Ethiopia Is Not Ready for Transitional Justice Washington should not engage with the country’s government unless it pursues accountability for war crimes. By Seifudein Adem, a professor of global studies at Doshisha University, and Abadir M. Ibrahim, the associate director of the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School. MARCH 14, 2023, Read more…
BY TEFERI BEJIGA ON 14TH FEBRUARY 2023 (Courtesy of Curate Oromia) On February 13th, 2023 spokesperson Ned Price snubbed questions from an Amhara journalist, Mesfin Bezu, who asked what the US government’s position is on the schism in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Last January, a group of bishops from Oromia Read more…
MARTIN PLAUT. Journalist specialising in the Horn of Africa and Southern Africa. I am occasionally asked this question by friends who don’t follow the Horn of Africa closely and – to be honest – it is not the easiest question to answer. It is not even clear yet if Read more…
Ethiopia’s Hard Road to Peace The Country’s Problems Go Far Beyond Tigray By Jeffrey Feltman, December 26, 2022 Rape, extrajudicial killing, manmade famine, denial of medical aid and services, and expulsions described by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as “ethnic cleansing” are among the horrors of the brutal war Read more…
Dated: December 26, 2022. Observers say seemingly unconditional American praise and support may have emboldened the Nobel laureate prime minister to eliminate rivals at home. Full article at the NEW LINES MAGAZINE. Authored by: Zecharias Zelalem and Bileh Jelan.
Source: Courtesy of BBC Afaan Oromoo, Nairobi. In the latest sign of the deep crisis that has engulfed Ethiopia, conflict in the vast Oromia region – the heartland of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed – is escalating as political and ethnic tensions explode. Full article is here. (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63710783)
Andrew DeCort puts out a gripping exposé of “the horrifying escalation of violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region” as he sets out his article on his Facebook page. A five-section article starts with “Ethiopia’s “Other War” in Oromia” and wraps up with last section on “Cry Out for Just Peace!”. – commentary Read more…
Gross Human Rights Violations and Crimes Against Humanity in Western Oromia. The perpetrators are the Ethiopian government and the Amhara paramilitary group called Fano. This sinister Grand Plan is to crush the Oromo People’s freedom fighters–the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA)–whose majority fighting force are the Qeerroo and Qarree youths that Read more…
Ethiopia is hosting the UN’s annual internet forum despite an internet blackout of more than a year in the war-devastated region of Tigray. Read more @ the BBC website
Supporters of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend his last campaign event ahead of Ethiopia’s parliamentary and regional elections scheduled for 21 June in Jimma, Ethiopia, 16 June 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Neger Q&A / AFRICA 17 JUNE 2021 Ethiopia Votes, But Balloting Will Not Ease the Country’s Deep Crisis Elections delayed Read more…
May 16, 2021 By choosing unilateralism over negotiation, Abiy may have cemented his legacy not as a Nobel Peace Laureate, but rather as the man who ended a country whose history dates back millennia. by Michael Rubin The war in Ethiopia’s Tigray Province is now more than six months old. Read more…
Abiy Ahmed depends on the support of ethnic Amhara leaders and militias whose goal is to reconquer what they consider lost territories—from Tigray to Sudan. By Kjetil Tronvoll, an anthropologist and professor at Bjorknes University College in Oslo. Members of the Amhara militia stand in a street while a soldier Read more…
Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/14/sudan-will-decide-outcome-ethiopian-civil-war-abiy-tigray/ DISPATCH Sudan Will Decide the Outcome of the Ethiopian Civil War As Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed goes to war against Ethiopia’s former rulers—the Tigray People’s Liberation Front—Khartoum’s moves will determine whether the conflict remains a local affair or a regional conflagration. BY NIZAR MANEK, MOHAMED KHEIR OMER NOVEMBER Read more…
Bridging the Divide in Ethiopia’s North Crisis Group Africa Briefing N°156 Nairobi/Addis Ababa/Brussels, 12 June 2020 What’s new? Tigray and Amhara, the powerhouse regions of northern Ethiopia, are locked in a bitter land dispute exacerbated by national politicking that pits their elites against each other. Given dim prospects for a comprehensive Read more…
By Reuters May 29, 2020Updated 3:47 p.m. ET ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian security forces in the Oromia region have executed 39 opposition supporters and arrested at least 10,000 others accused of being members of an armed group since early 2019, Amnesty International said on Friday. The rights group said in Read more…
Source: Ayyaantuu.org March 27, 2020 #Ayet Ayetu Baro Tumsa Ethiopian government has released a statement about pardoning prisoners because of Coronavirus. What might seem commendable is actually concerning. While processing paperwork, prison officials raised concerns about the future safety of our society because the list contains hundreds of dangerous criminals Read more…