A coordinated attack swept through several kebeles in the Asoko district of East Arsi Zone starting in the early hours of July 7, according to residents and eyewitnesses who described intense fighting and mass displacement. The violence broke out around 3:00 a.m. and represents a sharp escalation in a district […]
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Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Commission Unveils Eight Agenda Pillars Amid Growing Calls for Deeper Reform
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 […]
Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party Claims Landslide Victory in Disputed General Election
Opposition groups denounce the vote as a “sham election” amid allegations of irregularities and restricted competition Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s National Electoral Board (NEBE) has officially declared Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party the winner of the country’s 7th general election, securing 438 of 547 parliamentary seats, roughly 90 […]
Ethiopian Crisis: Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate Kassa Calls on International Community to Act Against Atrocities in Amhara Region
Source: Speech delivered by Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate Kassa at the European Parliament, June 2026 Ethiopian scholar, author, and royal descendant Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate Kassa delivered a powerful address before the European Parliament, urging international institutions to break their silence over what he described as a deepening and largely unreported catastrophe […]
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 […]