Ethiopia’s Amhara Region is grappling with a growing education emergency after more than 1,000 teachers resigned during the current 2025/26 academic year, with a significant number believed to have left the country in search of better opportunities in Arab states. According to a report originally published by Addis Standard, approximately […]
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Amhara Fano Movement Calls on African Union to Investigate Genocide Claims in Ethiopia
The Amhara Fano National Movement has issued a formal appeal to the African Union (AU), urging the continental body to launch an independent investigation into what the movement describes as an ongoing genocide against the Amhara people by the Ethiopian federal government. The appeal, directed at AU Assembly President João […]
Amhara Resistance Forces Capture Multiple Districts in Four-Day Ethiopian Offensive
In a major escalation of regional tensions, the Amhara Fano National Movement has taken control of 20 districts across Ethiopia’s Amhara region during a concentrated four-day military campaign. The recently unified resistance movement, now operating under centralized leadership, has significantly expanded its territorial control in northern Ethiopia, challenging the federal […]
Ethiopian Forces Kill Around 40 Allied Fighters in Amhara Drone Strike
Waghemira, Ethiopia – Ethiopian military forces mistakenly killed approximately 40 pro-government militia fighters in a drone strike in the country’s troubled Amhara region on January 15, according to local sources who spoke to international media outlets. The incident occurred in the Waghemira area, specifically near Sefa Bridge outside the district […]
Amhara Region Faces Critical Youth Migration Crisis as School Enrollment Plummets
Leaders in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region are sounding the alarm over a massive outflow of young residents, with regional council members describing the situation as “extremely alarming” during a session held on December 27.
Amhara Region: Three Years of Fighting Leaves Ethiopian Civilians Trapped Between Warring Forces
Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region has become a humanitarian disaster zone as nearly three years of fighting between federal military forces and local Fano militias continues to claim civilian lives and destroy livelihoods, according to extensive reporting by AFP.
Advocacy Group Documents Escalating Violence Against Ethnic Amhara Communities in Ethiopia
AAA Reports Systematic Abuses Across Multiple Regions, Calls for International Intervention!
The Guardian’s Report on Amhara: Understanding the Fano’s Struggle Within Ethiopia’s Deepening Crisis
Image credit: The Guardian. Robin Tutenges’ photo essay in The Guardian provides a rare and intimate look at Ethiopia’s deteriorating security situation in the Amhara region. While the report documents a complex conflict with multiple actors, it unmistakably reveals the profound legitimacy of Amhara grievances and the systemic failures that […]
Amhara Fano National Force Accuses Ethiopian Government of Systematic War Crimes, Including Mass Rape, in Amhara Region
Major Allegations of Sexual Violence and Human Rights Abuses The Amhara Fano National Force (AFNF) has issued a formal statement accusing Ethiopian government security forces, under the Prosperity Party regime, of systematically using rape as a weapon of war in the ongoing conflict in the Amhara region. According to the […]
Who Is Fano? A Deep Look Into Amhara’s Armed Resistance
For more than two and a half years, Ethiopia’s Amhara region has been engulfed in a violent confrontation between federal forces and an increasingly organised militia movement known as Fano.