A Toronto airport employee has been held in an Ethiopian prison for more than five months after being removed from a homebound flight, with the country’s own human rights body concluding that police subjected him to severe physical abuse during his detention. Esubalew Birhanie, 39, works as a ground technician […]
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Ethiopia Pushes Forward With June Elections Despite Ongoing Conflict and Political Repression
Ethiopia is pressing ahead with plans to hold a national election in June 2026, even as large swaths of the country remain engulfed in armed conflict, mass displacement, and a sharply restricted political environment. The vote is raising serious questions among analysts and civil society observers about whether credible democratic […]
A Nation Divided: How Ethnic Nationalism and Authoritarian Rule Are Tearing Ethiopia Apart
A sweeping and deeply critical opinion piece published by Ethiopian news outlet Borkena on March 23, 2026, authored by Professor Girma Berhanu of the Department of Education and Special Education at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has sparked significant discussion among Ethiopian scholars, diaspora communities, and political observers. The piece […]
Over 1,300 Displaced People Dead from Hunger in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
ADDIS ABABA — The humanitarian crisis deepening in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has claimed more than 1,300 lives due to starvation in displacement camps over the past three years, according to a local official speaking to international media on Monday. The catastrophe is rooted in a brutal civil war that ravaged […]
Silence and Slaughter: The Ongoing Crisis Facing Amhara Communities in Oromia
ADDIS ABABA — A wave of deadly attacks targeting Orthodox Christian Amhara communities in Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone, located within the Oromia Region, has drawn urgent condemnation from major religious bodies and human rights observers, as violence in the area continues to mount with little accountability. According to reports documented by […]
“Leave Ethiopia to Us”: Government Advisor’s Remarks Deepen Rift With Diaspora
ADDIS ABABA — A senior advisor to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has triggered a wave of outrage among Ethiopians living abroad after publicly suggesting that the diaspora has no place in shaping the country’s political future, a remark many are now calling one of the most divisive statements to […]
Survivors of Ethiopia’s Tigray War Fear New Conflict as Military Tensions Escalate
Residents of northern Ethiopia’s ancient city of Axum are gripped by anxiety as military forces mobilize along the borders with Eritrea and around the Tigray region, the same areas devastated by a brutal conflict between 2020 and 2022. The mounting tensions have sparked an exodus from Tigray’s major cities. Flights […]
Ethiopia–Eritrea Tensions Could Draw 10-15 Countries Into Regional War, Expert Warns
Escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea could trigger a large-scale conflict drawing in between 10 and 15 countries across three continents, potentially evolving into what analysts are describing as “Africa’s Second World War.” That stark warning came from Kjetil Tronvoll, a professor of peace and conflict studies at Oslo New […]
Ethiopia’s Press Freedom Crisis Deepens as New Report Exposes Mounting Threats Against Journalists
A damning new assessment has painted a grim picture of the state of journalism in Ethiopia, warning that reporters continue to face growing dangers from physical attacks, legal persecution, and sophisticated digital surveillance, with little sign of improvement despite years of government promises to reform. The Annual Assessment Report on […]
Amnesty International Documents Systematic Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region
A newly released report by Amnesty International has brought global attention to a deeply disturbing pattern of sexual violence, forced displacement, and human rights abuses targeting women and girls in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, abuses that have largely gone unnoticed by the international community due to deliberate restrictions on access and […]