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 […]
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Ethiopia Military Base Linked to Sudan’s RSF Paramilitary, Yale Report Finds
A new report from Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) has revealed that an Ethiopian military base near the Sudanese border appears to be providing logistical support to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group currently engaged in a brutal civil war against Sudan’s national army. Using satellite imagery […]
Ethiopia’s Shadow War: How the Horn of Africa Is Sliding Toward a Regional Catastrophe
Two of Africa’s deadliest ongoing conflicts may be on the verge of merging into a single, devastating regional war and Ethiopia appears to be the catalyst. On March 23, a combined force of fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) overran the strategic […]
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 Revokes License of Independent News Outlet Addis Standard Ahead of Elections
Ethiopian authorities have shut down Addis Standard, one of the country’s last remaining independent news outlets, just three months before scheduled national elections, a move that press freedom advocates and human rights organizations are condemning as a deliberate attempt to suppress critical journalism. On February 24, Ethiopia’s Media Authority announced […]
Eritrean President Accuses Ethiopia of Declaring War, Dismisses Red Sea Dispute Narrative
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has accused Ethiopia of declaring war on Eritrea while rejecting characterizations that frame escalating tensions between the two nations as centered on Red Sea access, according to remarks broadcast on Eritrean state television Monday. The accusations mark the latest development in deteriorating relations between the two […]
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!
Ethiopia and Eritrea: Escalating Rhetoric Over Red Sea Access Threatens to Reignite Regional Conflict
Military Buildup and Hostile Statements Signal Deepening Crisis in Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa faces a mounting crisis as Ethiopia and Eritrea engage in an intensifying war of words over control of the Red Sea, with both nations employing increasingly aggressive rhetoric and military posturing that threatens to […]
