still going on at Tselemt front where Tigrayan fighters suffered devastating defeat in air… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s military has continued air strikes in Mekelle, capital of Tigray region and Korem town amid halting the ground fighting. Information reaching Zegabi.com said the airstrikes in Mekelle allegedly targeted firearms’ warehouses and places where TPLF leaders were probably hiding.… Read more ›
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said it would continue fighting, hours after the Ethiopian government announced a decision that its forces will not cross to the Tigray region. “The enemy forces have shown no restraint and interest for peace and… Read more ›
Heavy fighting continues between the Ethiopian army and Tigray regional force as federal troops have crossed and gained more ground in the northern region. The Ethiopian Federal and Amhara Region forces Wednesday fully controlled Alamata and Sekota and are now… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s Administrative Boundaries and Identity Issues Commission unveiled a new federal structure for Ethiopia, suggesting 21 regional states. Picture displaying the new administrative regional states is trending on social media following the commission’s preliminary report and recommendations it made to the government.… Read more ›
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is mobilizing its armed forces to Wolqait as Ethiopian government forces have recaptured a string of territories along the Wello and Afar fronts. Information reaching Zegabi.com said TPLF military leaders have redeployed the new… Read more ›
The Ethiopian government is set to engage in negotiation with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to end the long-running civil war in the northern and central parts of the country. Information reaching Zegabi.com confirmed that the ruling Prosperity Party… Read more ›
It was one of the grandest ceremonies that Meskel Square had ever witnessed. Part military parade, part cultural jamboree, the spectacle in the heart of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, was so lavish that one might have mistaken it for… Read more ›
His name is Jawar Mohammed, an influential online activist who has over 1 million rabid followers on Facebook. He claims to stand for the rights of the Oromo ethnic group while vilifying other Ethiopian ethnic groups. He has been engaged… Read more ›
If you’re looking for great Ethiopian food, D.C. is the spot. Amazingly, the city is home to the largest Ethiopian community outside of Africa. The history of the Ethiopian food scene here is a one-two wave in the 1980s—famine and… Read more ›
Overfishing at one of Ethiopia’s biggest lakes, Hawassa Lake, is threatening the future of aquaculture in a landlocked country that depends on its abundant number of lakes and rivers for fish. According to Dawit Abreham, overfishing and silt constituted the… Read more ›
The process of arranging workplaces, products, and system to fit the people who use them is called ergonomics. There is a very common perception that you have heard of ergonomics as it is only about seating actually it is much… Read more ›
According to WHO 2015, report majority of maternal deaths are due to hemorrhage, infection, unsafe abortion, and eclampsia (very high blood pressure leading to seizures), or from health complications worsened in pregnancy. In Ethiopia every year 11,000 women die due… Read more ›