ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopians are taking to the streets and to social media to protest their government’s failure to find at…
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Five arrested for attack on mosques in northern Ethiopia
Five people suspected of burning down four mosques in Ethiopia‘s Amhara region have been arrested, a regional spokesman said, as rising inter-communal and…
Ethiopia’s 900-year-old Shonke village on a mountain
Shonke village is a 900-year-old settlement on the top of a mountain in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Residents say they prefer their traditional…
Uptick in church burnings raises alarm in Ethiopia
PRI- Churches belonging to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) are being burned to the ground throughout Ethiopia — one of the…
Ethiopia’s army chief, 3 other officials killed in renegade general’s coup attempt, government says
By Paul Schemm | Washington Post ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A coup attempt by a renegade general in one of Ethiopia’s largest regional states…
Abiy Ahmed’s Reforms Have Unleashed Forces He Can No Longer Control
Ethiopia’s prime minister oversaw the chaotic release of thousands of prisoners, including many ethnonationalist militants. His amnesty may now be coming back…
The underlying tension behind Ethiopia’s flawed federal system and its risks
By Yohannes Gedamu For almost three decades Ethiopia’s federal structure – enshrined in the country’s 1994 constitution – has been defended by the ruling coalition,…
Ethiopia airs voice of alleged coup leader killed in crackdown
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has released a recording of the state militia commander it says led a failed coup attempt last…
Ethiopia coup attempt leaves army chief shot, says PM
Guardian– Ethiopia’s army chief of staff has been shot, the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has announced on television Sunday as the government…
Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed promises liberty but must be careful not to deliver anarchy
Economist – If any single event sums up the confusion, danger and enormous opportunity posed by the change sweeping across Ethiopia it was…