[DW] Muslims and Christians in parts of Ethiopia are on edge after an attack in Gondar sparked a swell of unrest. Politics is usually to blame when interfaith tensions turn deadly in the country, experts say.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A Tigrayan general and former commander in the African Union mission in Somalia died in custody after he was arrested along with other senior officers in the early days of the war in 2020. The rebel authorities in Tigray are ...

[UN News] A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray region in northern Ethiopia this past weekend, the UN reported on Thursday.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Congress for Somali Cause (CSC) released a statement condemning what it called 'the government's relentless military operations in the Oromia region'. The statement said that many lives have been lost as a result a...

[VOA] Hayk, Ethiopia -- Despite Ethiopia's declared humanitarian cease-fire with Tigrayan rebels, aid groups said they are struggling to get food and medicine to those in need. Even outside the worst affected areas in Tigray, which are off limits to ...

[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission is investigating a video shared online that appears to show government troops abusing and shooting an ethnic Tigrayan boy.

[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopia's ancient civilisations are believed to date back more than 3,000 years. Many of the country's most famous ancient artefacts are found in Tigray. The region has been embroiled in war since November 2020. Fighting be...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Shumete Gizaw (PhD), Director General of Information Network Security Agency (INSA) said that the Agency as thwarted planned cyber attacks targeting the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and major financial instit...

[RSF] A release prepared by Reporters sans Frontières to accompany its annual World Press Freedom Index for 2022:

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Peace and Security Joint Task Force announced yesterday that it arrested 76 suspects accusing them of "leading involvement in the riots and violence" during the Eid al-Fitr prayers held in Addis Abeba on 02 April.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Gunmen killed Joberna Assefa, the Administrator of Derashe Special Woreda, in Konso zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples' (SNNP) region. He was killed on Saturday morning 30 April, an eye witness who w...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- - Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) expressed concerns over medial professionals detentions and other factors affecting the media landscape in Ethiopia, including "taxation, production costs, access to informati...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The 17 defendants in the Qasim Abdullahi's file, including journalists Bikila Amenu, Dachasa Wirtu Bati, and Desu Dulla appeared at the Oromia Supreme court today as per the earlier adjournment set on April 21. The cou...

[VOA] Weldiya, Ethiopia -- When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy took office four years ago, Reporters Sans Frontiers, a Paris-based group that promotes press freedom, raised Ethiopia's ranking in its international press freedom index by 40 place...

[DW] Clashes broke out at Eid celebrations in Addis Ababa after police fired tear gas into the crowd. Religious tensions have been high since a recent attack on a Muslim funeral.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- OFC detailed the killings of civilians in various places and said "more than 278 civilians were massacred only in the last few days, April 16-29, in a joint operation by the government and the extremist Fano group in O...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Today's Eid al-Fitr prayers at Addis Abeba Stadium, in the capital Addis Abeba, were disrupted after gunshots and teargas were discharged in the midst of crowded places. Addis Standard journalists who were on the scene...

[ICRC] Addis Ababa -- An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy of 20 trucks containing vital humanitarian assistance including food, seeds, water treatment materials and medical supplies reached Mekele on Saturday, 30 April, 2022, wi...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- International Workers' Day is being celebrated in Ethiopia for the 47th time under the motto "Organizing for Peace, Productivity and Livelihoods." Banners expressing workers' demands including a national minimum wage, ...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) said that six of its branch offices in Oromia regional state were shut down by security forces and its employees were arrested for "unknown reasons," Netsanet Tesfaye, ECX corporate c...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement released yesterday, the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) said the Oromo people and Oromia are under unbearable constant attack in many ways since the government of Prosperity Party (PP) led by Abi...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The US has once again called for "the restoration of essential services in Tigray on an urgent basis," and urged the federal and Tigrayan authorities to seize the opportunity recent "encouraging actions" taken by both ...

[VOA] Hayk -- Ethiopian federal authorities are dismissing a claim by Tigrayan rebels that their forces have pulled out of the neighboring Afar region.

[VOA] Shewa Robit -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced a humanitarian cease-fire five weeks ago, but it is already beginning to fray. In the northern region of Amhara, fighting had subsided. But, last week, it erupted again.

[State Department] Millions of people in Ethiopia continue to face acute food insecurity and extreme hunger as a direct result of conflict. We are encouraged that the government of Ethiopia and regional authorities in Tigray and Afar have taken steps...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- After a four-day visit to Ethiopia, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell called for a rapid scale-up of support to prevent a humanitarian disaster due to the drought in Ethiopia and the region.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- "The federal government hasn't created any problem for the international community to deliver aid to the Tigray region but TPLF did," said the the spokesperson of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Ambas...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Hadiya and Silte Zone Diocese Secretariat issues a statement last night detailing damages against churches and Christians in the Silte Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state. Simil...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Amhara regional state peace and security bureau said 373 individuals were arrested in Gonder city following the recent violence in the city.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ambassador Jacobson, Chargé d'Affaires, of the US embassy in Addis Abeba, and Adam Schmidt, Deputy Mission Director of USAID in Ethiopia met the with the president of the Somali region, Mustafe Muhammed, and regional ...