[DW] Locals say Tigrayan forces took over Lalibela without firing a single shot, while the Ethiopian military claims to have captured strategic locations in the regions of Afar and Amhara.

[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- "We are very worried about their fate. We have no news and we still do not understand the reason for such an act. In the meantime, the concern increases".

[East African] Kenya says it will restrict any movements of military or diplomatic redeployments through its territory in the wake of temporary relocation of foreign staff from Ethiopia over security reasons.

[Ethiopian Herald] Urban farming is becoming both a fashion and an additional investment for urban dwellers in addition to their normal business in Ethiopia. Urban agriculture is introducing new and easy technologies and modern farming activities wit...

[Citizen] Kenya says it will restrict any movements of military or diplomatic redeployments through its territory in the wake of temporary relocation of foreign staff from Ethiopia over security reasons.

[OHCHR] The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday, 17 December, to address the "grave human rights situation in Ethiopia".

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Tamrat Negera, the editor in chief of the online media Terara Network was arrested last Friday from his house. The YouTube based media network said in a statement today that the family of Tamrat were unable to find him...

[East African] Juba -- South Sudan's government has dismissed claims that it is supporting the rebel group, Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).

[VOA] For the second time in a matter of days, food aid for starving Ethiopians has been stolen from the World Food Program in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said Monday.

[allAfrica] Rebel Tigrayan forces have recaptured the Ethiopian town of Lalibela, Reuters reports from Addis Ababa

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudan government has denied accusations reported by the Ethiopian government radio agency Fana Broadcasting alleging Khartoum support for the Tigray Liberation Front*, in the ongoing internal violence in Ethiopia.

[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Residents of the Ethiopian town of Lalibela, a U.N. World Heritage site, say Tigray rebels have captured the area from federal forces for a second time.

[Daily News] ETHIOPIA has cherished the good relationship with Tanzania whose foundation was laid by founding fathers of the two nations, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and Ethiopian King, Haile Selassie.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Rastafari community in Jamaica joined by Pan-Africanists, members of the Ethiopian community in Jamaica, and the wider population of peace-loving people across Jamaica and elsewhere held a peaceful demonstration in front of t...

[State Department] The United States notes with grave concern unconfirmed new reports alleging egregious human rights abuses, atrocities, and destruction of civilian infrastructure by Tigrayan forces in the Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia. We cal...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Journalist Meaza Mohammed was taken from her house in Addis Abeba Nifas Silk sub city this morning, according to her husband, Robel Gebeyehu who told Addis Standard, "They were not wearing uniforms but they showed her ...

[DW] The United Nations has warned of increasing food insecurity for people living in northern Ethiopia after its warehouses, stocked with vital supplies, were ransacked.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Terara Network Editor-in-Chief Tamrat Negera was taken from his home by the police this morning, the YouTube based media network said in a statement.

[Crisis Group] Federal forces have recorded gains in recent weeks but Ethiopia's brutal civil war may well grind on without a winner. Addis Ababa must let more aid into blockaded Tigray and the region's dissident leadership should recognise the feder...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Council of Ministers, in its second regular meeting held today, discussed the draft proclamation establishing the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission and passed a draft proclamation establishing Ethiopian Nation...

[HRW] Nairobi -- UN Rights Body Should Create International Inquiry into War Crimes

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In its 2021 report on the global status of press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Ethiopia among the worst jailers of journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa after Eritrea. The report that was released to...

[RFI] The UN World Food Program (WFP) has suspended aid distribution in the northern Ethiopian town of Kombolcha after "mass looting" of its warehouses blamed on Tigrayan forces.

[CPJ] In a Facebook post at the end of October, Awlo Media Center, an Ethiopian online news outlet critical of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's administration, announced that the government's "pressure and obstruction" had forced it to shut down and lay o...

[East African] African Union's High Representative for the Horn of Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday visited Nairobi as part of continued shuttle diplomacy over conflicts in the region.

[VOA] The United Nations said Wednesday that large amounts of food supplies have been looted from their warehouses in northern Ethiopia, leading to the suspension of food distributions in two towns.

[The New Humanitarian] Rome -- 'The lack of consequences for the crimes committed in Tigray has made it easier for warring parties to commit further atrocities.'

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Activist and co-founder of youtube channel Ubuntu , Eyasped Tesfaye was arrested by police at his parents' house, his mother told the BBC Amharic. The former member of the Semayawi party was taken from his home yesterd...

[Nation] Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has indicated further crucial victories against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) even as the rebels claimed they had only retreated to strategise.

[DW] After more than a year of war in Tigray, Ethiopia's ethnic divides now run deeper than ever. This will make it hard for the country to heal if peace ever comes.