A European-based Amhara advocacy organization has published an open letter to Professor Mesfin Araya, chairman of Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Commission, urging him to distance himself from a process it says cannot deliver genuine peace under current conditions. The Amhara Advocacy Group in Europe (AAGE) addressed the letter directly to Araya, […]
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450 Civilians Killed, 14,000 Displaced: EHRCO’s Findings on Identity-Based Violence in East Arsi
A new report from the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) says at least 450 civilians have lost their lives in ethnically and religiously motivated attacks spread across nine districts of the East Arsi Zone in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. The findings appear in EHRCO’s 158th special bulletin, a 37-page document covering […]
Ethiopia Faces Its Most Dangerous Chapter Yet as Multi-Front Conflict Deepens
Source: Africa Report / Justice Info, Original reporting by crisis analysts covering the Horn of Africa Ethiopia, the second most populous nation on the African continent and long regarded as a pillar of stability in the Horn of Africa, is entering a dangerously uncertain new phase in its ongoing conflict. […]
Ethiopia’s Election: A Foregone Conclusion or a Nation’s Endorsement?
As vote counts trickle in from Ethiopia’s latest national election, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is widely anticipated to secure a commanding share of the national vote, with projections pointing to roughly 90 percent. But analysts, opposition figures, and international observers are asking a harder question: does an overwhelming majority signal […]
Ethiopia’s Rights Watchdog Blames OLA for Deadly Arsi Attacks Amid Group’s Flat Denial
Ethiopia’s national human rights body has concluded that the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), designated by the government as “Shene” bears responsibility for a series of violent incidents that erupted in Aseko woreda, East Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, between May 30 and June 1, 2026. The Ethiopian Human Rights […]
Orthodox Christians Continue to Be Targeted in Arsi, Oromia — At Least 37 Killed
Armed attackers have killed dozens of Orthodox Christian civilians in East Arsi Zone of Ethiopia’s Oromia region, burning churches, destroying hundreds of homes, and forcing hundreds of survivors to flee into surrounding forests, with violence that began days before the national election and continued through polling day on June 1. […]
From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War: The Rise and Fall of Abiy Ahmed’s Promise
When Abiy Ahmed took office as Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he arrived as a breath of fresh air for a nation long burdened by authoritarian rule. Within just three months, he had brokered a peace deal ending a two-decade standoff with neighboring Eritrea, a feat that astonished the world […]
Ethiopia Votes Under Fire as Heavy Fighting Engulfs Amhara Region on Election Day
Ethiopia opened polling stations across the country on Monday for parliamentary and regional elections, but the vote is unfolding against a backdrop of intense armed conflict, with widespread fighting reported across the Amhara region even as ballots are being cast. Over 50 million Ethiopians are registered to vote in an […]
Ethiopia’s Election Day Arrives as Conflict and Division Continue to Define the Nation
Ethiopia is approaching its June 1 parliamentary elections as one of Africa’s most ethnically diverse and conflict-ridden nations, with fighting across multiple regions casting a long shadow over a vote that was meant to signal a new chapter of stability. Home to roughly 135 million people, Ethiopia is Africa’s second […]
Ethiopia’s Human Rights Commission Exposes Detention Abuses in Amhara Police Stations
Ethiopia’s national human rights body has sounded the alarm over a pattern of serious violations taking place inside police detention facilities across the Amhara Region, pointing to unlawful arrests, prolonged custody without court hearings, and physical mistreatment of suspects. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) presented its findings at a […]