[HRW] Nairobi -- Armed Group Kills Hundreds of Amharas in June Massacre; Independent Inquiries Needed

[DW] The renewed flareup of armed conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has dashed hopes of the first steps toward peace negotiations. Both sides seem set on a military solution, with dire consequences for civilians.

[The Conversation Africa] I speak to myself whisperingOur situation has defied resolution, our misery isn't improvingWe are in despair and idling, that is why I am whispering.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says it is worried about the renewal of conflict between Tigrayan forces and the Federal Government of Ethiopia (FGoE) last week. The commission called for a cessation of ho...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- No sooner than when Safaricom arrived in Addis Abeba did it encounter turbulence. It seems Safaricom's managers did not consider the differences between the business environments in Ethiopia and Kenya.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The historic town of Lalibela in Amhara regional state has issued curfew and restrictions of movement for people and vehicles.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Security Councils of the Debre Birhan, Kombolcha and Sekota cities in Amhara regional state imposed curfews on peoples and vehicles, movement restrictions, bans on unauthorized public gatherings, and carrying weapo...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Founding members of the newly established regional opposition party, the Sidama Federalist Party (SFP), held the the founding convention of the party on Monday 29 August and elected the chairman and the executive commi...

[Capital FM] Addis Ababa -- Safaricom Ethiopia on Monday began a large-scale customer pilot of its network in Dire Dawa City.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- Drought-ridden parts of the Greater Horn region are bracing for a fifth successive failed rainy season, which will aggravate the crisis in the region, impacting millions and bringing starvation to many, say United Nations agenci...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) was reported to have stated that media establishments found to be 'forgoing of national interest and peace shattering' would be held accountable.

[VOA] Addis Ababa -- A spokesman for forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region is denying a report that Tigrayan forces have captured a town in the neighboring Amhara region. Renewed clashes broke out last week between the Tigray People's Liberation Front a...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The city administration bureaus of Woldiya and Dessie in Amhara regional states have imposed restrictions on movements of people and curfews effective Sunday 28 August.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal Government Communication Service has said that the media and communication institutions should carefully manage their reporting and access to information in times of crisis in order to reflect the country's...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The glimmer of hope that came from the joint announcement by the Special Envoys of the United States (US), Ambassador Mike Hammer, European Union (EU), Dr Annette Weber, and the United Nations' (UN), Dr Hannah Tetteh, ...

[DW] UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region that allegedly hit a kindergarten, killing at least two children.

[Reporter] Drought-affected areas in the Southern and Eastern parts of Ethiopia may not get sufficient rain in the coming rainy season, according to a new projection issued by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Kahat farmers and traders in Hararghe, Oromia complained that they are being forced to leave the export market as the government has entered the export market through its own agencies. Traders who spoke to Addis Standa...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, said "UNICEF strongly condemns the air strike in Mekelle the capital city of the Tigray Region" and called "on all parties to agree to an immediate cessation of hostilit...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Mines & Petroleum today received the first gas reserves certificate following the completion of a four month study verifying the extent of oil and natural gas reserves in Ethiopia and how to extract the...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Residents in Welkite town, Gurage Zone have told Addis Standard that a two-day stay-at-home boycott is in progress opposing the command post and cluster arrangement.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Aimed at discovering local talent, Huawei Ethiopia hosted its second-round regional job fair in Bahirdar on 24 and 25 August in Bahir Dar, the capital city of the Amhara regional state.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Former Assistant Professor at Dilla University, Wolaita National Movement (WNM)central committee member, and Wolaita statehood advocate, Asefa Wodajo, is still in Soddo police custody despite being granted 60,000 birr ...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement the federal government released to day it advised residents in Tigray to avoid military equipment, training areas.

[VOA] Gambella, Ethiopia -- An Ethiopian government airstrike hit the capital of the volatile Tigray region Friday, reportedly killing several people. The airstrike followed the collapse of a humanitarian cease-fire in northern Ethiopia that had halt...

[DW] In the capital of northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekele, four people have died after an air strike, the chief executive of Ayder Hospital said. The government denies targeting civilians.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- More than 74,000 civilians have been displaced due to floods in eight districts in Gambella regional state in eight districts, the region's press secretariat bureau said quoting Gatbel Mun, Gambella Regional State's Di...

[UN News] The robbery of over half a million tonnes of fuel from the World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia's Tigray region will make it impossible to continue operations that support millions of hungry people, the UN agency said on Thursday.

[WFP] Rome -- It is reprehensible that millions of people will be pushed further into hunger by the resumption of fighting in Northern Ethiopia. In the past few months, the humanitarian truce has allowed WFP and our partners to reach almost 5 million...

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Government of Ethiopia has condemned the theft of 570,000 liters of fuel by the TPLF from the warehouses of the World Food Program (WFP) and the imprisonment of staff members of humanitarian partners who resisted the looting.