Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Commission has announced eight broad thematic areas that will guide the country’s upcoming national dialogue, expected to take place next month. The announcement, which came after consultations with over 200,000 people inside and outside the country and the collection of more than 2,000 individual agenda items, marks […]
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Amnesty International Raises Alarm Over Forced Evictions, Crackdowns, and Stalled Justice in Ethiopia
Amnesty International has sounded a fresh alarm over a series of deepening human rights concerns in Ethiopia, pointing to mass displacements tied to urban development, growing restrictions on civil society, and a transitional justice process that remains largely frozen years after it was first announced. The findings appear in the […]
“My Daughter Was Arrested for Listening to a Teddy Afro’s Song, Now the Government Is Calling Her a Terrorist”
A heartbroken father in Addis Ababa is speaking out after his teenage daughter was dragged from their home by Ethiopian security forces, arrested, he says, simply for playing Teddy Afro’s newly released music with friends. Days later, he turned on the television to find her face broadcast on state media, […]
Music as a Crime? Ethiopia Reportedly Arrests 105 Youths Over Teddy Afro’s Album
Ethiopian authorities have reportedly detained at least 105 young people in the nation’s capital, Addis Ababa, in connection with Teddy Afro’s newly released album Etorika, in what critics are calling an alarming crackdown on cultural expression ahead of the country’s upcoming national election. According to reports, police are claiming the […]
Ethiopian Journalist Abducted from Newsroom as Press Freedom Concerns Mount
Million Beyene, the Managing Editor of the prominent Ethiopian digital outlet Addis Standard, was forcibly taken from his workplace on the morning of April 15, 2026, by a group of unidentified men dressed in plainclothes, some wearing caps and face masks. The men told him he was required for questioning […]
Ethiopia’s Prosperity Paradox: Grand Projects, Growing Hunger
As Ethiopia’s government pushes forward with ambitious infrastructure and urban development projects including a reportedly multi-billion-dollar presidential palace, a staggering number of its citizens continue to depend on emergency food aid to survive, raising urgent questions about who the country’s much-touted “prosperity” actually serves. The contrast is stark. While Addis […]
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 […]